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  • Designs approved for new skatepark in Ringwood

    A CAMPAIGN in Ringwood to improve its skatepark has taken massive steps forward. Ringwood Town Council’s policy and finance committee last week approved new designs for the skatepark at Carvers Playing Field and agreed to submit a planning application

  • South Newton going about Charity A silverware right way

    HIGH-FLYING South Newton & Wishford took a step in the right direction in their bid to clinch silverware this season following a quarter final triumph in the Charity A Cup. Keith Darling’s side won away 2-0 at Porton Sports to line-up in the

  • Emphatic victory for form-finding Laverstock & Ford

    LAVERSTOCK & Ford registered back-to-back wins in Wessex Division One in emphatic style by hammering five past basement-dwellers Romsey Town on Tuesday night. Buoyant from winning away at United Services Portsmouth and securing a semi final

  • Tireless Salisbury RFC let loose at Dorchester

    IN-FORM Salisbury RFC have shuffled into third in Southern Counties South after letting loose with another points spree at Dorchester. The Castle Road outfit recorded back-to-back wins in the league following a 67-10 demolition in Dorset. In

  • New Year's Day Wheelbarrow race in memory of Harvey

    A FANCY dress wheelbarrow race is being held on New Year’s Day in memory of a special little boy who died when he was just nine weeks old. The event at Hampton Park Green in Salisbury starts at midday and will be raising funds for the Harvey Warren

  • Elderly man cut free from wreckage after Old Sarum smash

    FIREFIGHTERS had to cut an elderly man free from the wreckage of his car after an accident on The Portway in Old Sarum Business Park yesterday morning. The two vehicles collided at around 10.40am. The elderly man and a 70-year-old woman were

  • MP heaps praise on local paper in Commons

    MP JOHN GLEN heaped praise on the “excellent” Journal in the House of Commons yesterday. At prime minister's questions, the Salisbury MP read from a story about a couple who saved £4,500 overnight thanks to the government's stamp duty reforms,

  • Mankin and Slade net in Bemerton win

    DEFENDER Graham Mankin and striker Jack Slade fired Bemerton Heath Harlequins to a well-deserved victory over relegation- bound Verwood Town in Wessex Premier. The two strikes ended a sticky patch of no league win in four matches for Harlequins

  • A truly sumptuous show with a hilarious star act

    Cinderella Mayflower, Southampton TRULY sumptuous is the only way to describe this lavish, hilarious and decidedly entrancing panto. Cinderella, which runs at Mayflower until January 4, was so full of magical moments it’s hard to know where

  • Average water bills to decrease

    WESSEX Water has announced that the average bills for its customers will go down in real terms over the next five years. It said the average household bill for Wessex Water customers will fall by £39 and it will not increase above inflation for

  • Youngsters take part in music competitions

    SEVENTEEN young musicians gave inspiring displays at a hotlycontested final at Downton’s Trafalgar School. The school’s annual house music festival saw the audience entertained with a variety of instruments, including drums, clarinet, flute, guitar

  • Samaritans still on duty over Christmas

    SALISBURY Samaritans will have volunteers available round the clock over the festive period, providing a safe space for anyone who needs to talk. Last year, Samaritans received around 244,000 calls during the Christmas period and the charity relies

  • Action call over HGV drivers flouting ban

    LOCAL campaigners are trying to highlight the problem of HGVs flouting weight restrictions in Downton following a number of worrying incidents. Jane Launchbury had her car dragged down the road by a lorry that thought it was following black HGV

  • Stones’ visitor centre celebrates first birthday

    THE visitor centre at Stonehenge is celebrating its first birthday today after a “spectacular” year that included visits from royalty, world leaders and Paddington Bear. Since opening one year ago the centre has welcomed 1.3 million people, which

  • City’s NHS wins award for supporting reserve forces

    SALISBURY NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for the support it offers to its employees in the reserve forces. The trust was presented with a silver award under the Government’s Employer Recognition Scheme. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

  • Historic memorial given fitting home

    A MEMORIAL to one of the earliest pioneers of military aviation has been rescued from the middle of a field and relocated to a new site opposite the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill. Major Alexander Hewetson, a 44- year-old member of the Royal

  • Couple celebrate 70th anniversary

    ONE of the most notorious battles of World War Two failed to keep a Boscombe Down couple apart – and they are now celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Lieutenant Colonel Neville Griffin MBE, known to his friends as Bill, and his wife Dorothy