FIREWORKS and emotional scenes welcomed the men and women of the 1st Battalion the Royal Horse Artillery when they arrived back at their Tidworth home last night after six gruelling months in Iraq. Not even the rain could dampen the joy felt by the families
FOREST Journal readers have raised more than £4,000 to help replace Avonway Community Centre's broken-down heating. Readers stepped in after hearing of the plight of the centre's users, who were left shivering when a longed-for grant to replace
AS the Christmas season gets underway Ringwood residents are being asked to be more Ebenezer than Scrooge to help a much-needed community hall. A major appeal for £150,000 to refurbish Ebenezer Hall at Greyfriars Community Centre is soon to get under
A CHARITY based in Fordingbridge is asking people to consider an alternative to Christmas gifts this year. Trade Aid supports small businesses in Mikindani in Tanzania and is suggesting giving money in the name of family or friends as part of its Alternative
ALTHOUGH I have yet to be convinced that the unitary council for Wiltshire will bring material cost savings, I am more concerned with the disappearance of local democracy. The previous council in Salisbury ignored the views of their people, and was
ROBERT Key has for a long time shown great interest in Salisbury College, especially in the vocational trades section. He realises the importance of young people leaving school with a few qualifications as they make their the entrance into adult life
HI Gang! Christmas time is nearly here - the shops are full of decorations and toys and everyone is starting to think about Christmas shopping. This year I have decided that I'm going to try to make some of my presents which is a great way to give people
BEAUTIFUL music comes to Salisbury next week as Salisbury Musical Society performs Bach's Christmas Oratorio, one of the most sublime pieces of choral music in the repertoire. Written in 1734, the first three parts (all of which are being performed),
SINGERS are being invited by Salisbury International Arts Festival to audition for the Festival Chorus. The Chorus is set to play a starring role in a world premiere being held in Salisbury Cathedral during next year's festival. Provisionally entitled
DR WHO has a handy knack of regenerating. A bit of computer wizardry and suddenly there he is with a whole new face, sometimes older, sometimes younger. Sadly, we don't have the same capacity to change our appearance when the going gets tough, but some
AN evening of birthday celebrations in Fordingbridge ended in a young man spending three weeks in intensive care, a court heard this week. Chris Hirst was left with severe brain injuries after being punched in the head while celebrating his 24th birthday
FOUR businesses, ranging from a golf club to a major energy supplier, are celebrating after being honoured at awards ceremonies or coming out on top in customer surveys. Rushmore Golf Club in Tollard Royal has seen its stewards, Ben and Anne Brown, named
BARRISTER Michael Topolski was guest of honour at the opening of solicitor Bill Bache's new offices in Whaddon. Mr Topolski, QC, performed the ceremony at Oakridge Office Park earlier this month. He is well known for defending Marianne Williams,
A FAMILY has suffered a double tragedy after a well-loved 24-year-old was killed in a road crash just six weeks after the sudden death of his mother. Adam Wilde was a passenger in a car being driven by his father when the accident happened on the A36
TWO young soldiers who had survived a six-month tour of Iraq - one had only returned an hour or so earlier - died when their car struck a deep puddle of water in Bulford. And a local garage owner claims their lives have been lost needlessly. Residents
SKATEBOARDERS are demanding their money back from Alderholt parish council after the first phase of their much-wanted skatepark was dismantled. After almost four years of pushing for a skate park in the rural village, the skaters and BMX riders are
CHILDREN could lose out on opportunities to play sports and go on school trips because of new European legislation branded a "dreadful cock-up" by New Forest MP Desmond Swayne. Rules brought in by the European Parliament mean teachers who passed their
THREE of the rivers that flow through south Wiltshire are hotspots for one of Britain's most endangered mammals. For the first time the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has been able to produce a snapshot of the state of the water vole in Wiltshire, and thanks
