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Stars Appeal is great aid to our hospital

4:40pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

I WAS delighted to see Salisbury District Hospital’s campaign to raise funds for a second CT scanner get off to a successful start.

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The calm after the council election storm

3:27pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

THE dust has now settled after last week’s local council elections and a large number of new and returning councillors are getting down to the serious business of representing the electorate at city and unitary levels.

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We are fortunate to have those who stand in local elections

11:54am Wednesday 1st May 2013

WITH the Parliamentary session finishing last week we eagerly await the Queen’s Speech and the new session beginning on May 8.

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Businesses thining creatively

8:07pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

THIS week was Salisbury’s Big Business showcase.

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Saying farewell to an exceptional leader

3:16pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

ON Wednesday I attended the funeral of Margaret Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral.

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Tackling the issue of benefit dependency

3:26pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

THE political agenda of late has been dominated by changes to the benefit system. Some have sought to link worklessness as a lifestyle choice with the tragic deaths of the six children of Mick and Mairead Philpott in Derby. I think it is critical that not too many lessons are drawn directly from the appalling crimes of the Philpotts.

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Challenge is finding suitable location for college

1:11pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

THE Easter recess allows me time to undertake more case work and spend extra time in the constituency but, before I left Westminster last Tuesday, I managed to secure a short slot in the adjournment debate to raise ongoing concerns about the likelihood of free and fair elections in the Maldives.

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'The Chancellor did not have much room for manoeuvre in last week's budget'

3:59pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

As I set out last week, the Chancellor did not have much room for manoeuvre in last week’s Budget.

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Getting rid of deficit is priority

4:35pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

This week the news has been dominated by the government’s response to the Leveson report as well as the budget.

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Eco Park news is exciting

2:43pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

THE most exciting news this week has been the decision by the MoD to sell the Erskine Barracks site to a consortium led by the Wilton Community Land Trust (CLT).

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