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  • Matthews is up for the Blue Square Premier challenge

    ROBBIE Matthews can't wait for the new season to start and fulfil his ambition of playing in the National Conference, which from next term will be known as the Blue Square Premier. Matthews, now in his second spell with his home-town club, played a pivotal

  • 30 up for star striker Tubbs...and the most important yet

    AFTER netting 12 goals in the opening 12 games of the club's first Conference South campaign City striker Matt Tubbs upped his target from 20 to 30. The Salisbury-born striker's 84th minute winner in Sunday's play-off final duly delivered the big three-O

  • Happy Holmes celebrates...with a cup of tea

    NICK Holmes' ten-year plan to turn Salisbury City into a Football League club is now ahead of schedule after his side secured promotion from the Conference South with a 1-0 win against Braintree Town on Sunday. Whites, who finished second in the league

  • Noises off

    One of the great things about the BBC is its training. Over the years Correspondents acquire courses like Scout badges. Mine included location safety, battlefield first aid, risk assessment, off-road driving, hostile environments and, finally, Outside

  • Season ticket prices

    SALISBURY City's season ticket prices for the 2007/08 season have now been confirmed, following their promotion to the Blue Square Premier. Stand (allocated seat): Adult £240, Senior citizen/unemployed £180, Student £140, Children (under 16 - must be

  • Blue Square Premier line-up for 2007/08

    SALISBURY City's promotion to the top flight of non-league football for the 2007/08 season has been officially confirmed after the National League systems committee met at the FA headquarters in Soho Square on Monday. The newly-named Blue Square Premier

  • Martin to fulfil his flying dream

    THE sky's the limit for disabled man Martin Grinsted. Mr Grinsted, 46, of Hanging Langford, has been awarded the opportunity to learn to fly through the charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled. After passing a series of aptitude tests, medicals

  • Rock gigs are axed

    A SUMMER season of rock gigs especially for young people at Salisbury Arts Centre have been cancelled because too many of the youngsters congregated outside instead of being inside listening to the bands. Both the Arts Centre and their partner organiser

  • Soccer youth wins plaudits for effort

    THE number of players who have signed up with Mere Town Youth Football Club increased significantly over the last year, club chairman Neil Francis told guests at the annual presentation evening. The club now runs nine teams and Mr Francis was proud

  • Verderers urge pinch point work

    THE New Forest verderers have asked Hampshire County Council to consider placing pinch points along an accident blackspot route near Burley. They are desperate for traffic calming measures along the C10 road at the top of Vereley Hill and at the Foulford