PAPER PREVIEW January 7, 2021

The brother of a Salisbury man who died after testing positive for Covid-19 is urging people not to “ignore” worsening symptoms and understand how “real and close to home” the virus is.

From Tier 3 to a national lockdown - emergency services, MPs and businesses have responded to the latest restrictions.

Covid-19 cases and deaths at Salisbury District Hospital have risen to record numbers and are continuing to rise.

A monolith appeared in Laverstock to the surprise of walkers on New Year's Day, but within two days it had been uprooted from the ground and damaged.

New Year's Honours: Celebrating residents from in and around Salisbury who were recognised on the list.

And more!

In Forest Journal:

New Forest-based mayors respond to the latest lockdown restrictions.

More than 70 firefighters dealt with the fire that “severely damaged” a thatched cottage Monday night.

A pub in Fordingbridge has been transformed into a new boutique hotel.

In The Vale Journal:

More than 900 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will be arriving in north Dorset on Friday, enabling doctors to begin the “mammoth task” of vaccinating hundreds of local people.

An eight week makeover of Gillingham town centre will start next month, as part of an ongoing £3million transformation of the town.

Sculptures made from chicken wire and thatched roofs can now be spotted on a Gillingham roundabout, thanks to a refurbishment paying tribute to the town’s history.