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  • Youngsters learn how to stay fit and healthy

    HEALTH and fitness was the focus of a special visit by 1st Fordingbridge Beaver Scouts. The youngsters joined staff at Fordingbridge Surgery on Wednesday, January 30, who were helping them achieve their health and fitness badge. They learnt about

  • MILITARY: Soldiers rolling in the snow to warm up!

    AS we suffered under a few centimetres of snow here in Salisbury, members of 28/143 Battery 19th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Scottish Gunners took part in the cold weather operator’s course while deployed on Operation CABRIT in Estonia. In the

  • Enjoy gins from across Britain at 18-day gin festivals

    GIN lovers will be able to enjoy a selection of gins from across Britain during an 18-day festival at The King’s Head Inn, Salisbury. The pub, in Bridge Street, will be serving 15 gins not previously available in the pub. The gin festival will

  • OPINION: Morning run brings a new perspective to life

    EACH weekend I set out for a run tracing the same route, accompanied by Barney the Beagle. My wheezing provokes his disdain; he has time to stop, sniff and do what dogs do, and still only needs to walk briskly to catch me up. I never tire of the

  • COMMONING FAMILY: Celebrating the New Forest

    DID you manage to catch A Year in the Wild Wood? It was aired on BBC4 at the beginning of the month and showed the New Forest at its very best. The colours of the trees from the drone shots were amazing and the wildlife photography was fantastic