By Edward Kemp THE Bishop of Salisbury is endorsing new study resources to encourage learning about the Christian faith and its application in every day life. The Fully Alive material, which includes Bible texts and illustrations from
By Edward Kemp HUNGRY children from Gomeldon Primary School were fed royally this Christmas, as the school employed the catering services of the Crown Inn at Cholderton for a special festive feast. The school no longer offers cooked
By Edward Kemp A SALISBURY businessman is appealing for volunteers to help with a festive hamper appeal aiming to help struggling families across the area to enjoy Christmas this year. For the last five years, Stephen Conway, who owns Cavendish
By Edward Kemp A LEADING scientist from Salisbury has received an early Christmas present of £1million on behalf of Cancer Research UK. Dr Andrew Davies received the money raised by shoppers and staff at Morrisons, who have been raising
PONIES, donkeys and cattle on the open Forest were found to be in good condition despite the wet and windy weather of the last month. This was the verdict of the verderers’ winter welfare tour this year. The tour was attended by representatives of the
PEOPLE in Wiltshire and Hampshire have given 47,800 shoeboxes full of presents to Operation Christmas Child. Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian charity which runs the scheme, is sending the gifts to poor children in countries including Belarus, Liberia,
CHRISTMAS revellers are being urged to take care of themselves and not place extra strain on ambulance crews. The Great Western Ambulance Service is facing what is traditionally one of its busiest weekends of the year as the party season reaches its
WORKING around the clock for ten days in atrocious weather, the soldiers of 3 Armoured Engineer Squadron (3 AES) from Perham Down completed a 65-metre footbridge to help bring normality to the people of Workington. Communities either side of the River
Having read the article about the “tongue in cheek” sign in Ann Summers shop window (Journal, December 10), I cannot believe that a national shop seriously believes that offending a large section of the community during one of the most important Christian
CONGRATULATIONS to Loraine Knowles, Stonehenge project director at English Heritage (EH) for setting the record straight that car and coach will remain the most feasible mode of transport for most visitors to Stonehenge for a while to come. However,
PLANS are afoot for a £1.2million scheme to help Salisbury businesses. The idea is to establish a Business Improvement District, known as a BID, in the city centre from next year. The money could be used in a variety of ways to promote local businesses
SALISBURY and District Chamber of Commerce & Industry is urging firms to enter for next year’s Business Excellence Awards. The 2010 awards will be handed out at the President’s Dinner at Salisbury Arts Centre on February 12. There are eight categories
TRADESMEN in Salisbury have vowed to keep fighting Wiltshire Council’s city centre parking system after a meeting left them unsatisfied with the council’s solutions. Twenty-five representatives of businesses across Salisbury met at St Francis Church
CHILDREN living in an isolated and deprived area of Salisbury will have to wait for a long promised school and it is feared some may not even get a place once it is built. Developers Persimmon Homes were required to provide a new primary school at old
MEMBERS of the Rae Straton Lunch Club and Thursday day centre in Fordingbridge had their Christmas lunch on Tuesday at Avonway. About 35 people aged between 60 and 97 were entertained by Fordingbridge Junior School choir before enjoying lunch provided
NEW FOREST West MP Desmond Swayne claimed more than £1,400 for food between April last year and March this year. He also claimed for several cleaning items he bought at a London branch of Waitrose - including a 99p scourer, a £1.28 pair of Marigold
