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  • Paper preview: Hospital gripped by worst surge to date

    IN THIS WEEK'S SALISBURY JOURNAL: Salisbury District Hospital has been forced to make changes and postpone some operations as the number of coronavirus patients under its care continues to rise. The next two weeks are going to be “critical

  • Care home residents and staff receive Covid-19 vaccinations

    IT is a "sigh of relief" for residents and staff at a Verwood care home who have received their Covid-19 vaccinations. The NHS is currently offering the Covid-19 vaccine to people most at risk from coronavirus including residents and staff in care

  • Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues in Fordingbridge

    THE rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination is continuing in Fordingbridge. More of the over 80s patients will be receiving their first dose of the vaccination this week. A statement on the Fordingbridge Surgery Facebook page on Monday said: “Please

  • Birds nest behind gas burner leads to fire crews call-out

    A BIRDS nest behind a gas burner led to firefighters being called out to a blaze in Amesbury on Monday night, January 11. Two Salisbury fire crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a chimney fire at a property on

  • Would you flush a plastic bag?

    Of course you wouldn’t. But some of the things that people flush can be just as bad – and they can cause a stink for you, your community and the environment too. Now, although we have left behind a difficult year in 2020 and hope that 2021 is a

  • Firefighters find man dead after flat fire

    A MAN was found dead at the scene of a flat fire in Shaftesbury. On Sunday, January 10, at around 11.50pm, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) was called to the incident at John Shoobridge Court in Bleke Street. Four fire crews

  • 'I'm taking up a bed, I'm just desperate to go home'

    A Salisbury District Hospital patient who claims to be fit enough to go home is “desperate” to leave hospital and “frustrated” about delays to her discharge. Sarah Iselin, 57, underwent surgery to rebuild her broken and displaced ankle around six