A MAN who went to a flat to find his victim, viciously attacked him and "stomped" on his head after a row in a pub, has failed to convince top judges that his prison sentence was too severe. Richard Jake Moore, 23, of Hamilton Road, Salisbury, launched
PATIENTS, staff and other local people have the chance to put forward those who have gone that extra mile to care for those treated at Salisbury District Hospital for a special award. The hospital’s customer care awards focus on the way in which staff
THERE are rumours afoot that EU penpushers want to stop eggs being sold by the half dozen. Even more strange is word that it will be illegal to sell any egg which does not weigh 62 grams. I’m not joking. Six eggs will have to weigh 372 grams. Now
Hi everyone, welcome to this week’s Gang page. Did any of you take part in the Race for Life event in Salisbury at the weekend? The 5k race was on Hudsons Field and thousands of women from across the area went along and completed the course to raise
PUPILS of Exeter House Special School and The Valley Unit at Woodford Valley School have been working with musicians and animateurs of La Folia (formerly Sarum Orchestra) in a series of workshops on a collaborative project based on Wagner’s The Ring Cycle
SALISBURY based artist, Mary Fawcett, is this year’s recipient of the Edwin Young Trophy for her pastel on sandpaper entitled More Red Fields. The trophy is awarded each year to a member of the Salisbury Group of Artists at its annual summer exhibition
One of the many disadvantages of having Multiple Sclerosis is not being able to get out and experience trekking through wild and beautiful countryside. But one MS sufferer was able to do just that last weekend thanks to a team from Tidworth-based 43 (
TALENTED gymnasts from Harnham displayed their skill and enthusiasm as they faced gymnasts from around the county. Youngsters from Harnham Gym Club took part in the County Grades Competition at the Wiltshire School of Gymnastics in Melksham, with Charlotte
In reply to the rude, ignorant person who wrote last week regarding “health staff have no right to expect free car parking” Where do I start? Firstly I am an NHS worker and I find your comment extremely rude, offensive and extremely personal
I REGULARLY drive over Pepperbox Hill and I am concerned about the motives of the police speed camera van which can, occasionally, be found in the layby, just over the first brow of the hill, as one drives out of Salisbury. We are all aware there have
A CROWD of supporters helped to raise £1,000 at the Friends of Fordingbridge Hospital summer fete. The event, held at the Drill Hall yesterday, included stalls and music from the Fordingbridge Associate Band of the Salvation Army, conducted by David
THE number of crimes being reported in Dorset has fallen to an eleven year low while Dorset Police continues to have the highest public confidence levels of any force in England and Wales, according to figures released this week. Total crime dropped
Let's build the visitor centre in Amesbury It was with great delight that the news came through that the new government has pulled the plug on the £10million gift to an already wealthy organisation to build a pointless visitor centre so far away from
BY understanding the state of the economy, small businesses in Salisbury and south Wiltshire are adopting a sensible approach to their expansion and spotting new opportunities for growth. That was the verdict of Mr Glen, who not only opened the fair,
A MOTHER who sparked a global hunt after disappearing has turned up safe and well, but her family still don’t know where she is. Annemarie Squires, 40, vanished from her home on May 13, leaving a note for her partner but not making contact
NEW life could be breathed into a dilapidated play area in the heart of Ringwood as early as next year. Ringwood Town Council has launched a £60,000 bid to transform the run-down play area in Ash Grove. Although as yet no plans have
PEOPLE across Wiltshire could get an “awe-inspiring” view of the stars under a new pilot scheme to reduce light pollution. Funding has been released by Wiltshire Council to replace existing streetlights across the county with new units that can be switched
A PENSIONER who asked a drum-playing neighbour to keep the noise down was taken away by police and locked up in a police cell for more than three hours. Eighty-year-old Don Macey, of Rambridge Crescent in Bemerton Heath, was arrested on suspicion of
