NEARLY £100,000 has been awarded to set up a specialist learning centre for construction, painting and decorating, carpentry and plumbing courses at Wiltshire’s first academy. Wellington Academy has been awarded a grant of £93,750 for its new applied
THE Autistic Spectrum Disorders Group, run by Community First New Forest, has received a donation of £50 from the Toys Exchange and Donate Scheme. The donation will be used toward the group's running costs. Project co-ordinator Carol Malky said: "There
AN ice cream kiosk could soon be added to the attractions of Harnham cricket field. Planning permission is being sought to put up a thatched timber kiosk on land at the back of The Old Cottage, close to The Old Mill Hotel. It would open during summer
THIS Saturday is Cranborne Church Fete, and organisers are pulling out all the stops to make it the best ever. The fete will be held in the gardens of Cranborne Manor from 2pm to 4pm and entrance will cost £2 for adults and £1.50 for seniors
A HISTORIAN from Salisbury has received a national award for his contribution to local history. The British Association for Local History presented Jeremy Moody with his award during the Local History Day held at the Imperial War Museum in London.
PAST, present and future members of Salisbury’s Armed Forces are set to be honoured at a special event in the city next weekend. Armed Forces Day will be in the Market Place and Guildhall Square on June 27, kicking off at 9.30am with historic military
ASHES Hero Simon Jones and Australian pace man Jeff Thomson will be guests of honour at the grand opening of the new cricket ground in Bowerchalke next Sunday (June 27). Chalke Valley Cricket Club will be playing a match against the Bunbury Cricket Club
THIS Sunday the New Forest Airfield's Education Centre at Merryfield Park will be open to visitors between 10.30am and 4pm.
THERE could be job cuts on the horizon at pension firm James Hay due to a restructure. A 90-day consultation period with staff came to an end on Tuesday, with the new structure due to be announced next week. A spokesman said there will
BROAD Chalke Primary School girls’ football team scored a hat-trick – beating St Mark’s Junior School three-nil in the final of the Salisbury District Knockout Cup. The team has already been awarded the Division One league title and the district seven-a-side
A CLEANING firm is vowing to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) by donating money from every new contract they begin. Empire Cleaning Service in Salisbury is offering to donate ten per cent of the first invoice of any future domestic
THE 1st Poulner Scout Group's multi-activity fundraising day will be held on Sunday, July 4. The annual event is being held from noon at Blunts Barn, Furzehill, South Gorley SP6 2PT (follow the signs from A338 at Ibsley) and offers archery, rifle shooting
NHS Hampshire is asking residents for their views on pharmacy services in the county. There are more than 220 community pharmacies providing medicines and healthcare advice in the county. Jason Peett, community pharmacy development manager for NHS Hampshire
MORE than 5,000 people enjoyed a family day out at the River Bourne Community Farm on Sunday. For many, it was a first chance to see the transformation wrought on the formerly derelict site at Cow Lane, Laverstock, by chairman Ben Parker and his team
...I was pondering why their park-and-ride system works (as it does in Cambridge) and ours doesn’t. When you look at the map, the reason is obvious. The Oxbridge cities are both adjacent to motorways and trunk-roads. We aren’t and so we can’t separate
TWO stained glass panels designed by William Burges, the architect responsible for the reconstruction of Salisbury Cathedral’s Chapter House, are being sold at auction in the city on Wednesday (June 23). The Arts & Crafts panels of saints are rated as
IT is called Little Paradise. At the moment it’s more of a Paradise Lost. However, the area that’s home to the prefabricated toilets for visitors to Salisbury Cathedral will be transformed within a few years under a scheme submitted to Wiltshire Council
THE chairman of a homeless charity based in Salisbury has been given an award for his commitment to the community. Rev John Proctor, from Alabaré Christian Care and Support, was presented with the St Adhelm’s Cross by the Bishop of Salisbury. On presenting
PIRATES and wenches get into the spirit of the Shiver Me Timbers beer festival at the Victoria & Albert in Netherhampton on Saturday. The event raised £250 for the Trust for Overseas Aid and Development.
A DRIVER pulled over by Dorset Police for not wearing her seatbelt said she was trying to avoid smudging a second coat of fake tan. She was among 7,000 traffic offenders stopped by officers during the No Excuse campaign to improve drivers’ behaviour
A TIME Lord will be descending on Stonehenge this weekend as an iconic figure leaves the stars behind to explore the ancient stones. Salisbury’s best known landmark will take a starring role in one of the country’s most-loved television shows on Saturday
OVER 100 church representatives and clergy from across Wiltshire and Dorset will meet on June 22 at St Paul’s Church, Salisbury. The gathering will celebrate the new official Fairtrade status of the Diocese, and successful financial returns in 2009 despite
A VILLAGE history book sold 150 copies at its launch –raising £1,800 at West Dean Fete last Saturday. The rich history of the picturesque village has been documented and the personal memories of many villagers past and present recorded in A Brief History
CITY Council officers are to ask the Highways Agency to consider turning off traffic lights on roundabouts along the ring road during off-peak hours, or installing movement sensors to control them, to improve the flow of traffic.
SCIENTISTS should take over the Health Protection Agency’s facility at Porton Down and run it as a co-operative, says Salisbury’s MP John Glen. He has written to Health Department Minister Ann Milton arguing the case for keeping the centre for Emergency
MARKET traders are trying to revive the weekly market in Amesbury in a bid to bring more visitors and trade into the town. Bev Hutchinson and Frank Best, who both live in the town, would like to hold a market in the central car park every Wednesday,
