ONE of Andover's home-grown institutions, the Dale Trust, has confirmed that it will close on 31 March 2006 after it lost out on a major contract to provide services for the Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team.

The trust's manager, Gary Stubbington, made the announcement on Tuesday, just before the trust's annual meeting.

"In spite of an enormous amount of effort to raise alternative funding we have been unsuccessful," said Mr Stubbington.

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