ANOTHER disappointing defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Waterlooville, in a match reduced to 40 overs per side, leaves South Wilts seconds needing to win both their remaining matches to ensure Southern League Division Two survival. The visitors
THE Great Dorset Steam Fair is well under way with plenty of things for visitors to see and do. The event in Tarrant Hinton, which is in its 51st year, runs until Monday with displays, demonstrations and more. Once again, the fair has
A HGV ended up in a field in Mere this morning. Emergency services were called to reports of a HGV rolling over and a diesel spillage on Gillingham Road in Mere this morning (Friday, August 23) at around 5.45am. Fire crews from Gillingham, Mere
A MAN has been arrested following a sexual assault in Hudson's Field in May. Wiltshire Police says the 23-year-old Salisbury local was taken into custody this week, following the assault on May 19. The victim, a woman in her 30s, is continuing
A MAN accused of preventing the lawful burial of a woman's body will face a crown court judge. Stan Lee Marvel, 36, of no fixed address, appeared before Swindon Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday, August 22) charged with preventing the lawful
A YOUNG boy has died following an incident at a Wiltshire holiday resort. A witness said the youngster was playing in Longleat Forest Center Parcs' sub-tropical indoor pool area on Saturday when he "fell ill" Staff attempted to resuscitate
A CHARITY supporting people with learning disabilities has been left “deeply saddened” after “essential” equipment was stolen. A tractor and sit on mower used by The Lantern Community in Folly Farm Lane on the outskirts of Ringwood was stolen overnight
I HAVE always been interested in the pubs of Salisbury and I was interested to learn that back in 1552 there was a statute which limited the number of taverns in each town to two. Salisbury, for some reason, had a special dispensation and was licensed
PLANS to give Salisbury a “bigger, permanent” library are currently being tabled, one of Wiltshire Council’s top members has confirmed. Speaking at Salisbury City Council’s planning meeting last week, Councillor Pauline Church, cabinet member for
MADE up of more than 730,000 matchsticks, this is Salisbury Cathedral with a difference. Barry King’s creation took thousands of careful hours to put together – and all while raising cash for the Stars Appeal. Now it is on display in the Guildhall
GARY STEVEN DANDO, aged 57, of Nunney, Frome, pleaded guilty to driving a VW LT35 van on Churchill Way East, Salisbury, without any insurance on August 24 last year. He previously pleaded not guilty to the charge, but changed his plea. Dando was given
On the whole, we are fortunate in Wiltshire to have a low crime rate, by comparison with other parts of the country. Nevertheless, as the recent tragic death of a PC just up the road in Berkshire reminds us, the police take significant risks to
