MAY Day celebrations in Ansty will feature dancing round the maypole, a whole range of stalls, the White Horse Morris and a bar run by the villagers. The evening begins at 5.45pm when visitors will be able to browse the stalls selling spring plants
THE pavements of Salisbury will be transformed into a canvas today as part of an exhibition focussing on wheelchair users. Artist Sue Austin is using a specially adapted paint wheelchair to create a trail from Blue Boar Row to Salisbury Arts Centre
STAFF and pupils at Morgan’s Vale and Woodfalls Primary School are celebrating after they received a good rating from Ofsted inspectors. A report has just been publishing describing the school as “good with outstanding features” particularly praising
SILVER Surfers week will see beginners’ computer lessons being held at Fordingbridge Library on April 23 and 26. Morning and afternoon sessions are being held but limited spaces are available so those who want to come along are asked to book a
TWO teenage campaigners from Ringwood School received a standing ovation when they addressed the National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference. Year 10 pupils, Millie Wells, 15, and Sam Whittingham, 14, who are ambassadors for the Young Global Education
POLICE have issued an efit of a man they want to talk to after a pensioner had his wallet stolen in his own home. The incident happened after the thief persuaded his victim to let him do some work at his home in Lions Lane, Ashley Heath, near Ringwood
A FOURTH Are You Walking with Cancer? event is being held at Greyfriars on Saturday, April 13 to give those battling the disease and their loved ones a place to meet. Anyone with cancer, and their friends and family, can go along to the Greyfriars
NEXT week is Real Nappy Week, and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is organising a series of events to promote their use. Waste minimisation officer Aisling Hunt said “People may wonder what the connection is between nappies and wildlife. Well, it’s waste
ANYONE interested in keeping a few chickens in the garden but not sure where to start can find out more at the River Bourne Community Farm on April 25. A fun and informative presentation will be given by Charlotte Popescu, the daughter of Christine
NEW Forest residents can have their say on an action plan designed to protect the national park. The New Forest Park Authority has worked with a range of organisations to create the plan, which sets out proposals to protect the landscape, wildlife
A NEW Forest church targeted by thieves has launched a £40,000 fundraising campaign in a bid to save the building, including its magnificent mural. Water started pouring into the 107-year-old All Saints Church in Thorney Hill, near Bransgore, after
RIVER Bourne Community Farm’s monthly film nights continue on Thursday at 7pm with Jacques Tati’s modernist masterpiece, Mon Oncle, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1958 and in which he takes a starring role. Wine and snacks are available
A MURDER investigation has been launched in Amesbury after a woman was found with serious injuries at a house in Maple Way. Police were called to the scene shortly before 10.15pm last night when they found the 45-year-year old woman. She was
FLOWER arranging, photography, art and home crafts were all on show at the Winterslow & District Horticultural Society Spring Show at the weekend. Despite the long winter and poor weather, the village hall was filled with the sight and scent
A CHEQUE for £2,000 was presented to Naomi House by two Salisbury City directors before Saturday’s league clash with Welling United. The money, which was given to the club from the FA’s Community Shield Fund for reaching the first round of the
FORMER Salisbury MP Robert Key has paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher, describing her as “Britain’s greatest peace-time prime minister of the 20th century”. Baroness Thatcher, who died after suffering a stroke on Monday at the age of 87, paid a
ROAD safety campaigners in Dorset are calling on motorists to pay more attention after drivers admitted to overtaking on blind bends and speeding on rural roads. Just under half of all men questioned (44 per cent) admitted to going over the 60mph
