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  • Jimmy Carr returns for Terribly Funny show

    DUE to phenomenal demand, star comedian and television presenter Jimmy Carr will be returning to Salisbury after a brief two-month gap, for his second Terribly Funny show. Discussing topics and happenings that are usually kept under the radar, Jimmy

  • Nutcracker Trail is back in Salisbury's city centre

    SALISBURY’S Nutcracker Trail returns for the festive season. The trail starts today (Saturday, November 30) and runs until January 5. Ten giant Nutcrackers, each 6.5ft tall, have been located around the city centre. As participants follow

  • Drama group to star on BBC's The One Show

    WINTERSLOW Drama Group has been getting into the panto spirit — oh yes it has — for its latest production. The amateur drama group brings Dick Whittington to the stage from Thursday, December 5 to Saturday 7 in Winterslow village hall. There

  • OPINION: The age of opinion has replaced age of reason

    The best thing about a snap election is that the campaign doesn’t go on for long. Some may be energised by the possibility of a renewed mandate, a change of government or a ‘hung parliament’, but the majority of the country (like many others around

  • MILITARY: Lifetime Army sport award

    Anyone who has been involved in Army Nordic Skiing over the past 20 years will be pleased with the award of this year’s Army Sports Lifetime Achievement Award to Lieutenant Colonel Charles Bromley Gardner. He is due to complete over 41 years of

  • Rail bosses to hike fares by 2.7% next year

    RAIL fares will increase by an average of 2.7 per cent on January 2, the rail industry has announced. Some long-distance commuters will see the annual cost of getting to work increase by more than £100. Fewer than half (47 per cent) of passengers

  • Why do rail fares go up every year?

    NEXT year's average increase in rail fares has been revealed. Here the PA news agency looks at nine key questions around the controversial issue: - Why does the cost of train travel increase every year? It has been the policy of successive