COMMONERS who clubbed together to buy warning signs after a spate of animal deaths along a stretch of forest road are scratching their heads after the signs were removed. Last summer animal accident rates in the village of Linwood soared, with
FREE help is available for parents of children with special educational needs in south Wiltshire. A five-week positive parenting programme will offer them a chance to share their experiences with others in a similar position, offer new ideas on
CHEERLEADERS were rallying support for this year’s Cancer Research UK Race for life at the weekend. Members of Streetz Cheerleaders were in the Old George Mall on Saturday ahead of the annual event, which takes place at Hudson’s Field in Salisbury
THERE was much excitement in Semley on Saturday as children tried out their new play park. The village’s new facility was officially opened by Cllr Bridge Wayman who was assisted in cutting the ribbon by Elsa Kennett, nine, and Cameron Binns, seven
MOTORCYCLES of all shapes and sizes could be seen in Salisbury’s Market Place at the weekend. The city centre venue provided a new home for the Salisbury branch of the Motorcycle Action Group’s Spring Motorcycle Show, now in its 13th year, on Sunday
A CHARITY shop in Amesbury is asking residents to rummage through their wardrobes to support its latest appeal. The Barnardo’s shop in Bence Court, Archers Gate, has launched its Great Winter Stock Appeal to raise money for the UK’s most vulnerable
DARTS players of Salisbury gathered to pay their respects to a much-loved and well-respected member of the dart-playing community at the weekend. Following the death of Martin Inder last year his teammates in Railway Social Club Division One created
FATIGUE was brushed aside for City of Salisbury’s Brewster family who celebrated three top notch performances at the London marathon on Sunday. Policeman Ben Brewster again demonstrated consistent racing quality, going through the half way point near
JEWELLERY and televisions were stolen from a house in Amesbury. The burglary happened between 3pm on April 9 and 3pm the following day when the owner of the house in Simmance Way was away overnight. On returning they found someone had gone
ONE of the main routes in Salisbury city centre is to be closed for roadworks. Wiltshire Council is to close Brown Street on four Sundays in April and May to allow for resurfacing work. The work will take place from 8am to 8pm on April 27 and
A LOCAL Aviation Company has enabled a pre-school to buy a licence to show films for its fundraising. PDQ Airspares Ltd bought the licence for Stepping Stones Pre-school, which is looking to host several cinema showings in the Town Hall over the
POLICE are appealing for information regarding an assault in Bemerton Heath at the weekend. A woman has reported that she was assaulted by a man in the area of the alleyway to the rear of Westwood Road on Saturday. She did not sustain any serious
A GROUP of artists are hoping a pop-up gallery in Salisbury will encourage more property owners to let artists use their vacant buildings. The pop-up gallery in Butcher Row features the work of nine local artists including sculptures, textiles,
LONG distance runner Phil Smith gave himself a break from big mileage competitions when he took to the hills of the multi terrain Pewsey Vale Bluebell 12k. The City of Salisbury runner demonstrated his killer speed by taking sixth place in a
FIREFIGHTER Paul Dorrington has notched up 30 years’ service at Fordingbridge Fire Station this week. He joined the station on April 1, 1984 and has attended many fires and accidents as well as holding down his full time position as a welder.
A MAN who broke a nine-month-old baby’s leg while he was supposed to be caring for the child has been sent to prison for a year. Salisbury Crown Court heard on Friday that Christopher Richard Bowden, 24, of Archers Way, Amesbury was looking after
MUSCLEMEN at a Salisbury gym put their strength to the test for charity. Over four hours, 25 of Salisbury's strongest squatted, pressed and deadlifted about 36 tonnes each. Steve Henstridge organised the 1,000-tonne Monster Lift challenge at
PETS of all shapes and sizes are being invited to a charity photo shoot in Salisbury over the weekend. Sally Edwards Photography is hosting the event at Pets at Home, Southampton Road, on Friday, Saturday and Monday to raise money for Support Adoption
A GROUP of slimmers are celebrating losing more than 34st between them, and donating food to the Trussell Trust. Members of the Stratford Road Slimming World group took part in the national campaign Slim for Good, with the aim of helping people
THE estimated potential cost of the winter’s flooding to Hampshire County Council is £68.5m. The authority’s response and recovery operation after the most significant rainfall for 250 years, and the scale of the measures taken to protect life
THE firm in charge of fixing potholes in Wiltshire has “ripped up employees’ rights and thrown them in the bin,” it is claimed. Balfour Beatty Living Places won a £25m a year contract last June to maintain the county’s roads. It also looks after
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build up to 175 homes on a greenfield site in the New Forest have got the go-ahead. Civic chiefs have approved a multi-million-pound plan to redevelop land at Crow Lane, Ringwood, despite receiving more than 130 objections. The
