ONCE again, there was a sea of blue from the City of Salisbury Athletics and Running Club members at the Alton 10, the ninth race in the Hampshire Road Race League series, writes DI CROSS. The club’s Stuart Holloway was first across the line in
EXCITEMENT in Salisbury is building as preparations for the arrival of Antiques Roadshow get underway. Today, tents featuring the BBC series' logo have started to appear in Cathedral Close. And to make the occasion even more special, weather
POLICE are hunting for a knife-wielding man after he attempted to rob a woman in Harnham. Officers says that at around 11 pm on Saturday, a 37-year-old was walking on the footpath from St George's Church in the direction Netherhampton Road when
SOUTH West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison has been appointed Minister of State at the Foreign Office and at the Department for International Development. Downing Street also announced that in his new role Dr Murrison is to join the Privy Council.
FORMER Deep Purple bassist and singer Glenn Hughes has had to cancel his upcoming show in Salisbury due to illness. He had been due to bring his tour Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Depp Purple Live to City Hall on May 21 and ticket holders have
WILTSHIRE Police is appealing for information regarding a "serious collision" that occurred around 30 years ago. Officers say that a the incident – between a pedestrian and a vehicle – happened on Duck Lane in Laverstock between the late 1970’s
A SALISBURY six-year-old, who is a massive fan of the infamous green AO fleet, received a special delivery from the firm – who even named a van after him! Chase Woods, who has autism, is a huge fan of the trucks and spends most car journeys trying
A CROWD-FUNDING page has raised more than £2,500 for the family of a prison officer who was killed near Stonehenge last week. Set up by colleagues of Kizito Ssewanyana, the page reached its cash target over the weekend. It came after the 34
POLICE are investigating a mass brawl involving more than 50 pupils from a Wiltshire school. The Melksham Oak Community School's acting head Aidan Blowers has spoken to the parents of some of the pupils involved, and is working with the force.
INCREASING numbers of younger people are joining Wiltshire Council’s workforce. The council now has the highest number of under 25s working for it, 6.9 per cent, since 2015 with more than 300 young team members. Councillors praised the work to
FLY-TIPPING has been described as a “disgusting scourge” by councillors as Wiltshire Council pledged to prosecute more people who dump waste in laybys across the county – after learning that from 2,822 council led investigations, only one person was
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TV PRESENTER and wildlife expert Chris Packham has been dropped as the host of dog-lovers festival over safety fears. Mr Packham, a New Forest resident, was set to host Dogstival at the Pylewell Park Estate in Lymington this weekend. However
PATIENTS, staff and visitors will no longer be able to smoke on the site of Fordingbridge Hospital. The move, which took effect last week, follows recommendations from Public Health England and The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
TWINKLES is a pretty little black-and-white female, about 10-months-old. She is friendly, lively and playful. Twinkles enjoys company and a cuddle (on her own terms). She is used to older children but she has not lived with other cats or with dogs
FARLEY opened the season in style with an 86 run win at home to a weakened Steeple Langford. Inserted on a slightly damp track, Farley’s openers found runs hard to come by against Nick Partridge and Chris Miles. Ramesh Gurung looked to be hitting
