Lesley Bates

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God embraces female side for biblical epic

GOD is a woman – or at least He will be when teenager Megan Jones plays the role in a fund-raising production of The Mysteries, which has its first performance in St Laurence’s Church, Downton, tonight.

Ashputtel - Forest Forge Theatre Company

THERE may be no fairy godmother, no Buttons and no fairytale coach conjured from a pumpkin, but there is still enchantment to be found in this tale of Cinderella.

This show's a fizz of a wizz!

WICKED might be the toast of West End musicals but, just like there is no place like home, there is no substitute for the story that inspired it.

Olympic medallist presents award

DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes was at St Edmund's Girls' School and Sports College in Laverstock on Wednesday to present a prestigious national award.

Spine-chilling mystery in Redlynch

REDLYNCH Players transport their audience to desolate marshland in the Thames Estuary a century ago and a spine-chilling murder mystery with their latest production.

Designs are eco-friendly

Forget money for old rope - using hemp to create a fashion garment is green and gorgeous, reports LESLEY BATES.

Funeral for well-loved councillor

MOURNERS from across the political divide gathered at St Martin's Church in Salisbury yesterday to pay their last respects to Councillor Simon Howarth, who died after a four-year battle with cancer.

A marathon effort at Glenside

IT might not have been a marathon, but every step that Ray Barnes completed in the sponsored charity walk he helped organise was a demonstration of grit.