EXPANSION plans by Salisbury’s Studio Theatre have failed to gain the support city councillors. The popular amateur group wants to extend its building in Ashley Road to provide a rehearsal studio, dressing rooms and storage space and take down
DORSET Wildlife Trust (DWT) is launching an urgent appeal to provide help for threatened barn owls in the county, after numbers have plummeted following their worst breeding season for 30 years. DWT is hoping to raise £27,000 to give the species
SALISBURY Sea Cadets spent Saturday rowing, bag packing and bucket shaking to raise money for a Salisbury nursery. The Junior Sea Cadets, Sea Cadets and Royal Marine Cadets were at Tesco in Southampton Road on Saturday from 8am until 4pm, and raised
THE Royal British Legion has awarded a grant of £25,000 for a play therapy project at Spurgeons’ Bulford Children’s Centre. This grant will allow the popular play therapy project to continue at the Wiltshire Council-funded centre for another year
POLICE were called to a report of hare coursing in Netheravon last Tuesday. Officers were informed that offenders were coursing with dogs from a P reg red Suzuki Vitara at about 7.30pn near the airfield but were unable to catch anyone. Anyone
BADGER class at Stratford-sub-Castle Primary School celebrated the arrival of 100 new books this week. The pupils won them in national competition organised by Pearson Education and the Booktrust. During the spring term the children participated
OUTLINE plans to demolish a plant nursery in Britford Lane, Harnham, and build six homes have won the support of city councillors. The applicant, Souchez Nursery, intends to keep the existing house on the site and the new properties would be designed
THE sun may be shining and temperature soaring, but big plans are being made to turn Ringwood into a scene from Hogwarts' Hogsmeade Village for Christmas this year. “Christmas in Ringwood will be back in a big way”, said Ringwood Town Council clerk
OWNER of Salisbury City FC Mark Winter has issued a rallying cry to the community to back the club and help it thrive next season. The 47-year-old spoke to fans and potential sponsors at an open evening last night where he expressed how he wants
SCOOTER riders at Christ the King Primary School in Amesbury got a few tips on how to keep themselves safe at a workshop held on Thursday. They learned how best to control and maintain their scooters, the importance of wearing a helmet and some
TEDDY bears and coconuts flew through the air, bakers showed of their wares, and happy winners claimed their prizes at Wilton Parish Church summer festival at the weekend. Children and adults made parachutes to help their bears float to the ground
FROM dogs to drummers, floats to face-painting and military displays to motorcyclists, Amesbury carnival and show had fun for all the family on Saturday. This year’s event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the First World War, with the WI recognising
POLICE are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Tidworth. Offenders climbed into a garden in Sidbury Circular Road between 8.30am on June 7 and 8.30am the following morning and stole an X reg Yamaha R6 motorcycle. The motorcycle
ASDA’S plans for a supermarket in Salisbury have won the support of the city council’s planning committee. But the company’s desire to open the store 24 hours a day is causing concern. Councillors recommended that because it will be in a residential
A TEAM of injured servicemen and women from Help for Heroes had their bikes stolen hours before they were due to take part in a triathlon. A 40-strong team from the Downton-based charity was staying at a campsite in Somerford Keynes when 12 bikes
LABOUR is launching its general election campaign in Salisbury on Friday. The party’s candidate is Tom Corbin, who is also a city councillor. There will be two guest speakers at the event, at the Red Lion at 7pm. Simon Weller is national
BURGLARS stole the till from a store in Tidworth earlier this month. Offenders broke into the shop in Zouch Market between 10pm on June 5 and 7am on June 6 and stole the till and nutrition drinks. Anyone with information can contact the police
POLICE are looking for information about a dog that bit a woman in Ludgershall last week. The woman was walking past the Queen’s Head pub in High Street at 3.30pm on Tuesday when a dog on a lead bit her, leaving her with scratches and damage to
POLICE are appealing for information about a stolen bicycle. The Apollo hybrid in pink, white and purple, was stolen from the side of a house in Ludgershall Road, Tidworth, at about midday on June 9. Anyone with information can contact the
TWO eccentrics from Fordingbridge are celebrating after riding 940 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats on Victorian penny-farthings. Estate agent Andrew Donald of Woolley and Wallis and chartered accountant Chris Saltrick christened their journey
MORE than 2,150 ukulele players have signed up to set a new world record in July, for the largest ukulele ensemble - but many more are needed to boost the chances of success. Hampshire Music Hub is organising the record breaking attempt, taking
