JEREMY Corbyn has been slammed for getting it "completely wrong" over his response to the Novichok attack in Salisbury. Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy made the comments during a speech to the Royal Society of Arts in London on Wednesday
A PROPOSAL has been agreed to change maternity services which include the creation of a new birthing unit at Salisbury District Hospital. The changes have been approved today (Thursday, January 16) by Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
A QUANTITY of drugs were seized by police after a drugs raid in Amesbury. Officers carried out a warrant at an address in the Butterfield Down area yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, January 15). Acting Inspector Lucy Thorne said: “ This warrant
A TEENAGER has avoided going to jail after admitting drugs offences. Harry Russell, aged 19, of Old Farmhouse Close, Shipton Bellinger, appeared at Salisbury Crown Court on Monday (January 13) for sentencing. He had previously pleaded guilty
SANDI Toksvig is leaving The Great British Bake Off after three years as a presenter. The 61-year-old said that she wants to leave the Bake Off tent to focus on other work projects. Toksvig, who hosts the baking programme alongside Noel Fielding
SPECIAL ‘royal’ visitors paid a visit to Salisbury’s hospital charity today, describing it as a “beautiful” morning. Actors Olivia Colman and Josh O’Connor dropped in to see the work of the Stars Appeal, as they take a break from filming the fourth
PRIMARK plans to open 18 new stores this year as the chain continue its expansion programme. The retail giant has reported higher revenues on the back of new store openings, as UK like-for-like sales dipped marginally lower. The high street
ASDA said it will close its in-store meat and fish counters and replace them with something completely different. The spaces left by these closing sections will be used for 'ready-to-eat' counters - and Asda has revealed it plans to sell 'food
RESIDENTS are being invited to view the revisions to a project to help reduce flood risk and build the city’s resilience to climate change. As part of a joint initiative by Wiltshire Council and the Environment Agency to improve watercourses in
Many people, including myself, enjoy watching the vintage-film nostalgia television channel Talking Pictures. It was on this programme some time ago that I watched the old British film The Blue Lamp with Jack Warner as PC George Dixon. On its release
Training has begun in earnest for 1 MERCIANs deployment to Kabul next year. There was a group discussion on ethical leadership led by the Padre before delving into leadership case studies and developing command skills They began by studying the
WHAT'S ON listings for Salisbury and district for today (Thursday, January 16) until Thursday, January 23. TODAY A Token of Love, Christmas Prayer Tree, Salisbury Cathedral. 9am-5pm. Runs until February 4. Info: salisburycathedral.org.uk TOMORROW
Parliament has returned to the normal business of bringing forward and passing legislation. Inevitably, some of the first pieces of legislation brought forward have involved replacing EU obligations with our own UK undertakings. One example was
