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A MISSING man from Salisbury has been found, police have confirmed. A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: "We’re pleased to report that James Presley has been found safely this evening."  

A BICYCLE which was secured with a lock has been stolen. Following the incident in Gillingham, Dorset Police is now appealing for witnesses. The bicycle, a Barracuda in grey and silver, was stolen from an address in Wavering Lane on the night

A school in Porton is on a mission to track down 13 students from the past after uncovering a hidden time capsule dating back to 1971. Staff at St Nicholas CE Primary School came across the object containing drawings and notes by the pupils of

Two more coronavirus patients have died after testing positive for Covid-19, Salisbury District Hospital has confirmed. This brings the hospital's death toll since the start of the pandemic to 103. The number of positive inpatients is also

THE South West region has administered more than 280,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses - although it is in some way behind other parts of England. Weekly vaccination data updates, released on a regional level for the first time today, showed a total of

AS Covid-19 cases continue to rise, one area of north Dorset now has case rates exceeding 400 per 100,000. From the week ending January 8, Blandford Forum Town has the highest coronavirus case rates in the north Dorset and Blackmore Vale patch,

The extent to which Covid cases and rates have risen in the Salisbury area in the past two weeks has been recorded by a Government map. Based on Public Health England data, the interactive tool on the Government coronavirus dashboard shows the

Intensive care units (ICUs) face being overwhelmed in UK hospitals unless coronavirus rates are brought under control, Boris Johnson admitted. Mr Johnson said there was a “very substantial” risk that ICUs would be unable to cope if numbers kept

A FORDINGBRIDGE business owner says he is “holding on” to survive a third lockdown. Malcolm Carter, who runs Retro Barbers in Fordingbridge and Downton, is just one of a number of businesses that has had to close due to the lockdown. He says

NINE people in Orcheston have got the new year off to a good start after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The Whatcombe Brow neighbours netted the windfall when SP3 4RJ was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode

Am I allowed to go for a bike ride in the New Forest? Older readers may remember that back in the summer I had a bit of a health scare. One of the things I did in response was to buy a mountain bike and get into a regular routine of weekend cycling

FOLLOWING a week of rising cases and mounting pressure on Salisbury District Hospital, more than 1,000 people in north Dorset have now received the first of their Covid-19 vaccinations. On Saturday, January 9, Sturminster Newton Medical Centre

A BURGATE pupil has used lockdown to hone his karate skills. Thomas Klemz, 12, began learning karate when he was five years old and now, seven years later, he holds many national, international and world titles in the kata discipline. Because

SOUTH Australian talent Jake Winter, who spent the 2017 summer at South Wilts, is back in the runs Down Under after missing the entire 2019/20 Adelaide season following surgery on a hip injury. He was in the form of his life and knocking loudly