SALISBURY Cathedral will display four unusual works of art this summer to reflect the values and legacy of the Magna Carta. The four artworks focus on community, inclusion and interaction in different ways. Cathedral Curator Jacquiline Creswell was helped
SIXTH-formers and GCSE students are invited to debate rights and freedoms at a Magna Cartna anniversary conference in Salisbury Cathedral on June 15. Director of Amnesty International Kate Allen, David Davis MP and Daily Telegraph journalist Peter Oborne
THE Cathedral are running their stone-carving courses again for all people who are interested in finding out more about the skill. It is open to all people regardless of experience and participants will learn how to carve some lettering, or create something
THE Salisbury Museum will mount the first retrospective exhibition devoted to the life and work of the influential weaver, potter, printmaker and designer John Hinchcliffe.Focusing on Hinchcliffe’s experimentalism, his passion for colour and his immense
A TERMINALLY ill Ringwood boy could be in with a chance of winning £1,000 for a much-needed garden makeover. Jon Tarrant-Heckford, seven, suffers from Sanfilippo Syndrome, an incurable metabolic disorder that blocks the breakdown of complex sugars in
IT is the last chance for children aged seven to 14 to enter a competition to be become a trial reader for an author's latest novel. Julia Edwards, has written the The Scar Gatherer series — a set of time-travelling novels. The first book The Leopard
SALISBURY Racecourse has joined the local Pubwatch scheme ahead of the new racing season.The racecourse has this year contracted a new company, Venture Security, which is a local security firm who already have a number of contracts in the Salisbury area.Managing
A CARNIVAL-themed hair show demonstrated the talents of hairdressing students from Wiltshire College while raising money for the Stars Appeal Breast Cancer Unit. The event, organised entirely by eight Level 3 students and three apprentices, gave
WILTSHIRE College hosted a networking lunch in their Wessex Restaurant for the Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry staff for the second year running.Catering and travel and tourism students were able to put many of the skills learned
UNDER-STRENGTH Nomansland and Winton seconds put on a good showing despite a number of absentees from both parties in Regional Division Two (West).Sam Dempster juggled his batting order and elder statesmen Gary Loveless and Simon Smith opened up for the
SHREWTON moved into third spot in Hampshire League County Division 1 after chasing down a Burridge total of 243-7 to win by two wickets with time to spare. Will Sleeman (49) and Sam Gillot (37) overcame the early loss to Rich Barnett to put the
POLICE have praised an "extremely brave" shop attendant who foiled a robbery at the Bishopdown Farm One Stop yesterday morning. The incident happened just before 7am when the shop's manager, who was just about to start work, was grabbed from behind
A FIERY late burst from BJ Cole ensured Farley secured maximum points away at Hythe and Dibden II to stay in touch with the leading pack in Regional Division One (West).Responding to exhortations from his teammates to bowl straight, Cole rattled the timbers
A GUNDOG trainer has been hit hard after kennels worth thousands of pounds were stolen from Fugglestone Red in Salisbury. Nick Coates, who runs Gospel Ash Gundogs, with his wife Philippa, was based in Fugglestone Red Buildings for 16 years, the
READERS who rely on mobile libraries may see their stop cut from the route as Wiltshire Council seeks ways to save money.A consultation is under way over plans to axe 49 stops, reducing the number from 267 to 218 in the county.And there may also be fewer
A MAN failed to stop his car after knocking a 12 -year-old boy off his bicycle in Bulford. The incident happened at 4.45pm last Thursday at the junction of St Leonards Close and Meadow Road. Fortunately, the boy was not injured during the incident
WILTSHIRE College’s BTEC Level 3 Music first year students produced a riveting performance at Solent Fest in Southampton where they won an award for “Best Collaboration”. Following on from that success, the second year students are putting on a show closer
PULPILS in Year 3 at Leehurst Swan enjoyed a day out at Salisbury Museum during their special Living History fortnight.The day was filled with lots of hands on activities during the morning which included learning how to hunt for food, make fire, grind
AS part of an emphasis on outside learning children from Mere School went to Plas Pencelli, an outdoor activity centre in the Brecon Beacons.This residential trip has been a feature of life at Mere School for several years and continues to be a highlight
TWO fat cats are currently in my dog house.Yep, I am currently doing battle with two energy giants.Unbeknown to me, I switched from EDF to British Gas in December, but the first I heard about it was when a Farewell Letter from the former landed on my
THE one way system for Cathedral Close will once again be in place for the peak summer period from June 1 until the end of September. Under the scheme, which will operate six days a week between midday and 6pm, vehicles will enter via the High Street
HISTORIC aircraft will be filling the skies at the Chalke Valley History Festival at the end of June with its largest airshow to date. There will be static models of a Spitfire and Hurricane on show all week outside the main entrance tent and a
AN adventure thriller set in Nepal, London, Edinburgh and Dartmoor is the debut novel written by a Major General from Salisbury. Craig Lawrence CBE wrote The Legacy while serving in Afghanistan and says Salisbury also gets a mention in the book
HAMPSHIRE Constabulary has set its sights on tackling crimes against businesses and launched a new strategy. The business crime strategy aims to raise awareness of the impact crimes can have on businesses, which can affect business turnover and viability
A BURLEY fundraiser who has been selling poppies almost all her life has been recognised for her years of dedicated service. Every year Dionis MacNair has joined an army of fundraisers who walk through their neighbourhoods raising millions for
CAMPAIGNERS battling plans for a huge wind farm off the Hampshire coast have vowed to fight on – despite another reduction in the overall size of the scheme. Advances in technology have enabled the applicant, Navitus Bay Development Ltd (NBDL),
THE Ringwood and Burley Band has bid farewell to its musical director Steve Block. Steve, who is leaving the area, made his final appearance with the band at its concert at the Barrington Theatre on Sunday. He was presented with an engraved glass bowl
POLICE officers visited Salisbury drug users at risk of being exploited by London criminal gangs on Thursday.The action was part of Operation Harness, which also included drugs raids in Swindon.In Salisbury, teams visited vulnerable users whose homes
OH HOW we all laughed and sniggered when Lonely Planet decided to put Salisbury in the top ten Best Places to Visit in 2015. It seemed totally surreal, and I guess that most of us still don’t really believe it – Salisbury’s great, but is it really on
