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  • New NPA chief confident despite budget cut

    THE Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed a five per cent budget cut for the New Forest National Park. The grant will be reduced to £4.2m as part of the £6.2bn public sector savings – a cut in real terms of £200,000

  • Shoplifting incidents linked say police

    POLICE are appealing for help in identifying the man they want to question connection with two shoplifting offences at Matalan on Southampton Road, Salisbury. The first incident occurred on May 14 at about 5.30pm when a man entered the store

  • Weeds being tackled in a new way

    WEEDS on roadsides and pavements are being tackled in a new way to reduce the impact of pesticides on the environment. Weeds left untreated on roads and pavements can break up the surfaces and interfere with drainage. Hampshire county council aims

  • Armed Forces Day this weekend

    ARMED Forces Day will be held in the centre of Salisbury on Sunday with events and services honouring those who have served or are still serving their country. The theme of this year’s event, which was first held in the city last year, is Armed Forces

  • More years ago than I care to remember…

    …sixth-formers from Bryanston teamed up with local grammar schoolgirls for a joint production of Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and the director devised a great publicity stunt. In Hardy’s story Tess (on the run for murder) and her lover are pursued by

  • Moped set on fire after theft

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two mopeds were stolen from Salisbury, one of which was later set on fire. The mopeds were stolen from Lower Road, Quidhampton, and an area near Rawlence Road between 11.30pm on June 8 and 5am on June 9. Officers

  • Reunion for 60s musics fans

    A REUNION is being held for pupils of Salisbury schools who used to attend musical events in the City Hall in the 60s. Sue Buxton (nee Witt), who attended South Wilts Grammar School and Roy Hayter, who went to St Thomas’s, met again recently after more

  • Miss Saintes visits Greentrees

    STEPHANIE Monteau, who is the current Miss Saintes, visited Greentrees Primary school at Bishopdown Farm to chat with the 34 pupils in Panthers Class. The pupils asked her all about French food, how she became Miss Saintes, whether she can keep her tiara

  • Athletics triumph for Gregory

    A PUPIL from a Salisbury school has won his age group at the Junior Wessex Athletics meeting. Nine-year-old Gregory Kitson from Norman Court School in West Tytherley won the Athlete of the Under Tens at the meet at Hordle Walhampton School. He won the

  • Girl injured by bottle thrown into playground

    A YOUNG girl was injured when she was hit by a milk bottle thrown into her school playground on Friday. The 10-year-old girl was in a PE lesson at Woodlands Primary School in Bemerton Heath when the glass bottle flew over a neighbouring house’s roof