VISITORS and residents in Burley will now have the opportunity to be barked at by two shopkeepers, dubbed Britain’s rudest. Business partners Terry Palfrey, 63 and Geoff Kemp, 61, are moving from Palfrey & Kemp Fords in Lymington to the Burley Coach
A POPULAR and well-loved artist from Salisbury who spent decades capturing the beauty of the city and surrounding villages has died, aged 61. David Rossiter was a familiar sight to many as he sat by his easel, painting and sketching the picturesque
SALISBURY masters swimming duo Phil Muspratt and Rob Langan returned home from the 14th FINA World Masters Swimming Championships this week having gained some priceless experience and pleasing results. This was a first world championship
TWO musical teenagers have organised a fundraising day in Tidworth to raise money for charities close to their hearts. Steph Whitehead, 15, who is in Salisbury band Subject Matter, will have her 18 inches of hair cut off to raise money for Scotty’s
Fordingbridge Junior School Association has arranged a treat for families this weekend, with performances of Cirque Normandie tomorrow and Saturday. In addition, children from the school, and from other nearby schools are enjoying circus workshops, learning
A MAN who dumped waste on a bridleway near Wilton has been ordered to pay £400 costs and complete 100 hours of community service. John Turner, 24, admitted dumping the waste at Hare Warren in November last year after being paid £40 to remove it from
PEOPLE who attended the Salisbury Diamond Jubilee event at Hudson’s Field on June 4 are being asked for their feedback. City clerk Reg Williams said: “It was an incredible day and was a fabulous event with a great community spirit. As a council
A TRADITIONAL midsummer fair is being held this Saturday in St Peter and St Paul’s Parish Church in Ringwood Market Place from 10am until 2pm. Attractions will include a bouncy castle, Ringwood and Burley Brass Band, fancy dress, tours of the church
THANKS to know-it-all bird nerd Packham and the excitable Strachan (the hosts of the ever-popular TV show Springwatch) my life was put in great peril on Saturday. The Teen, who is Ringwood’s answer to Darwin and can correctly name every bird and mammal
CANOEING, caving and climbing are just some of the activities children from Mere School got up to during a fun-filled trip to Wales. A group of 25 children from Year 5 went to Plas Pencilli in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, where they also enjoyed
CHRISTIAN charity Alabaré is holding an open day so people can learn more about its new project to help honey bees. The Barford Honey Bee project aims to help people with lifelong learning disabilities through horticulture and woodwork, and give honey
WHEN Olivia Brownsey from Rockbourne was born on June 3, 2002, she was presented with a special Golden Jubilee spoon. Ten years later, Olivia and her gardening club friends have planted a tiny oak tree in the grounds of Western Downland Primary School
MORE than 14,000 revellers braved torrential rain to enjoy the Summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge. The bad weather meant a lot less people made the trip, but this year only drew a crowd of about 14,500 compared to the record crowd in 2009 of
A GANG of four thieves stole £10,000-worth of cigarettes after breaking into a shop in Ringwood. The burglary happened at about 3am on June 19 at Co-op in Parsonage Barn Lane. Intruders forced their way into Co-op, smashing the door and damaging the
POLICE are appealing for information about a missing woman who is thought to be in the Salisbury area Sabrina Cross, 22 of Shirley, Southampton has not been seen or heard from since Saturday June 9. Hampshire Police have information that Sabrina is
A MEMORIAL at Airman’s Corner is set to be moved into storage on Monday so that the Stonehenge improvement project can begin. The army’s Royal Engineers, based in Tidworth, are helping English Heritage to move Airman’s Cross, a Grade II listed memorial
PEOPLE are being urged to help keep a youth project afloat in a crowd-funding scheme that could be a national first. The Unit, based in Endless Street, Salisbury is run almost entirely by volunteers and offers young people a place to meet up, get support
A LOTTERY grant of nearly £1.8million is set to help develop an internationally significant gallery at Salisbury Museum. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded the museum £1,794,600 for the Archaeology of Wessex gallery, which will tell the story of Salisbury
THE winners and losers of the power failure which brought down the parking machines in Salisbury’s Central car park have been counting the cost. The parking machines were out of action for 11 days from Thursday June, 7 to Sunday, June 17, causing jubilation
POLICE are getting tough on children who play truant from school, calling at their homes and driving them to school in a police car. The clampdown in Amesbury started last week and the town’s police chief, Inspector Christian Lange, says it is already
