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  • Festival of tag rugby and real ale on Friday

    ELLINGHAM and Ringwood Rugby Club will be holding their annual festival of touch rugby and real ale at the Raymond Brown Memorial Ground on Good Friday. The event is now the town’s second largest annual event after the Ringwood Carnival. In total

  • Salisbury RFC Colts still have their eyes on the title

    SALISBURY RFC Colts kept up their hopes of winning the Dorset and Wilts Merit Table title after a 24-15 victory over visiting Sherborne Colts last Sunday, writes JOHN PALMER. The match was hard-fought and close all the way through. Salisbury were

  • Salisbury RFC put up a fight in final game of season

    LAST Saturday, Salisbury in sixth place in the League travelled to Old Centralians, Gloucester in second place who needed a win to maintain their play off position, writes RICHARD LARCOMBE. Salisbury took another much changed side, giving Max Lloyd

  • PHOTOS: Hundreds take part in Salisbury 10-mile

    HUNDREDS of runners took part in The Rod Smith Salisbury 10 Mile on Sunday. Participants took in views of the River Avon, the Woodford Valley, and Salisbury Cathedral's spire as they traversed the course. Organised by the City of Salisbury

  • Alderholt woman was found dead outside multi-storey car park

    A WOMAN from Alderholt, who was found dead outside a multi-storey car park in Bournemouth, is believed to have taken her own life, an inquest heard. Susan Lang was discovered lying unresponsive on the ground next to Madeira Road car park by a member

  • Delays after car bursts into flames on A31

    A CAR burst into flames on the A31 this morning. One lane of the westbound carriageway has been left blocked following the incident, which happened at about 11.30am. Travel information service Romanse says the lane is blocked in Ringwood between

  • Third and fourth eggs laid by Peregrine at cathedral

    A THIRD and fourth egg has been laid by Salisbury's new resident Peregrine Falcon. The first was discovered over the weekend, whilst the newest was seen on Monday. Last Monday the new, unringed female peregrine made itself at home during the

  • Car races through city in 60mph police chase

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car raced through Salisbury at more than double the speed limit. Officers say it followed a "short" chase at 10.40pm on Friday when the driver failed to stop. Wiltshire Police says the Black VW Golf

  • Have your say on masterplan for redevelopment of Maltings

    SALISBURY residents can have their say on the draft masterplan for the redevelopment of the Maltings and Central Car Park. The consultation over the plans opened today (Monday, April 15) and will run until 5pm on Friday, May 24. Wiltshire Council

  • Superb Salisbury win at Dorchester

    Superb Salisbury dished out an excellent 4-1 victory at Dorchester Town last Saturday to keep up their hopes of the top spot in the Southern League Premier South play-offs Tom Whelan opened the scoring for the Whites with a low curling effort on

  • Major cycling tour event heading to city next month

    THOUSANDS of spectators will be descending on Salisbury next month as some of the country's best cyclists race around the medieval streets. As part of the penultimate race of the OVO Energy Tour Series, the city will be hosting the free-to-attend

  • CAT OF THE WEEK: Bobby

    BOBBY is a one year old ginger male. He was shy at first in foster care but with patience and gentle handling he has come out of his shell to enjoy a fuss and a lap. Bobby has lived with other cats but he is not used to young children or dogs. He