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Royal Mail spokesperson acknowledged the delays and expressed regret to the affected residents.

AN INTERACTIVE noise and air pollution map shows the areas of Andover which are most and least affected. The map can be filtered to show different types of noise pollution, including road noise and rail noise, and is colour coded to reflect how severe the pollution is. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the areas closest to major roads - in the Andover area, the bypass (A303), followed by Winchester Road, the A342, and the A343 - experience the highest levels of noise pollution. This makes Andover...

Scrooge tax unfair Despite the pandemic, most families are looking forward to Christmas and the New Year. Meanwhile, our local council bean counters are busy assessing the taxes that we should be paying in the next financial year. One tax that only Andover residents pay is a Scrooge Tax which is imposed on us by Conservative Test Valley. The Scrooge Tax was set up when Andover was an unparished area, and Andover had to pay for parish level services. Fair enough you could argue. Once the tow...