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  • Crossbow warning

    POLICE in Salisbury have issued a warning after a faulty crossbow was stolen during a burglary at a garage in Winterbourne Gunner. The crossbow was stolen along with a high-powered air rifle during the burglary. The crossbow is broken and liable to fire

  • Rosemary killed herself after row over job

    A HAMPSHIRE schoolgirl whose disappearance sparked a three-week countywide search killed herself after a row with her parents, an inquest heard today. Rosemary Edwards, 15, of Wellington Close, Dibden Purlieu, left her home in the middle of the night

  • Only four patients left at Fordingbridge Hospital

    ONLY four patients remain at the crisis-hit Fordingbridge Hospital and nursing and care staff are being offered alternative jobs at other New Forest locations. The hospital's doors have been closed to new admissions amid allegations from patients and

  • After a break, Whites head to the Kit Kat

    SALISBURY City, fresh from their mid-season break in Spain, head north this weekend hoping to get their Blue Square Premier campaign back on track, writes Mike Turner. Whites head to Kit Kat Crescent, home of former Football League outfit York City,

  • Children receive reflective armbands

    HUNDREDS of school pupils in Amesbury have received new reflective armbands allowing them to walk to school safely this winter. Around 1,500 of the special armbands were handed out to pupils of six schools in the Amesbury area at an event held in Christ

  • Prince of Wales in Salisbury

    SALISBURY is to host a visit on Friday by the Prince of Wales, who is attending a service at the Cathedral to mark the 50th anniversary of the Army Air Corps. Prince Charles will be at the service in his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the AAC and among

  • Troops to march through city

    SOLDIERS of the Journal adopted 4th Battalion of The Rifles are to parade through Salisbury when they return from Iraq, it was confirmed this week. The regiment, whose home base is Bulford Camp, has accepted an invitation from the Mayor Kevin Cardy to

  • Fridges stolen in lorry raids

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after thefts from three lorries along the A303 corridor. The articulated lorries were targeted while parked in laybys outside Amesbury, Chicklade, near Tisbury and Mere. A variety of goods, including fridges, fridge-freezers

  • Couple hit by card scam

    A SALISBURY couple have had nearly £300 drawn from their bank account following purchases made in Hungary by someone using a clone of their credit card. Mark and Belinda Leonard believe the clone was made when Belinda used their joint account card to