Over 300 young rugby players, aged six to 12, boys and girls, came to Hudson`s Field last Sunday for Salisbury RFC`s tri angular tournament. Hosts Salibsury took on teams from New Milton and Oakmeadians RFC`s. Playing a round robin series of
A JURY has found Mark Royden guilty of attempting to steal Salisbury Cathedral's Magna Carta, by using a hammer. He was also found guilty of criminal damage, by causing more than £14,000 of damage to a case protecting the 800-year-old document,
A PRE-INQUEST review into the death of Dawn Sturgess has again been delayed. The decision comes after Ms Sturgess' family say they intend to challenge Wiltshire's senior coroner David Ridley's "scope" of the inquest. READ MORE: Call for Russian
THIS month the county’s parish stewards are focusing on repairing potholes to combat the wet weather damage on Wiltshire’s roads. The 20 stewards work in local communities to carry out tasks such as repairing potholes, tending pathways, clearing
SALISBURY Reds and Wiltshire Council have unveiled three new electric vehicles for its park and ride service. The buses cost a total of £1.2million, and will serve its Britford Park and Ride service. The move follows a successful bid by the
A PLAY exploring parenting, disappointment and middle-age drinking is coming to Salisbury. The new national tour of DRY, which was originally commissioned by the NHS, is supported by Turning Point, which delivers drug and alcohol recovery services
THE first big Salisbury Live fundraiser of 2020 takes place this weekend. The event, which is being held at Laverstock and Ford Sports Club, takes place on Saturday(February 1). It features local acts performing over two stages. Headliners
A Salisbury man has been jailed for stealing Lego, booze and meat. David Perry, 40, of Barnard Street, Salisbury, pleaded guilty to stealing more than £200-worth of the toy bricks from Smyths Toys in Wiltshire’s only city. He also admitted six
British Airways has grounded flights serving mainland China until at least the end of next month due to the Government's coronavirus travel advice. The airline announced that it has extended the cancellation of flights connecting Heathrow with
THE jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of trying to steal Salisbury's Magna Carta. Mark Royden, from Canterbury, Kent, is accused of using a hammer to smash a protective case in his bid to steal the 800-year-old
“HUNDREDS” of pictures of robins, eagles, swans and owls were entered, but this month’s camera club winners have now been decided. The January theme for the Journal’s photography competition was Birds, and after being inundated with images, first
Residents can have their say over how household waste and recycling is collected. Researchers working on behalf of New Forest District Council (NFDC) will be knocking on doors to invite some householders to answer a survey until February 14.
THERE has been a second incident of a man exposing himself in Fordingbridge. It happened just before 1pm on Tuesday (January 28), in Frog Lane days after the other incident which occurred on Saturday (January 25) at 3.20pm. In that case, a
COUNCILLORS have come up with a “plan B” over future funding coming through from developers. A meeting of Fordingbridge Town Council on January 9 was told section 106 funds had been earmarked for the refurbishment of the pavilion at the recreation
A CHILD has been racially abused in Harnham. It happened at around 8.35am on Monday, January 21, in Parsonage Green, in Harnham. The boy was approached by a man who remonstrated with him and made comments which Wiltshire Police believe were
NEW Forest District Council (NFDC) is going greener and will be using four new electric vans. Two of the zero-emission vehicles will be used by two members of the cleaning team who look after 24 public toilet blocks across the district. The others
PROPOSALS to change the “ludicrous” county-wide taxi tariff system will now face public consultation, following unanimous approval from members of Wiltshire Council, however Salisbury will not get its own rate. The authority held an extraordinary
A few weeks ago I mentioned a film called ‘The Blue Lamp’ which was screened at the Gaumont Cinema, Salisbury in 1950. Interestingly, another film was shown in 1950 at Salisbury’s other cinema, the Regal in Endless Street, and this film ‘The Wooden
One of the most talked-about books of 2019 was also one of the longest novels ever published. Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann runs to more than 1,000 pages and weighs well over 2lb on the bathroom scales. It is also what Evelyn Waugh called “a stunt
IN TODAY’S JOURNAL: Proposals to allocate space for 864 new homes in Salisbury are set to be given the go-ahead next week. A man accused of trying to steal Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta is in court after denying any involvement in
PUPILS dressed up in hi-vis jackets, badges and hats to take part in the first south Wiltshire mini police day. PC Wileman, PC Duggan and PCSO Catterick greeted children at Wellington Primary School in Tidworth on Monday to teach them about what
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 Voicing the
MASSES to think about in the latest consultation on a city centre wish list. Shame there weren’t masses more people thinking about it at last week’s exhibition, which was well put together. With luck, more will have made the effort yesterday.
JEWELLERY was stolen during a burglary in Stapleford. A property in Over Street was broken into between 10am and 5.15pm on Tuesday (January 28). Police say that multiple items of jewellery were stolen. A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said:
