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  • Bemmy keep up promotion push

    BEMERTON Heath Harlequins kept themselves in the promotion hunt from Wessex League Division One with another couple of wins. Last Saturday, Bemmy beat visiting Ringwood 5-2 and then on Tuesday night, they won at home 2-1 over Fawley. Against

  • Downton enjoy two more great wins

    DOWNTON enjoyed two wins in the space of four days which keeps them very much in the Wessex League Division One promotion race and also made the last four of the Salisbury Hospital Cup. Last Saturday, the Robins travelled to what looked like a potential

  • Jury set to retire in Magna Carta attempted theft trial

    THE jury tasked with deciding the guilt of a man accused of attempting to steal Salisbury's Magna Carta will retire tomorrow morning. Judge Richard Parkes told the jury of seven women and five men this afternoon that they have now heard all the

  • Salisbury adventurer conquers solo ski mission to South Pole

    A POLAR adventurer from Salisbury has completed her mission to ski solo and unaided from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole - becoming only the seventh woman to complete the challenge. Wendy Searle, who has also become the fourth fastest woman

  • Salisbury man accused of trying to 'purchase' 10-year-old child

    A MAN accused of trying to “purchase” a 10-year-old child for his own gratification will face a judge next month. Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning, Luke Brimson, 26, of Cherry Orchard Lane, Salisbury entered no pleas

  • Ten months of city centre street lighting work pushed back

    THE start date for work to replace lighting in the centre of Salisbury has been pushed back – and it will take most of 2020 to complete. Now starting on February 24, Highways England teams will fit new environment-friendly streetlights along the

  • OPINION: Government confirms commitment to NHS and farmers

    This week in Parliament has seen two important pieces of legislation continue their journey towards becoming law. The NHS Funding Bill and the Direct Payments to Farmers Bill each received their second reading and both deliver on undertakings made

  • Hotel will pay couples £100 for romantic stay

    A LAKE district hotel is offering to pay couples to enjoy a romantic break away. The Daffodil Hotel & Spa is asking for the UK's most romantic couple to test its luxury facilities for Valentine's day. The Grasmere hotel will give guests £100