FEARS have been raised for the future of Salisbury College following the resignation of principal, Gill Thompson, and January's impending merger with Chippenham-based Wiltshire College. Salisbury MP, Robert Key, is so concerned he has written to education
A RECORD 820 runners did their bit for the Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal when they completed the Tidworth ten and 3k races on Salisbury Plain on Sunday. First across the line in the men's 10k race was Simon Plummer from Amesbury in a fast
A PLANNING appeal to decide the future use of Merryfield Park at Sopley has been put on hold for three months. New Forest District Council now has six weeks to decide whether to withdraw its planning enforcement notice or proceed with a resumed inquiry
SKELETONS, lions, and pumpkins were all spotted doing their bit for the Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal last week, as the children of the Leapfrog Nursery dressed up for a special Halloween fun day. Describing the day, nursery manager, Catherine
CONSERVATIVE County Councillor Julian Johnson has asked three questions about the judicial review of the government's unitary authority proposals. We are happy to give three clear and unequivocal answers to these questions: Firstly, yes, Salisbury
THERE are proposals being considered regarding the future of the Brian Whitehead Sports Centre in Downton, established as a memorial to Doctor Whitehead, which I expect many of your readers and users of the centre may be unaware of. The proposals involve
THE future of the British countryside is at a turning point according to the outgoing President of the Country Land and Business Association. Farmers, landowners and rural businesses face "contradictory signals" everywhere they look, and there is no
GREETINGS Gang! I hope that you all had a safe and enjoyable Bonfire Night and had a great time watching all those exciting fireworks. Here is a brilliant picture of Holli Mortimer who was the winner of the October Birthday Cake competition. To celebrate
"ONE of the unsung jewels of Salisbury" is how curator Peter Riley describes the Creasey Collection of contemporary art at Salisbury Library. Many people are unaware of this important collection of contemporary art, but five printmaking artists were
SALISBURY'S Studio Theatre is a step nearer to having its new theatre building finally completed, thanks to a helpful boost from the Foyle Foundation. The theatre, in Ashley Road, Salisbury, still needs a ventilation system, and the car park resurfacing
OTHELLO, SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE SHAKESPEARE makes a welcome return to the Playhouse with Raz Shaw's gripping and beautifully paced production of this masterclass in the power of jealousy and all its machinations. Hannah Clark's war ravaged ruin of a set
HARDCORE CLUB NIGHT, LEVEL2 NIGHTCLUB, SALISBURY LAST Friday saw leading Bournemouth promoters, Destiny, team up with Stand-Out Records to bring Hardcore to Level2. Bournemouth based DJ Stormtrooper warmed up the main dance floor, but when I say 'warmed
DONATIONS have been pouring in to the Forest Journal's Keep Us Warm campaign for the Avonway Community Centre in Fordingbridge - but celebrations have been marred by the actions of vandals. The struggling community centre, where huge efforts are being
IN certain cultures, three is a magic number. Certainly, the number has played a powerful part in the recent activities of retired Damerham farmer John Hayward. At the age of 72, he donned stout shoes and weatherproof clothes and took on the Three Peaks
STAFF and residents of Milford House Care Home in Salisbury are feeling blooming great after winning a top award for their garden. The home beat 57 other contenders to win the Garden of the Year 2007 award in the Barchester in Bloom gardening competition
FURNITURE maker, George Morgan from Downton, has narrowly missed out on being named Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2007. George, 31, was beaten to the title by brother and sister Ben and Charlotte Hollins of Fordhall Community Land Initiative and Farm
AN elderly woman's family has complained to NHS bosses after she died while waiting for an ambulance to arrive at her Redlynch home. Although ambulance crews were on stand-by in Salisbury and Amesbury, "communication failures" led to a delay in reaching
SALISBURY City's players will be heading to the sun this weekend for a four-day team-building break in eastern Spain which includes a friendly against Valencia-based Ribarroja CF. The Whites will be using the brief sabbatical to reflect on their start
SALISBURY'S women's rugby sensation Emily Cooke has played her final game for the England team. Cooke, who has suffered a catalogue of injuries since helping England reach the World Cup final in 2002, has announced the end of her international career
HAVING made a hugely positive start to their first season in the Blue Square Premier, Salisbury City have now gone nine league and cup games without registering a victory. And if Saturday's lacklustre performance against Grays Athletic, which resulted
SALISBURY City returned to winning ways with a 5-1 victory at Swindon Supermarine on Tuesday evening. After Saturday's dismal showing in the league against Grays Athletic, City manager Nick Holmes had despatched a side boasting a number of first team
LAVERSTOCK & Ford crashed to an ignominious home defeat against strugglers Andover New Street on Saturday. It started so well as Graham Mankin gave them an early lead, but Vince Rusher levelled on the half-hour and Stuart Anderson made it 2-1 to the
LEE Gale was the toast of Chilworth Manor Sports as he netted five goals to help his side into the next round of the Pete Fardell Cup at the expense of Figheldean Rangers. Dan Booth, Matt Chant and Keith Goddard were also on target in the 8-1 victory
SHREWTON United striker Dean Foot bagged both of his side's goals in their 2-1 victory away to Shepton Mallet. The prolific scorer has now notched up 14 goals in the Shrews' last seven outings - a contributory factor to the continuing revival in fortunes
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins bounced back from Saturday's defeat at Wimborne in style to defeat old foes Downton 3-0 on Tuesday evening in a Wessex League clash at Wick Lane. Jack Slade put them in front after just seven minutes. Adam Jones doubled Heath's
WIMBORNE Town inflicted Bemerton Heath Harlequins' heaviest defeat of the season at the Cuthbury on Saturday. The division's top scorer Scott Joyce caused Bemerton no end of problems with his pace and movement, as Heath struggled without injured trio
SUBSTITUTE Harry Beckley scored four goals as Amesbury Town's under 13s cruised into the second round of the Mid-Wilts League Cup. They put six past Worton & Cheverell without reply - fellow sub Conor Harrington scored the other two for Town. Laverstock
SALISBURY Rugby Club has made it back-to-back wins in South West Division Two. For the second Saturday on the bounce, the Castle Road side played host to a newly-promoted outfit. This week's visitors were Tadley. With both Richard Roe and Alex Penny
TWO huge chub, both of which are nudging the British record, have been caught from the Hampshire Avon at Somerley. The heaviest weighed-in at 8lb 4oz and the other at 8lb 1oz and both were taken from the Somerley Estate stretch of the Avon. The pair
A NATIONAL rugby star who hung up his boots following an injury has re-emerged in the unlikely guise of the new babies' swimming coach in Fordingbridge. Budge Pountney, 33, played 31 games for the Scottish national side between 1998 and 2002 (as captain
