WORKERS on South Western Railway have voted to continue taking strike action in the long-running dispute over guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union backed more walkouts by 416, with 88 voting against. A bigger
A FIRE involving a camper van was dealt with by firefighters this morning. The incident on Verwood Road was reported at 8.40am on Verwood Road in St Leonards. A crew from Ringwood Fire Station was sent to the scene. The fire was in the
A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in Fordingbridge. While investigating an unrelated incident in Fordingbridge officers arrested the 15-year-old boy after attending an address in Provost Street yesterday (Wednesday, January
A MAN has been jailed for 25 years after being found guilty of a string of sex offences. Dean Randall, 41, was found guilty of four counts of rape, three counts of buggery, four counts of indecency with a child, and 15 counts of indecent assault
FAMILY and friends of a Wiltshire man missing in Ibiza have jetted out to Spain to help search and rescue teams look for him. The 112 emergency services in the Balearic Islands activated a search on Tuesday after 24-year-old Ben Garland went missing
SALISBURY'S Topshop and Topman stores are to remain open, despite being earmarked for closure last year. Parent company Arcadia has confirmed the news for the Old George Mall stores to the Journal, after announcing plans to shut 23 stores in the
THREE new electric buses will be introduced in Salisbury next week, as part of a bid to make public transport more sustainable. Costing £1.12million, the trio will be joining Salisbury Reds' fleet, with their first outing on Thursday. Around
THE Stonehenge Alliance has called for the A303 Stonehenge Expressway Scheme to be scrapped, in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport. The letter to Grant Shapps says that the Alliance “oppose the highly damaging A303 Stonehenge
It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for baked goods. Chocolate chip cookies have become the first food to be baked in space. The round biscuits were prepared in a special oven on board the International Space Station (ISS), led
The A303 at Winterbourne Stoke has reopened after a crash involving a lorry and van earlier this morning (Thursday, January 23). Update - Update - #A303 at #Winterbournestoke Both carriageways are now open and all lanes are running. Thank
PROPOSALS to change the current taxi five-tier tariff system in Wiltshire will be discussed at a licensing committee meeting next week. Taxi fares have been a topical issue in Salisbury for the past two years, and Wiltshire Council will now be
THE franchise that operates train services between Hampshire and London could be nationalised by the Department for Transport. A statement issued by transport secretary Grant Shapps to parliament said the operation currently run by South Western
THIS IS the 40ft trail of filth left by fly-tippers who targeted a quiet country road in the New Forest. Household waste, children's toys and part of a car were among the items dumped in Kewlake Lane, Bramshaw, in an incident which has cost taxpayers
IN TODAY’S JOURNAL: Salisbury Place Board will be created to help shape the future of the city, improving its vibrancy and culture. The Salisbury Business Improvement District has revealed how it records the city's footfall. Discount
HERE'S the latest list of events taking place in and around Salisbury over the next seven days: TODAY A Token of Love, Christmas Prayer Tree, Salisbury Cathedral. 9am-5pm. Runs until February 4. Info: salisburycathedral.org.uk Exhibition on
The year’s first snowdrops I spotted in my garden reminded me of To A Snowdrop, a sonnet by William Wordsworth. He described it as: 'Lone flower, hemmed in with snows, and white as they But hardier far, once more I see thee bend Thy forehead
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Hook and Glove at Farley and this is a pub with quite a history. “We are the only pub with this name in the world,” announced owner Fiona McKie. “Farley is a heavily wooded area, with oak and hazel
