As coronavirus continues to spread, we've put together seven updates on cases, rates and excess deaths in Wiltshire. All the data is correct as of Wednesday October 28. 1. According to Public Health England figures, 90 confirmed cases were
THE Christmas in Fordingbridge and festive lights switch-on has been cancelled due to Covid-19. A statement from Fordingbridge Town Council said: "Fordingbridge Town Council has taken the difficult decision to cancel the annual Christmas In Fordingbridge
A RINGWOOD School student has used pedal power to help raise funds so she can travel to help communities in Tanzania. Teah Bannister has been given the opportunity to go to Tanzania with Ringwood School and Camps International for a month next
THE former police officer who killed his long-term lover in a pub car park on May 9 has been sent to prison. Timothy Brehmer, 41, of Hordle, New Forest, was yesterday (October 27) acquitted of murdering Claire Parry at the Horns Inn pub car park
Plans have been submitted to build a solar power site on land at Hamer in Somerley. The “renewable led energy generating station” comprises a 23MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic solar array with substation and inverter/transformer. A design
A MAN is due to appear in court in connection with a serious injury crash involving a motorbike and a car in Verwood. As reported, Dorset Police received a report at 7.49am on Saturday, July 5, of a collision on Black Hill, at the junction with
THIS IS My Theatre is reviving its critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The production is at the The Medieval Hall, Cathedral Close, in Salisbury on Friday (October 30) and Saturday, at 5pm and 7.30pm. It uses the play’
WILTSHIRE’S police and crime commissioner is calling for action to modernise the court service to deal with a back-log of cases caused by the pandemic. PCC Angus Macpherson is calling for more government intervention to boost the modernisation
Wiltshire Council will be broadcasting a live Covid-19 update to answer residents' questions. On 5pm on Tuesday November 3, Wiltshire Council Leader, Cllr Philip Whitehead will be joined by Terence Herbert, Chief Executive of Wiltshire Council
OFFICERS are appealing for help from members of the public to locate a wanted man from North Dorset. UPDATE - Police said on October 31 Kellaway had been arrested and recalled to prison Daniel Kellaway, aged 25, was released from prison in
Police are trying to track down a Good Samaritan who stopped to help a young child who had been knocked off his bike. Around 10.30am on October 23, a nine-year-old boy was knocked off his bicycle outside Sarum Academy on Westwood Road. The driver
Salisbury Reds is launching a consultation to discover the effects Covid-19 has had on the travel habits of those living in the region. The move could lead to an overhaul of ticketing and prices. “We are welcoming back a steadily growing number
Britain’s most dearly missed retailer Woolworths is NOT coming back to the high street, following a series of announcements made on Twitter that sparked speculation over its return. A new Twitter account purporting to be from Woolworths said it
A TEAM of firefighters from Fordingbridge completed a 54-mile challenge wearing their full fire kit, including 16kg breathing apparatus. Matt O’Hare, Colin Reeves, Lee Dorrington and his dad Paul took on the walking/running challenge over the weekend
IN THIS WEEK'S SALISBURY JOURNAL: The number of coronavirus patients at Salisbury District Hospital is rising, the hospital has warned, and residents “should take the virus seriously” to protect the people around them. Businesses in and
