SALISBURY RFC bowed out of South West 1 (East) after being crushed to their 22nd defeat from 26 matches to cap a dismal season at Castle Road. Going down 7-29 in front of a large and vociferous home contingent didn’t reflect Salisbury’s plucky
THE Onward Stroke Club celebrated its 10th birthday with a party at the Scout Hall in Stratford Road on Thursday. The Mayor of Salisbury, Penny Brown, was the guest of honour, and members were also joined by Judy Cronan and Emma Heard from Salisbury
MEMBERS of the local history society recently visited the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre at Chippenham. We spent an interesting morning viewing maps, documents and photographs relating to the parish of Redlynch, which had been specially selected
THE guest speaker at the February meeting was Mr G Ponting who came to talk on his work with Plantlife, which is the charity that “speaks up for our wild flowers and plants”. Mr Ponting began his talk by telling the audience a little about his
TWENTY-FOUR members and visitors attended the April meeting of Dinton WI held in Dinton Village Hall. The president, Sue Taylor, welcomed everyone to the meeting. She then introduced the speaker, Maureen Rose, who gave a talk about her work as
AS it approaches the end of its 16th year, Childrens Chance is pleased to report some of its activities. Most recently the charity hosted one of the first recitals at Arundells, the former home of the late Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, since permission
AS it approaches the end of its 16th year, Childrens Chance is pleased to report some of its activities. Most recently the charity hosted one of the first recitals at Arundells, the former home of the late Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, since permission
THE annual meeting of the Salisbury Group of Artists (SGA) on Saturday, March 29 was well attended despite the outdoor temptations of a beautiful, warm spring day. The accounts showed that the past year had generally been a successful one.
OUR president Esther Cowdrey opened the meeting on April 3. We sang Jerusalem after all the business was up to date. We had a great cookery demonstration with Stephanie Honeychurch. Afterwards we all enjoyed tasting the food she had made
DINTON Historical Society’s next lecture meeting will be held at Dinton Village Hall at 7.30pm tonight. Ruth Newman and Jane Howells will give a lecture entitled A Working Man’s Samuel Pepys: William Small’s Unique Memoirs of Victorian Salisbury
FIFTY members of Salisbury Concert Band will be travelling to Ludlow in Shropshire to play a concert in The Assembly Rooms auditorium on Saturday, April 26. The band has been in existence since 2005, and now has 85 members, playing in both the
APPRENTICES from QinetiQ have been announced as one of the eight finalists of the Brathay Apprentice Challenge 2014. After three months of competition between more than 100 teams from the country’s top apprenticeship employers, training providers
BUS passengers will find it easier than ever to travel between Salisbury and Andover thanks to a new smartcard scheme involving two of the region’s bus companies. Salisbury Reds and Stagecoach have invested in new on-bus hardware so both the operators
FAMILIES in Salisbury can learn how to cook tastier and cheaper meals thanks to free workshops organised by housing and care provider Radian. The six-week course will be held at St Michael’s Church Hall, Bemerton Heath, starting on Thursday, May
WILTON Carpets have supplied two special carpets for the hospitality interiors of Cheltenham Racecourse, right. As a world-recognised racing venue, Cheltenham Racecourse sees up to 700,000 visitors throughout the year. And racecourse bosses
SUSANNE Cooke, managing director of Paw Pals (UK) Ltd, has been chosen as a finalist for the 2014 EWIF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) awards in the Woman Franchisor of the Year category. With the help of her dog Moe, Mrs Cooke, above, runs
INVESTMENT management firm, Quilter Cheviot is to be one of the sponsors at a major exhibition about the life of Sir Cecil Beaton, one of the 20th century’s most colourful and influential fashion and portrait photographers. Cecil Beaton at Home
A NEW exhibition of photographs depicting the lavish lifestyle of society diarist and photographer Cecil Beaton opens at Wilton House tomorrow. Curated by Jasper Conran, the exhibition showcases previously unseen images, giving a fascinating glimpse
MUSIC, drama, comedy and fun is coming to the Deverills festival of performing arts next month. The festival, from May 2 to 5, aims to provide something for everyone to enjoy, from classical music through to jazz and world music, drama, comedy,
NINETIES Britpop band Dodgy drew in revellers in their thousands to the reCreate festival in Alderholt at the weekend. The group headlined at the five-day Easter-themed festival. Other acts included Kepow Theatre Company, comedians Andy Kind
SALISBURY Playhouse is celebrating William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday on Wednesday with Happy Birthday Shakespeare!, a special collection of performances in the Playhouse Rehearsal Room. A selection of scenes, sonnets, soliloquies and songs will
GRUMPY Old Women will be back in town next week. Perrier Award-winning comedian, writer and original star of Grumpy Old Women Jenny Eclair will be joined by fellow recruits Susie Blake and Kate Robbins in Fifty Shades of Beige at Salisbury City
THE next meeting of Cercle Amical de Ringwood will be a wine tasting session led by Graham Sims of New Forest Wines tomorrow evening. Members and visitors are welcome to the Greyfriars Community Centre at 7.30pm. Entry is £5.
A TELEVISION crew from Turkey flew thousands of miles to film a football club in Fordingbridge. The Turkish television company made the long trip to the Hampshire town to interview members of Fordingbridge Turks FC for a travel programme. The
A SWIMMING group for people with disabilities and learning difficulties has to cut its sessions by half due to rising costs. The Dolphins Swimming Club, which meets every Saturday afternoon at Five Rivers Leisure Centre, has been forced to scale
IT’S time to oil your chains, dust off your cycling shorts and polish your paintwork in time for Sunday, July 13. Entries for this year’s Ringwood Brewery British Pedal Car Grand Prix are now open. There are places for only 60 teams, so those
A MAN whose life was saved by emergency doctors is fundraising for the charity that rescued him. Chris West, 20, from Downton, was near death after a car crash four years ago. And when he did survive the crash in September 2009, when the car
THE mother of a young Fordingbridge woman who died in a zipwire accident in the Swiss Alps in 2010 is climbing the Grand Canyon in her memory. Andrea Watton, 21, a former Burgate School pupil who was studying at Bangor University, was on an expedition
A MAN aged 27 has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure following an incident in Salisbury on Friday, April 4. Police are appealing for people who may have seen a man expose himself while sitting in a vehicle in Estcourt Road just before
SOUTH Wilts made a disappointing start to their pre-league season programme when they suffered a six-wicket defeat to Corsham at Bemerton. They began confidently enough with a half-century opening partnership between Tom Morton (33) and Eddie
POM-POM chicks and decoupatch crafts are just some of the activities happening at Tulip Crafts in Ringwood this Easter. Workshops are being held every day and parents are being invited to bring their children along for crafty sessions. For
MORE than 40 firefighters battled a heath fire at Moors Valley Country park yesterday (April 16). A swathe of land measuring 100 metres by 150 metres was ablaze. Earlier today, a spokesperson from the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said earlier
PEOPLE who feel under the weather over the bank holiday weekend are being advised to consult a pharmacist when their doctor’s practice is closed. GPs’ surgeries will be shut tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Pharmacies will be open as
MEDAL winners from Amesbury under 16s took on their fathers in a friendly match at Bonnymead Park. After being 4-0 up at the break, the older team pegged it back to 4-4 before one of the teenagers slotted home the winner for the victory on Saturday
SHREWTON United leathered five past Pewsey after coming from behind within two minutes of play to win 5-1. The brighter starting hosts were the better of the two sides, with their urgency being rewarded after their forward took advantage of some
A CUP double is on for Chalke Valley FC after taking Amesbury Kings Arms to a penalty shootout last Wednesday to lift the Heseltine Cup. The trophy earned from the 5-4 penalty win, after the tie ended 2-2 at full-time, could result in a second
SARUM Youth Seniors had to face the league elect-champions twice in three days away from home and put in two excellent performances. Despite a 2-0 defeat to a strong and experienced Melksham Town Reserves on Saturday, they bounced back three
AFC Amesbury Athletic added their name to The Wiltshire County FA Sunday Cup Final winning list after becoming the first side from south Wiltshire in 40 years to clinch the title. Newton Tony were the last team to win the historic trophy in 1974
A PLAN to transform the old UKLF headquarters in Wilton has been approved by Wiltshire Council’s strategic planning committee. The application by Redrow Homes for more than 300 hundred homes along with community facilities was given the thumbs
A FLOCK of sheep are doing their bit for the village of Porton in the wake of recent floods. The animals have been brought in to the playing field to keep the grass short until the waterlogged ground dries out sufficiently to be mown. Nearby
THE annual Fordingbridge Fire Station 10k race will this year include two children’s races alongside the main event. One event will be for five to ten year olds, starting at 10am on April 27, and covering lap up Marl Lane and around the Forres
MORE than 500 new homes will have to be built in south Wiltshire in addition to thousands already agreed. Amesbury, Bulford and Durrington will be required to take 300 more between them, and another 50 will go up in the area around Amesbury.
PLUCKY Jeff Softley says turning over enemies Bemerton Heath Harlequins in the derby showdown to retain Downton’s Wessex Premier status will feel like winning the league. The Wick Lane boss has orchestrated a late revival from his team who, a few weeks
