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  • children bring Christmas cheer to elderly people

    CHILDREN from Fordingbridge Infant School shared their community spirit with older people at Allenbrook Nursing Home. Deputy head Sue Joseph took her 27-strong Year 2 class to the nursing home, where they sang to the residents. Mrs Joseph said: “The

  • £1,420 raised for Wilton RDA

    By Edward Kemp THE Wilton branch of Riding for the Disabled has been presented with £1,420 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

  • Tamworth game frozen off

    SALISBURY City's home game against Tamworth this Saturday has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. A new date will be arranged soon. The Whites are next in action at Forest Green Rovers on Boxing Day (3pm) and their next home fixture is against

  • Police launch fraud probe after businessman's death

    AN investigation has been launched into allegations the co-managing director of a Salisbury pensions firm, who was found dead in September, defrauded his company of £1.6million. David Seaton, 57, of Rowanmoor Pensions, went missing at the end of August

  • Data centre given go ahead

    A DATA centre that will bring about 150 jobs to Amesbury has been given planning permission. The 8.7 acre site is on the south western edge of Solstice Park, to the north of the Beverley Hills mobile home park. There will be three climate-controlled

  • 105 happy years for Dulcie

    By Edward Kemp IT might have been snowing outside but there was plenty of warmth at Dulcie Blake’s 105th birthday celebrations last Wednesday. Mrs Blake, who has lived in Salisbury for 85 years, spent the day with her family and friends

  • Tree shortage in Forest

    THE Forestry Commission has run out of Christmas trees across the whole of the New Forest because of an increased demand this year. The Forestry Commission is putting this down to families beginning to understand the environmental message and deciding

  • Quality mark for hospital

    SALISBURY District Hospital has been awarded a quality mark for its provision of health and social care information. The NHS Foundation Trust was assessed by The Information Standard and had to demonstrate it has the necessary processes and systems to