THINGS are warming up at Salisbury Rugby Club for the forthcoming season. The Ladies are holding a recruiting evening on Tuesday, July 2 (6.45pm), everybody is welcome, just pitch up with your kit and join in. This season the Ladies will be playing
A CAR was so full of rubbish that the driver couldn't find the handbrake and caused an accident. Hampshire Police discovered the state inside the car when they went to investigate the crash. The car involved was so full of shopping bags, bin
WILTSHIRE is set to bask in temperatures of 28C (and maybe even hotter) this Saturday as the hot weather makes a welcome return. After a decidedly grim June so far, Saturday's forecast is for sun from dawn until dusk. It'll be the hottest
THERESA May is to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin when the two leaders attend the G20 summit in Osaka, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the meeting on Friday did not represent a normalisation
STAGECOACH South is offering free bus travel to Armed Forces personnel carrying ID on Armed Forces Day (Saturday, June 29). The transport company said it "recognises the contribution from Armed Forces troops, past and present", and is offering free
MILITARY personnel and equipment has started to arrive at Hudson's Field in preparation for Armed Forces Day on Saturday. A Challenger Two tank and a Merlin Helicopter have arrived ready for military activities on Saturday, which will include an
A SALISBURY man completed a 100km non-stop ultra marathon to support a four-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition. Daniel Pearson, who admits that he is “not a big fan of running”, completed the Jurassic Coast course from Poole to Bridport
FIVE ducklings got into a sticky situation after falling down a drain in Fordingbridge. Terry Hill and Cathy Hogg, who run New Forest Home Care Companions in Vimoutiers Court, along with neighbours heard a commotion outside on Tuesday evening and
PARKING and bus services will have several changes over the next three days, so here is a list of all the information you might need to know. CAR PARKS Wiltshire Council's advice is to leave your car at home wherever possible, and to use alternative
The Journal Camera Club winners for June have now been announced. To celebrate 50 years since the first moon landings, this month camera club members were asked to take pictures of anything and everything to do with space, for a chance to win a
“Respect and admiration for the Armed Forces” was the message surrounding the official Armed Forces Day flag raising that took place across the country this week. At 10 am on Monday, Aspire Defence took part in a Wiltshire-wide flag raising to mark
"HE is as nice as we have had" - high praise from trainer Clive Cox after Positive scooted home by five lengths on his debut at Salisbury on Wednesday. Coming from the pace, the two-year-old was done no favours by Hexagon who swerved alarmingly
TICKETS for Armed Forces Day weekend have now completely sold out. Saturday tickets sold out last week - just an hour after Kaiser Chiefs were announced as the headliner - but now tickets both Friday and Sunday are now gone. Saturday
RESIDENTS are being asked to share their views to shape the future of Salisbury's city centre. The Salisbury Central Area Framework (CAF) will set out plans to create a more vibrant and attractive city centre. Wiltshire Council, with the support
FIREFIGHTERS have delt with a flat fire in Fisherton Street, Salisbury this morning. Five fire engines and and aerial platform were in attendance from Salisbury, Amesbury, Verwood and Fordingbridge. The fire above Domino's was reported at about
IN support of Carers Week, Home Instead Andover and East Wiltshire are working together with the Dementia Action Alliance to improve the resources available to people caring for a loved one with dementia. They have donated a series of books to Wiltshire
TODAY Stonemasonry Works Yard Tour, Salisbury Cathedral, 2pm-3pm. Also Tuesday. Info: salisburycathedral.org.uk Drop In Guided Art Tour, Salisbury Cathedral, 2pm-3pm. From the Traditional to the Surreal, talk about The Tentmakers of Cairo
THE “selfish and cruel” theft of a tractor and specialist trailer used by a charity has sparked an outpouring of support from the community. The theft of the John Deere tractor and trailer belonging to East Dorset Heritage Trust, which is used to
ON a Sunday afternoon in 1923, an unusual little ceremony took place in St Thomas’ Church, when an interesting brass tablet, which had been stolen many years before, was returned to the church and re-dedicated. It was through the activities of Frank
Salisbury is to host the Nation’s Armed Forces Day, I will not take part in such blatant government hypocrisy. I have nothing but the deepest respect for the men and women of our Armed services and their families’ who have to give so much too, in
THE Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP officially opened the new build Junior Ranks’ Diner at Larkhill Garrison last week. This new ‘super diner’, which has seating for over 600 soldiers, has been delivered under the Army Basing Programme (ABP). The diner
A FIREFIGHTER has received compensation from QinetiQ in Boscombe Down after his asthma worsened and he suffered a back injury. Peter Eaton’s pre-existing lung condition became worse after being exposed to diesel fumes at Boscombe Down military airfield
We have been trawling through our archives to bring you this pictorial flashback to June 1969
A QUIET weekend coming up in Salisbury, then: with Armed Forces Day offering a weekend extravaganza of parades, air displays and the Kaiser Chiefs. Meanwhile, just outside the city sees the culmination of this year’s Chalke Valley History Festival,
