THE Ringwood and Burley Band played carols to shoppers in Ringwood on Saturday as part of its Christmas programme. It raised £174 from donations, which will be put towards the running costs of the band. A spokesman for the band said they wished to thank
PARISHES across the Diocese of Salisbury will be celebrating Christmas in a number of ways, traditional and new, leading up to December 25. The Bishop of Salisbury, Dr David Stancliffe, will visit the sick on December 22 and 23 before celebrating
PERFORMING in panto can take it out of you and two of the stars of Salisbury City Hall’s Cinderella got the chance to relax and take the strain off with a visit from a chiropractor. Ugly sisters Abby and Fabby, aka Alexander Giles and Anthony Haughton
RINGWOOD firefighters are having a special guest for breakfast on Sunday. The man with the red suit and the big white beard will be star guest along with hundreds of children at the town’s fire station. The children attending will receive an imitation
FIREFIGHTERS will be out in force this Christmas, as they collect money for the Fire Fighters Charity. Crews from Salisbury Fire Station will be in the city centre throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday, while Amesbury’s firefighters will
LED by their Squadron Leader, Major William Waugh, 96 soldiers from Egypt Squadron 2 Royal Tank Regiment marched proudly into their barracks on Sunday to the cheers of family and friends. They were returning in time for Christmas from Helmand Province
A TEAM of young robot builders from Alderbury and West Grimstead school competed in the first Lego league robotics challenge in Winchester and came away with a well deserved trophy. The team called Rokerjamash Robotics, which took the first initial of
WILTSHIRE Council will cover the costs of parish council elections, it was decided at December’s full council meeting. The change is designed to release parish council funds for investment in local communities. The costs of staffing elections, printing
PARENTS and staff have been sent consultation papers asking them for their views on transforming Salisbury High School into a new academy. The proposal already has the backing of the government, the Diocese of Salisbury, Wiltshire Council and the private
