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A short while ago we celebrated our well-favoured Misselbrook Lane with its new tarmac, (Respects again, to the late Alison Finlay), and the recently reinstated passing place. It didn’t take long for “pond-life” to dump a whole load of rubbish in there last week. It is so heart-breaking at a time when litter-picking is at the top of our agenda. I thought the local talent had been recently dealt with, but severe penalties don’t work if we don’t catch them. The “chancers” are still out there. Our country is renowned for the proliferation of CCTV, so why don’t we put some up to...

Cllr Phil North, after winning election to Hampshire County Council Every month, the Andover Advertiser brings you a column from the leader of Test Valley Borough Council, Phil North. Cllr North is the borough councillor for Bourne Valley, and at last week’s elections, was elected to Hampshire County Council to represent Andover South. Here is what he had to say this week: Thank you to everyone who voted in the local elections last week. I’m truly humbled to have been elected to the County Council and will continue to work my socks off to repay the faith the people of Andover South ha...

ANDOVER’S Conservatives are celebrating after winning four seats at the borough council elections. The result of last Thursday’s ballot has reversed the 2019 swing which saw the Andover Alliance make large gains. This puts the party firmly back in the driving seat at Test Valley Borough Council, strengthening its overall majority with four new representatives. Jan Budzynski (Conservative, St Mary’s) and Jim Neal (Conservative, Millway) have been re-elected as borough councillors after losing their seats during the Alliance’s surge two years ago. The scandal-hit party, headed...

I appreciate your correspondent Keith Gulliford expressing his thanks for the highways work at Misslebrook Lane, Chilworth. He is correct that criticism is more frequent than praise but that is accepted as democracy at work. I will see his thanks are passed on to the operatives. Two other people merit thanks, now both sadly deceased. Cllr Ken Thormber, who preceded me as as Leader of Hampshire CC introduced “Operation Resilience” allocating £10m for a specific annual budget to re-surface roads in addition to the expenditure on pot hole repairs. This year it has been increased...