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  • Gray signs new deal

    SALISBURY City forward Bradley Gray has agreed a new deal keeping him with the club until at least the end of the 2010/11 season. The 19-year-old striker made 37 appearances for the club in the Blue Square Premier last season, scoring three goals.

  • God's Garden abundant with produce

    A SPECTACULAR carpet of flowers graced the floor of St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge at the weekend for its annual festival. Hundreds of visitors flocked to the church to see the displays of blooms in the theme of God’s Garden, which crammed every nook

  • Volunteers help out in Harnham

    ENTHUSIASTIC volunteers rallied round to landscape and plant the area around a new pond at Harnham Infant School. A school spokesman said: “All worked really hard and it was lovely to have so many families involved in this productive day.”

  • Marian retires from Shopmobility

    A WELL-KNOWN city centre manager is retiring after 11 years helping less mobile shoppers get around. Marian Barton will be leaving Shopmobility, along with her King Charles spaniel Bertie, where she has been hiring out mobility scooters for

  • "Texas Scramble" raises money for Trussell Trust

    A ‘TEXAS Scramble’ competition held by Salisbury and South Wilts Golf Club raised £2,050 for the Trussell Trust charity. The trust’s events manager Mark Elling said: “Without the wonderful support of people like Salisbury and Wilts golfers we would not

  • Festival fun coming to Chilmark

    CHILMARK’S Festival – Chilfest - the first event of its kind in the village’s recorded history will be held from July 29 to August 1. For four days, the village will be playing host to numerous activities. A portion of the main street will be closed

  • Tokyo Police Club - Champ

    Artist - Tokyo Police Club Album - Champ Label - Memphis Industries Tokyo Police Club's entry couldn't have been more exciting - A Lesson In Crime was an 8-song EP, full of high-energy punchy punky indie, tightly wound around bass, cheesy organ and

  • Delta Spirit - History From Below

    Artist - Delta Spirit Album - History From Below Label - Decca Delta Spirit almost define the can-do spirit of indie music. Their debut album, Ode To Sunshine, is an essential record that has been released and re-released as the band started to gain

  • Pernice Brothers - Goodbye, Killer

    Artist - Pernice Brothers Album - Goodbye, Killer Label - One Little Indian Once upon a time, Pernice Brothers were able to put together outstanding wit, lyric writing and punchy exciting music. That time was 2001, with the World Won't End. Since

  • Footie ace Meekers is man of the match

    A SQUAD of footballers from Ringwood are riding high after earning the respect of football teams across the south. The Stable Home Family Trust |football team – whose players are all residents at the home for people with learning difficulties in Bisterne

  • Pair leave Whites

    GOALKEEPER James Bittner and defender Luke Ruddick have left Salisbury City. The Journal understands that Bittner has signed for Forest Green Rovers, who were only reprieved from relegation after the Whites lost their appeal. Ruddick

  • Perfect blend of comic tragedy and tragic comedy

    A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, OLD WARDOUR CASTLE NEVER has audience participation come as such a joyous shock. The audience for A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Wednesday evening was probably expecting a play with as much gravitas as merry solemnity. However

  • Bionics at Salisbury High

    CRIME, forensics and bionics were all on the agenda at Salisbury High School when author Malcolm Rose paid a visit. Mr Rose, who has written 37 novels for teenagers, ran a variety of sessions during the day, including one all about forensics

  • Neighbourhood Watch members needed

    PEOPLE from Salisbury and surrounding areas are being urged to be good neighbours for Neighbourhood Watch Week this week. Police have held three events to encourage members of the public – particularly in south Wiltshire where there are fewer schemes

  • New altar front at Cathedral School

    THE Bishop of Salisbury said goodbye to children at the Cathedral School and blessed their new altar front on Monday. All 190 children at the school helped to create the new altar front in their art lessons over the last six months. The design, a tree

  • Police appeal for witnesses after drug arrest

    ANYONE who witnessed suspicious activity in the grassed area in Ashley Road, Salisbury, on Monday afternoon is being asked to contact police. A man was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in the area, and police would like to hear from anyone who

  • Award for Woodford Valley headteacher

    STAFF and pupils at Woodford Valley Primary School are over the moon after the hard work of their headteacher was recognised at this year’s teaching awards. Rebecca Carson, 46, who has been headteacher at the school for four years, received a distinction

  • Free children's activities

    CHILDREN whose families claim certain benefits are being invited to take part in free activities outside of school hours. The Free Time Subsidy Scheme, which allows children to get involved in activities such as sports, arts, hobbies and music lessons

  • Census survey is genuine, says council

    A THREE-month survey under way in the Forest on behalf of the Office for National Statistics. New Forest District Council is assuring people that the survey is genuine, being carried out in preparation for next year's census. Officers employed by Capita

  • Vandals leave children distraught

    CHILDREN have been left devastated after vandals ripped up hundreds of plants and seedlings they were growing at their primary school. The 170 pupils at St Andrew’s Primary School in Church Road, Laverstock, came in on Monday to find plants

  • Don't get your Vicars in a Twist

    BEMERTON Players are gearing up for their latest production - Don’t Get Your Vicars in a Twist. The fast-moving farce, written by Ann Gawthorne and Lesley Bown, tells the story of George, a senior church warden who has let the empty vicarage to a travelling