AN unusual Regency bench, which was found upended in a corner of a Salisbury house, has fetched £11,000 at auction. The double-sided mahogany Thomas Hope bench was discovered during a routine probate valuation at a 1930s house in Salisbury. Valuer
THE funeral of Vicki Case and her daughters Phoebe and Nereya will take place at St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge on Friday at 3pm. The service will be followed by private cremation. Members of Mrs Case's family have asked for any donations to be made
PEOPLE are being urged to have their say on proposals to scrap weekly rubbish collections before the consultation period ends on August 20. Currently householders across the county have different waste and recycling collections depending upon where
KINDHEARTED rotarians have allocated funds to help the tens of thousands of people affected by flooding in Pakistan. Aid organisation Unicef has estimated that the flooding, which is the worst of its kind in 80 years, has affected more than three million
CHILDREN, parents and staff celebrated the 40th birthday of a pre-school with a party for the whole community. Winterslow pre-school first opened its doors in 1968 in the old parish hall and Edna Webb, a member of the committee who established it was
SPEED cameras could disappear from Wiltshire’s roads after a decision to axe the county group that operates them. The Wiltshire and Swindon Camera Safety Partnership will close in the autumn with a loss of 40 jobs. A spokesman said a 27 per cent budget
A FALCONRY display was held at Dinton Primary School to signify the end of two topics pupils had been studying. An Egyptian day was held for years 3 and 4, while a medieval day was organised for years 1 and 2 to end a about castles. The older children
THE funeral of an Army major killed by a rogue Afghan soldier will take place in Salisbury Cathedral on Friday. Major James Joshua Bowman, 34, of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, was shot dead while sleeping in his quarters is Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand
A PLANNING application to build three houses on a site in a housing restraint and special landscape area is expected to be approved, despite objections from people living nearby. Wiltshire Council’s southern area planning committee will meet on Thursday
OVER 100 jobs are set to go at defence technology firm QinetiQ at Boscombe Down. The company has begun a consultation with trades unions on a proposed reduction of 325 employees across the UK, about 135 of which are expected to be at the Boscombe
A MOSAIC created by the community has been unveiled in Salisbury. The masterpiece at the Big Folly in Bemerton Heath is the first public art installation in the area and was unveiled by the mayor of Salisbury Brian Dalton. It was created with the help
POLICE are giving wholehearted support to plans to provide more support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender young people in Salisbury. Charity Rainbow Rooms UK hopes to provide a centre in the city where young people can get help and
A MALAYSIAN councillor paid a special visit to the Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill, last Friday. Catherin Chau, from Sandakan Municipal Council, Malaysia visited the Church of St Alban at the Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill. Mrs Chau was in Wiltshire
STAFF in the Salisbury District Hospital education and training team have won the TABS Training Excellence Award at the South Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards. The awards are sponsored by local businesses and organisations with each category judged
A ROAD rage incident led to a man following a disabled Cathedral Close parking attendant to his home, confronting him and causing him to have an angina attack, a court heard. Andrew Mitchell, 43, of Devizes Road, Salisbury, pleaded guilty to
A TEENAGER is due to appear in court today after an incident that left an 81-year-old Hampshire woman in hospital. Teenager in court for robbing pensioner The pensioner was walking along a footpath near Green Lane in Fordingbridge on July 14 when
INQUESTS will open today into the deaths of a family of four from, including two girls, found dead in their Hampshire home. The hearing comes eight days after the bodies of two-year-old Phoebe Case and her sister Nereya, one, were found dead on a
