A WARM welcome was given to the new captain of Rushmore Hardy A Team at an end of year social. Neil Bowen will take over the reins from outgoing skipper Chris Cullington at the turn of the new year. Cullington was rewarded for his spell as
THE MP for North Dorset Bob Walters has announced that he is standing down from parliament at the next election. He has represented the people of the constituency which includes Verwood and Alderholt for nearly 18 years and has decided to retire
A DOGGED ten-man Amesbury Town twice came from behind in the Isle of Wight in a dramatic 4-2 Wessex League cup tie but left with their heads held high after losing to Newport in extra time. The Blues were left scrapping against the Premier outfit
THE south coast’s largest seasonal ice rink is arriving at the Bournemouth International Centre from Saturday, December 13. It is part of a bumper package of winter shows taking place, with the Russian Ice Stars and the UK Dance Championships also
THE live music weekend got underway last Thursday with Big Country at City Hall Salisbury in the year they celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of Steeltown. Simon Hough is now on vocals following the death of original frontman Stuart
A FORMER Bulford soldier and his wife who claimed a bike accident had blinded their eight-year-old son to swindle £70,000 in insurance cash were both jailed for 12 months today. Ex-army Lance Corporal Jeremy Jones and his now estranged wife Sally
CHALK streams in Hampshire are failing to meet the required “good ecological status”, a report has warned. The report from WWF-UK has revealed the health of more than three quarters of England’s unique chalk streams are in a shocking state.
JOHN Hunter avenged his earlier defeat by former professional Mike Talmondt in emphatic style to claim the second leg of the Cuestars South of England Seniors (40+) Tour. The 48-year-old from Andover, who also won the season opener at Chandler’
ROB Gallagher, pictured, ended Laverstock and Ford’s three-month wait for victory to cause shock over a steady United Services Portsmouth. Gallagher, who coincidentally netted in Lavvy’s last victory on August 23 at home to Hythe and Dibden, weaved
THE wet weather isn’t preventing cricketers from playing indoor. Pictured is Porton, who have been keeping busy, indoors: Back row (left to right); Cledwyn Davis (scorer) Russ Spencer, Mat Wand, Tom Pottage. (Front row); Andy Dunning, Dan Cope
STRUGGLERS Downton and Romsey Town will have to restart Saturday’s league meeting in April after the game was abandoned at Wick Lane on 65 minutes. Paramedics were called to the ground to give treatment to Pedro Carvalho, who sustained an injury
AN 85-YEAR-OLD man has died after a collision in Redlynch. The man, who has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene following the single collision, involving a Nissan Micra, at Quavey Road on Wednesday. The crash happened just before
TWO armed robbers who raided Downton Post Office in March were jailed for ten and eight years at Salisbury Crown Court today. Dwayne Gilling, 32, from Trowbridge, was found guilty of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. He was sentenced
WILTSHIRE Fire & Rescue Service is finalising its contingency plans to deal with another day of industrial action by members of the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU). As part of its on-going national dispute with the Government over pension reforms
A COMPREHENSIVE win over Porton Sports is how The Wanderers finished their league campaign for the year. The defending champions, a point behind new leaders Alderbury in Salisbury and District Premier Division, started the 1-3 victory inside 15
AFTER two narrow defeats, Sarum Youth Seniors stopped the rot on Saturday with an excellent second half comeback to grab a deserved point from a 2-2 draw with third from bottom Marlborough. Sarum had several vital players missing and were giving
REIGNING champions Redlynch and Woodfalls United veterans remain dominating the Southampton over 40s division, maximising points from their nine opening clashes. Martin Tutton, who netted his 18th of the season, Carlo Downie, Bill Yaardley, two
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins left it late to rescue an invaluable point at home to Alresford Town in Wessex Premier. Daniel Fox gave the visitors the ascendancy at Western Way but Neil Williams ensured his side weren’t left empty-handed after tucking
EVEN without a number of their top runners on the start line at the Downton Half Marathon, a compact group of City of Salisbury athletes enjoyed a day of sparkling performances which quickly dispelled the New Forest’s autumn mist. Among the senior
THE chartered accountant Fawcetts has appointed James Hayes as its latest partner. He qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 1999 with a top 20 UK firm and he advises small and medium sized businesses in all aspects of accounting, tax
THERE are so many ways that people might define who they are – gender, age, race, occupation, marital status, star sign… There are many who define themselves by the city they’re from – certainly those from the bigger cities like London, Liverpool,
A NUMBER of household recycling centres in Dorset face uncertain futures under cost-cutting plans. Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP), the umbrella organisation formed in 2011 to take care of the county’s waste, recycling and street cleaning services
ALMOST one quarter of children in care in Hampshire are living more than 20 miles from where they grew up. A total of 270 youngsters have been put in residential homes or foster care more than the recommended distance from where they grew up.
THE family of a schoolgirl whose burned body was found at her home in east Dorset on Monday have paid tribute to her memory. The body of 15-year-old Rebecca ‘Rebe’ Berry was found by her family on the outskirts of the village of Edmondsham, near
PADDY Ashdown is coming to Salisbury next month, to talk about his latest book, The Cruel Victory. Lord Ashdown found time in his busy schedule to speak to the Journal about his book, his views on the city and, of course, politics. The Cruel
FOR those of us old enough to remember the former Salisbury City Council and, after re-organisation in the 1970s, the birth of Salisbury District Council, will recall that it was a widely-held belief that the “county council” in Trowbridge had little
HOW much do we really notice of the world around us? Our senses seem so acute and sophisticated that it’s a surprise to realise that it’s our brains doing all the real work. The image formed on the retina is rudimentary, much of it unfocussed
A NEW youth and family project set to start up in Fordingbridge is aiming to make a difference to the lives of the local community. The Salvation Army project is being spearheaded by youth worker Michael French, who will be managing and running
CONCERNING Mr Beaver’s letter ‘Taking Action over the airfield’ in this week’s Postbag, the inference is that other people are not as “qualified” as he to pass comment. He believes that only the “educated few” know what is best for our countryside
ON behalf of the Salisbury branch of the Royal British Legion, I would like to thank the city council and the people of Salisbury and south Wiltshire who attended both the parades on Remembrance Sunday and the short service at the war memorial on November
AN exhibition to inform residents about a solar farm proposed between Downton and Alderbury has been branded a “whitewash”. About 50 people from Downton and the surrounding villages attended the public consultation held by Hive Energy about proposals
HAVING made a special effort to attend the city council meeting to hear the presentation from the new chair of the Salisbury Vision, Alex Tregallis, I was most disappointed. Mr Tregallis's ideas did not seem to be a vision for Salisbury at all
WITH reference to the article concerning the use of the Grosvenor House, my wife and I often walk past this once proud Victorian house and wonder if has been left to go derelict. We're very surprised to read that it going to have money spent on
SALISBURY International Arts Festival has announced six events for 2015, including a production of King John to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta Organisers unveiled six highlight events to festival friends and invited guests at
FOR YOUR TOMORROW Redlynch Village Hall NIMROD gets me every time. The opening strains of Elgar’s elegy, so closely asociated with Remembrance Sunday, brings a lump to the throat. And that was just the start of the evening. By the
I HAVE watched with growing concern as the discussion around parking charges in Wiltshire as a whole and Salisbury in particular have degenerated into party politics, with some people manoeuvring for the up-coming General Election by making wild claims
LOCAL solicitors Parker Bullen hosted a special James Bond-themed casino night for all the solicitors in the Salisbury and Andover area. The star prize of the evening’s competition – a day’s driving in a race car at Thruxton – went to William Grant
SADLY, there aren’t many shepherds abiding in the fields around Stonehenge these days but if there were, they’d have been treated to two visitations from on high this week. Nick Clegg must have thought he was bringing glad tidings of great joy
SAMBAS, marches, themed selections and soothers kept members of Verwood Organ and Keyboard Society entertained. The entertainment was provided by Martin Atterbury who joined members for the society’s November meeting. However, the society says
ONCE again we Amesbury residents read in your paper about the Stonehenge bypass solutions – and again grand plans for a tunnel are being suggested. No one can deny the area around Stonehenge is of special interest, but so are the needs of the local
KARIN Muir (Journal, 13 November) is in error on significant points of her letter regarding abuse of disabled parking. First is the nature of disability that gives entitlement to a blue badge. It must be a disability related to mobility or severe
THE Coombe Bissett Panto, Sleeping Beauty is at the Coombe Bissett and Homington Village Hall until Saturday. Each year half the takings are given to charity, and this year the chosen charity is the Salisbury District Hospital’s Stars Appeal.
THE award winning Oysterband are coming to Salisbury following the release of their latest album Diamonds on the Water. The English folk band will be at the City Hall on Sunday at 8pm and will play from their new collection – their first release
A TEAM of five fundraisers embarked on the swim of a lifetime to raise money for a charity supporting bereaved children. Members of the East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club, who called themselves the Chilli Nutters Channel Swim Team, took part
AUDIENCES at Salisbury Playhouse are being invited to come along on a musical journey celebrating the wonderful world of holidays and travel. Come Fly with Me hits the stage from Wedneday, December 17. It features well-known songs from artists
I WAS on my bike behind a car at traffic lights in Wilton last week. I noticed a very amusing flier on the car’s rear window which almost made me fall off my bike with uncontrolled laughter. It said, “Heaven won’t have me, Hell is afraid I will
THE Salisbury Musical Theatre group will be putting on their production of Christmas Cheer at the Salisbury Arts Centre and it is performance for all the family full of Christmas Songs, carols and sketches. This production will get you into the
I LOVE going away, whether it is for a night or a month, its closing my front door on domestic chore and my dependants, namely the sitting tenant (Dad) and mewing, barky animals. So when my friend, the Hack, invited the Teen and me away for a freebie
SALISBURY siblings say the actions of two airmen who died when their plane crashed in the city 59 years ago ‘saved their lives’ and many others. Steve Offer and his sister Pat Ferraro have been reflecting on the day of the crash, which happened
RIVER Bourne Community Farm and musician Liv McLennan are joining forces to host the farm's first ever community singing workshop. Sing Noël! will take place on Saturday, 10am-1pm, coinciding with the farm's Christmas Meat Fayre from 10am until
