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  • Redlynch and Hale's promotion hopes fading after latest loss

    REDLYNCH and Hale suffered further anguish, as they suffered another defeat in County Division Two at home to Portsmouth, as their promotion hopes were dented writes ANDY CHURCH. With skipper James Taylor sidelined due to injury and possibly out

  • Farley seconds enjoy victory over Shrews

    FARLEY'S first team kicked their heels after the game at Breamore fell foul of the weather, the second team took full advantage of a weakened Shrewton thirds to claim a 24 point win, writes PAUL ROBERTS. Shrewton made a steady start in the face

  • Bemerton lose by the odd goal in five in FA Cup tie

    BEMERTON Heath Harlequins were beaten 3-2 in their FA Cup replay at Andover New Street played in front of a good crowd, writes DAVID HEATHER. The home side took the lead after four minutes from Ilyas Warshow and Matt Scott added a second on 14 minutes

  • Whites win thanks to late penalty

    SALISBURY beat Southern League Premier South pre-season favourites Gosport Borough thanks to an 93rd minute penalty from George Colson on Tuesday night. A delighted Salisbury manager Steve Claridge said: "I am extremely pleased and I think this

  • Laverstock and Ford celebrate first win of the season

    LAVERSTOCK and Ford enjoyed their first win of the season in fine fashion on Tuesday night under the lights at The Dell, where they put Pewsey Vale to the sword with a 4-1 win. The home side dominated right from the off and showed their intent with

  • 'Have a go' at being a firefighter (and even cut up a car!)

    FIREFIGHTERS in Salisbury are giving you the chance to "have a go" at becoming an on-call firefighter at an event taking place next week. Fire crews will be at Salisbury Fire Station from 3-8pm on the August 22 to encourage local people to become

  • Council backs revised Maltings plan

    CITY councillors were locked in heated debate over whether to support completely revised plans for the first phase of the redevelopment of the Maltings. While some praised the fresh designs for the former British Heart Foundation site, others labelled

  • Rise in school exclusions for bullying

    MORE children were excluded from schools for bullying last year than in the previous school year, a new report has revealed. Department for Education data found that in Wiltshire there was a 24% increase from 34 students up to 42 in the number

  • More than £35k paid out over pothole damage

    A RECORD number of complaints about potholes were made during the past 12 months, leading to Wiltshire Council paying out tens of thousands in compensation. A report from the Federation of Small Businesses revealed that local authorities across

  • Downton up to fourth after 4-2 win

    DOWNTON moved up to fourth in the Wessex League Division One after beating visiting Alton last Saturday. The home side took the lead after three minutes of the contest as Laurence Larbi and TJ Moseley combined for Robbie Owen to score . On