BEMERTON Heath Harlequins cruised to victory in the Salisbury Hospital Cup Final at Laverstock on Tuesday night as they beat a Salisbury XI youth side 13-0. Bemmy led 4-0 at halt-time thanks to a hat-trick from summer signing Justin Bennett and
JAMES Taylor and his Redlynch and Hale first XI were left frustrated on Saturday, having had to call off their Hampshire County Division Two game with Winton. Thanks to the covers, the wicket was dry and in good shape, but due to a saturated outfield
A SALISBURY school is closing tomorrow due to the extreme heat. A statement on the St Joseph's Catholic School website says: "Due to the extreme heat predicted for tomorrow, the school has made the difficult decision to close to pupils on Health
SPECIALIST mental health support will be available to pupils across Wiltshire thanks to funding for a new programme. Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group successfully
WITH the wonderful wisdom of hindsight, it’s easy to see that our University Technical College was destined to fail. Which is terribly sad, because: a) so many well-meaning people devoted their time and effort, not to mention our money, to trying
A MAN has been summoned to court to be charged with preventing a lawful burial. Stan Lee Marvel, aged 36, of no fixed address, Salisbury, is due to appear at Salisbury Magistrates Court on August 16 The charge relates to the death of Samantha
TRIBUTES have been paid to a councillor who "always put others before him" and was "committed" to his local community and Wiltshire. Wiltshire councillor Jerry Wickham, 58, the man once tipped to become the authority's leader, died yesterday (Tuesday
A DRIVER who left his Mercedes teetering on the edge of a canal bridge put lives at risk, police have said. But despite causing damage worth an estimated £95,000, he was fined £700 by magistrates, given eight points on his licence and ordered to
MINISTERS should step-in and fund a national inquiry to look into remaining sexual assault allegations against former prime minister and Salisbury resident Sir Edward Heath, the county’s police commissioner has said. Angus Macpherson, police and
OFFICERS were prepared to smash car windows to rescue dogs from hot cars, a Wiltshire police inspector warned. It came as Swindon baked in 31C heat – with the hot temperatures expected to continue today. Insp Liz Coles said: “There are numerous
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of stalking in the Ludgershall area, after chasing a woman out of her house. At around 1pm yesterday a man had arrived at an address in Collingbourne Ducis and had allegedly chased the victim out of her house and
A MAN has been arrested after he tried to steal money from a victim's hand in Guildhall Square. Now Wiltshire Police are trying to find witnesses to the incident, which occurred on Monday afternoon. The force says that at around 4pm a man attempted
A SPECTACULAR lighting storm lit up the skies above Salisbury last night. Journal Camera Club members were on hand (with their waterproofs!) to capture the incredible show that lit up the nights sky. To join the club visit: facebook.com/groups
SALISBURY’S busy railway station is set to get a new electric bike station, which will provide rentable bikes for locals and visitors to use around the city. The installation of the Co-Bikes station comes off the back of investment by South Western
"PATIENCE" is the key to a long and successful marriage, according to a Salisbury couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. On Friday Sue and Derek Blackshaw commemorated 50 years of marriage by watching Apollo 11 at Salisbury Odeon,
