A FUNDRAISER to replace the broken posts at Amesbury Rugby Club has smashed its target - raising more than £1,300 so far. This includes a single donation of £500 from charity Locker Stash Rugby. It comes after Storm Ciara left the club needing
THE next round of the country-wide youth climate strikes will be taking place tomorrow, as students once again leave their schools to campaign for the planet. The Salisbury strikes will begin at 11am in Guildhall Square. Protests in the city
ONE of the world’s most innovative percussion ensembles is coming to Salisbury Arts Centre on Saturday (February 15). Ensemble Bash mixes contemporary classical, jazz and music theatre into unforgettable performances. Ensemble Bash has toured
VOTING for the Salisbury Monopoly edition has opened - giving the public a chance to have a say on which of the city's famous landmarks should appear on the board. To celebrate the announcement of plans for the new game, Mr Monopoly paid a visit
Sajid Javid has dramatically quit as Chancellor in a row with Boris Johnson over his closest aides. The Prime Minister had been expected to keep Mr Javid in post and news of his resignation shocked Westminster. Allies of the former chancellor
A DRIVER from Salisbury was fined £750, after overtaking an unmarked police car on the wrong side of a mini roundabout while over the legal alcohol limit. Wesley Gilchrist, aged 41, of Braemar Rise was driving a van in Trowbridge at around 4.55pm
A HERO tree surgeon who pulled a woman from the wreckage of a burning car was among those to receive honours at Buckingham Palace. Luke Ridley, from Amesbury, was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for rescuing the woman after her vehicle flipped
GOSKYDIVE has won silver in the South West Leisure and Tourism Excellence Awards 2019/2020 in the Active and Sporting Experience Award. This year saw a record of 773 entries and the panel team of 50 judges undertook a record 559 ‘secret shopper
Tidworth based 6 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME have craftsmen deployed in BATUS, where soldiers and officers from the Regular and Reserves are working together to prepare the vehicle fleet for this year’s activities. Working conditions have
HERE are some of the events coming up in and around Salisbury over the next seven days: TOMORROW Under Fives’ Friday: Valentines with Liza Morgan, Salisbury Museum, 10am–11.30am. Arty fun suitable for 2–5 year olds. Info: salisburymuseum.org.uk
ROAD closures in the centre of Salisbury are to be put in place next weekend as bridge works are carried out. Highways England teams will be working on refurbishing the railway bridge on the A36, Churchill Way. As a result, the road will be
IN TODAY’S JOURNAL: A father who has been forced to sleep in his car for months is pleading with council officials to finally help him find a home so he can “rebuild” his life, after securing a job with a city firm. More than £15m is to
I WAS delighted to hear the Prime Minister announce this week that Wiltshire Council has secured funding for three crucial road improvements – the Harnham Gyratory, Exeter Street roundabout and Park Wall junction. These are significant pinch points
UNDERFUNDING of traffic officers means Wiltshire Police “cannot provide effective enforcement”, a union has said. PC Tom Wilson, Wiltshire Police Federation representative, said the number of specialist traffic cops had fallen from 142 in 1998
HAVE you ever wanted to be able to buy one of the city’s famous landmarks, such as the cathedral, or even nearby Stonehenge? Well, now you can – sort of, as Salisbury has been chosen to get its very own Monopoly game. Seeing off 19 other cities
