… A cash-buyer turned up and bought the place we were after. So we withdrew our house from the market and decided to stay put. But it was a real eye-opener. We’d shown 10 prospective buyers around in a week and two couples had made return visits
A FAMILY helped to raise £532 for Salisbury Hospice through a rounders tournament at the weekend. The event at Laverstock on Sunday was held in memory of Sandra Baker, who died after losing her battle with lung cancer in January. She was treated at
A TELEGRAPH pole has fallen down on Queensberry Bridge in Amesbury. It appears a lorry carrying hay caught an electricity cable, pulling it loose. This was then snagged by a bus, which pulled the pole down. The road has been closed
SOLDIERS have been getting to grips with the new Apple iPad as part of their training through a pilot scheme running in Larkhill. The new iPad has Internet capabilities, social networking benefits and a range of other applications that can be downloaded
A GROUP of police traffic officers will be completing an endurance event at the end of the month in memory of a colleague who died of cancer last year. PC Bill Brown, 52, who was stationed at Amesbury in 2008/09, died in October after battling cancer
A FATHER and son have cycled to London to raise funds for a Salisbury charity supporting orphan children in Zimbabwe. Adrian Smale, 53, and his son Michael, 27, decided to embark on the cycling challenge to raise money for the Children Alone Trust –
A FATHER and son have cycled to London to raise funds for a Salisbury charity supporting orphan children in Zimbabwe. Adrian Smale, 53, and his son Michael, 27, decided to embark on the cycling challenge to raise money for the Children Alone
A COUPLE from West Grimstead have raised more than £35,000 for charity through a sponsored coastal walk. Jess and Diana McNally have led the Jurassic Walk for the past three years to raise awareness and funds for Brain Tumour UK – a charity close to
A PLAN to reduce antisocial behaviour is being put into action across Wiltshire. The council and other members of the Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership have agreed on a strategy that covers prevention, intervention and enforcement, and prioritises
A FUNDRAISING wheelbarrow and his team of supporters celebrated his 7th birthday at Salisbury District Hospital on Friday. The wheelbarrow, affectionately known as Wally, accompanies Fifield Bavant man Michael Beck and his team of collectors around local
CHARITIES received over £15,000 from Salisbury Rotary Club at presentation evening after the success of its 6th charity swimathon. The evening was held at the Milford Hall Hotel on July 26, when club president Bob Dunster presented cheques for £3,500
THE school fete at Pembroke Park Primary School was its biggest and best yet, according to the fundraising group behind it. The sun shone at the event, which was organised by the Friends of Pembroke Park Primary School, who combined it with a car boot
MEMBERS of a grieving community touched by the deaths of a family of four in their New Forest home will gather to remember them tonight. Services will run simultaneously at two churches, one near to where Vicki and Andrew Case lived with their
PEOPLE with a passion for pinball can indulge themselves and compete against other enthusiasts in a new pinball league in Salisbury. Special When Lit, which opened in December, will be hosting the new league, which will meet for the first time on Saturday
TWO armed robbers have been jailed after they forced their way into a convenience store, tied up a female shop assistant and stole more than £5,000. Mark Yexley, 37, and Aeron Astley, 29, both from Amesbury, were lying in wait wearing black balaclavas
A TRIP to Mali opened the eyes of a Salisbury man to the plight of the many people around the world who live without access to safe, clean drinking water. Chris Wingham, managing director of Mildred Construction, went on the trip with WaterAid – a charity
DIG out your dinner jackets and cocktail dresses for a sparkling evening of glamour and intrigue to celebrate a Downton charity’s seventh anniversary. EdUKaid will be holding a 007 Charity Ball and Auction at Salisbury Arts Centre on September 11 to
A STUDENT fresh out of university has swapped her books for a bicycle to embark on a 4,500km charity challenge. Flora Spencer, who lives in Stourton and has just graduated from Bath University, set herself the challenge of cycling from Wiltshire to Turkey
A GARDEN party organised by two men to celebrate their 60th birthdays has raised more than £4,000 for charity. Denis Garrett and Jerry Pawlak held the event on June 12 at Denis’ home in Forest Road, Redlynch, in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (CFT)
