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  • Salisbury City v Tamworth preview

    THE Raymond McEnhill Stadium passed a pitch inspection on Friday ahead of Saturday's game against Tamworth, despite freezing temperatures. Sean Clohessy is suspended after picking up his fifth booking, and Ryan O'Hara is expected to miss out after

  • Ringwood Town 1 Bemerton HH 3 (Wessex League Cup)

    Tuesday, December 15 Ringwood Town 1 Bemerton HH 3 Sydenhams Wessex League Cup – 3rd Round Ringwood team: Page, Clark, Hetherington, Pierson, Leadbetter, Burrett, Goldsmith, Howes, Morrell, T. Yeats, Burnet. Subs used

  • Plymouth Argyle Res 1 Salisbury City Res 2

    Tuesday, December 15 Plymouth Argyle Res 1 Salisbury City Res 2 Totesport.com Combination – Wales & West Division Plymouth team: Letheren, Nelson, Timar, Barker (Gorring, 60), Clifford (Young, 45), Folly, Kinsella, Paterson

  • Salisbury & District League roundup - December 12

    NOMANSLAND went down 3-2 at Enford in the Saturday Premier Division. The hosts took the lead, but goals from Colin Hayward and Adam Donnigan turned it around to put Nomansland ahead with 15 minutes to go. Veteran goalkeeper Tony Jolliffe then took

  • Downton 1 AFC Portchester 0

    Saturday, December 12 Downton 1 AFC Portchester 0 Sydenhams Wessex League – Division One Downton team: Hopkins, Camilleri, Hartley, D. Newman, Hoare, Gain, Dorrington, Holmes, Thick, Colborne, McGregor. Subs used: Cobb

  • Bemerton HH 1 Newport (IoW) 0

    Saturday, December 12 Bemerton HH 1 Newport (IoW) 0 Sydenhams Wessex League – Premier Division Bemerton team: Porter, Renyard, Eves, Roberts, Lucas, Mankin, Rowe, Slade (c), O’Keefe, Sanger, A. Jones (Metcalfe). Subs

  • Ringwood Town 3 Horndean 2

    Saturday, December 12 Ringwood Town 3 Horndean 2 Sydenhams Wessex League – Division One Ringwood team: Page, Burge, Clark, Hetherington, Howes, Morrell, Sexton, Taylor, T. Yeats, Burnet, Fleet. Subs used: Burrett, Leadbetter

  • Amesbury Town 3 Hamble ASSC 3

    Saturday, December 12 Amesbury Town 3 Hamble ASSC 3 Sydenhams Wessex League – Division One Amesbury team: Allatt; L. Bartlett, Sole (c), McPhie, Pryce (Palmer, h-t); M. Western (Vallis, 87), Bates, Richards (Wade, h-t), C. Wheeler

  • Lymington Town 3 Laverstock & Ford 2

    Saturday, December 12 Lymington Town 3 Laverstock & Ford 2 Sydenhams Wessex League – Premier Division Laverstock team: Shears, Dua, Morgan, Eyers, M. Baker, Gallagher, Waters, Wykes, Bamba, Perrett, White. Subs used

  • Shrewton United 0 Almondsbury UWE 4

    Saturday, December 12 Shrewton United 0 Almondsbury UWE 4 Toolstation Western League – Division One Att: 31. SHREWTON United suffered a disappointing 4-0 home defeat to Almondsbury UWE on Saturday. Danny Cockram

  • Wiltshire League roundup - December 12

    WILTON Town moved up to third in the Plaister Autos Wiltshire League Division Two with a 3-0 home win over bottom club Ramsbury. The visitors could have been two goals ahead at the break, but Chris Smith made a fine save from point-blank range

  • Trolley dash for Trussell Trust

    SHOPPING can be a bit of a rush at this time of year, but one man flew round the Fordingbridge Co-op in three minutes filling two trolleys with £370 worth of food, all for charity. The trolley dash was a prize in a raffle draw won by a man from Cirencester

  • Land Forces staff help RDA

    THE Wilton branch of Riding for the Disabled has been presented with £1420 thanks to the fundraising efforts of staff at Land Forces. The money was raised at a Christmas raffle and will benefit the 250 people in south Wiltshire who use the centre.

  • Pinball wizards meet in Salisbury

    PINBALL wizards from across the country came to Salisbury’s Churchfields industrial estate for Special When Lit, a workshop for enthusiasts set up by local pinball champion Peter Blakemore. Visitors played on a selection of 12 pinball machines, from

  • Questions over Wilton's sports club plans

    PLANS to transform a former school site that has lain empty for five years back into use as a sports, arts and community facility have been called into question. A local consortium, which includes town councillors and members of Wilton Football

  • Eight more sleeps to go!

    Hi Gang and welcome to your page. Christmas is nearly here – just a few more doors to open on the advent calendar and then the big day arrives. Have you wrapped up any presents for your family and friends yet? I’ve got my wrapping paper and sticky tape

  • Great night at the opera

    THE MIKADO, SALISBURY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY, CITY HALL, SALISBURY THE mark of a good operatic society is not only great principals, but a great chorus too, and SAOS has one brimming with talent and enthusiasm. Gilbert and Sullivan supremo Alistair

  • New homes needed for cats

    A CAT charity is making a desperate appeal to Forest folk to home one of the 150 cats that do not have a loving home this winter. And included among the scores of unwanted cats are 20 feral cats and kittens that are scavenging for food in Fordingbridge

  • Harpist Katie lands marketing post

    HARPIST Katie Flanaghan is guest soloist for Sarum Voices’ performance of Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols on Saturday. Katie, pictured, whose home is in Salisbury, is a former chorister at Salisbury Cathedral, and a member of Sarum Voices, and

  • Soldier wins chance to help heroes

    A SOLDIER based at Bulford barracks has won the chance to work for the charity of his choice for two months fully paid through a new foundation programme. Matthew Kieboom, 35, was chosen from more than 1,100 applicants to win his place on the Vodafone

  • Sell-out N-Dubz raise the roof

    IT’S a funny thing – urban music. In the US it has been selling bucket- loads for years. The top acts are well-established, highly-respected superstars. But while it’s easy to list off the multi platinum selling, household names of the US scene –

  • What happened to the glamour?

    THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT, A CELEBRATION OF JEROME KERN, SALBERG STUDIO, SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE Jerome Kern’s output is world-famous – almost everyone will recognise at least some of his work – and alto Jacqueline Boatswain, soprano Hannah Robertson and

  • Chalk streams are so precious

    Peter Hutchings from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust tells us why the chalk streams of Hampshire are so important. For many, the term chalk stream conjures idyllic images of the iconic River Itchen with crystal clear water flowing gently

  • Candle safety tips from the fire service

    By Edward Kemp WILTSHIRE Fire & Rescue Service is warning people about the dangers of lighting candles in their homes this Christmas. During the winter months, and especially over Christmas, people turn to candlelight to add warmth

  • Vandaveer - Divide & Conquer?

    Artist - Vandaveer Album - Divide & Conquer? Label - Death By Polka You’ll like the voice of Vandaveer. It is a burnished mahogany thing, warm to the touch and comforting – aged like the finest whisky, but with a youthful tone. Vandaveer is Kentucky

  • Grand Theft Bus - Made Upwards

    Artist - Grand Theft Bus Album - Made Upwards Label - ?Forward Music Group Seems everywhere you look now, there is an outstanding band. Grand Theft Bus, who hail from Canada, are like a non-pretentious Shins, a modern Steely Dan – the music is intelligent

  • White Rabbits - It's Frightening

    Artist - White Rabbits Album - It’s Frightening Label - TBD White Rabbits are a Brooklyn-based band (Bushwick, New York City), and they play a new, not-easy-to-pigeonhole indie music that draws from bands like Cold War Kids, The Walkmen, The Strokes

  • DSTL staff raised thousands for charity

    STAFF from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have raised more than £29,000 for charity during 2009, and are aiming to top that next year. Cancer Research UK, Help for Heroes, local air ambulance services and the Royal British Legion

  • Ale to aid Help for Heroes

    SOLDIERS and Help for Heroes staff filled their glasses for a taste test in the name of charity. The team gathered at the White Horse pub in Downton, near where founders Bryn and Emma Parry live, recently for a first tasting of a new Help for Heroes