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'Stock are looking good for promotion
LAVERSTOCK & Ford moved closer to their promotion goal with a convincing win over in-form East Cowes Victoria. The visitors had not lost since Laverstock beat them 6-0 in December, and they took the lead on eight minutes when Simon Williams capitalised
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Holmes hoping to avenge opening day disappointment
SALISBURY City, now up to seventh place in the Blue Square Premier, have a great opportunity to reinforce their play-off credentials on Saturday when they host bottom-of-the-table Droylsden. Whites were held to a goalless draw at the Butchers Arms ground
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Downton have to little to offer as relegation draws ever-near
DOWNTON turned in a disappointing display at Lymington Town on Saturday, going down limply to one of their fellow relegation candidates. Jake Ormond gave the hosts the lead with a far post header on 29 minutes, and they went in at the break 1-0 up.
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Blues prove a point against high-flyers
AMESBURY Town earned a good point against promotion-chasing Farnborough North End on Saturday. The first real chance came on 32 minutes when Rory Todd cut in from the right and beat Andy Burt in the Blues goal, but it was disallowed for offside. Amesbury's
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Daryl's error proves costly
MOTORCYCLE champion Daryl Bolter made a disappointing start to his British Enduro campaign, when one mistake in the final test of the day saw him plummet from first to fifth. The traditional season opener, the Muntjac Enduro in Thetford Forest, Norfolk
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Triumphant weekend after show of strength (Hockey latest)
WITH a full squad at his disposal, Salisbury Hockey Club men's skipper Rob Selbie was looking for a positive response to the previous week's disappointing defeat by Blandford. He got just that, Salisbury bouncing back and climbing the table thanks to
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England call up for Tom (Junior rugby round-up)
SALISBURY Rugby Club is celebrating yet more recognition for its talented youngsters after Tom Heathcote was selected for the full England under 16s squad, which will travel to Lyon to play Four Nations internationals against Wales, Italy and France next
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England stars at Five Rivers
BOWLS enthusiasts are expected to be out in force tomorrow (Thursday) when Five Rivers Indoor Bowls Club welcomes a number of former England stars and international triallists to its Tollgate Road home. Among those taking part in the Men's Fours Area
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Tickets to see Sir Tom
JUST A few seats remain on sale for a sportsman's dinner with football legend Sir Tom Finney OBE, CBE. The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Salisbury, takes place at Salisbury Guildhall on Friday, March 18. The former Preston North End and England
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Match abandoned after injury
SHREWTON United's Toolstation Western League Division One game at Backwell United last night was abandoned after Martin Bragger suffered a suspected broken leg.
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Shrewton share the spoils
DESPITE going 3-1 up in their game at home to table-toppers Wellington, Shrewton United were well pleased with a share of the spoils after being reduced to ten men early in the second half. It was a much-changed side that lined up at the Recreation Ground
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Whites dig in to keep play-off dream alive
SALISBURY City bounced back from a somewhat rocky start to beat Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to 11 games and keeping them within spitting distance of a play-off place. Liam Feeney and Robbie Matthews scored in
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Dinton in the nets
DINTON Cricket Club are already preparing for this summer's campaign and are inviting any new players to join them in pre-season nets at Salisbury High School every Tuesday from 9pm to 10pm. For more information ring club captain Rich Cridge on 0870
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Hannah heads north
ENGLISH under 13s champion Hannah Turland is one of eight teenagers selected by the English Women's Golf Association to take part in the Scottish under 16s open strokeplay Championship at Craigielaw on April 10-11. Hannah, who has been Tidworth Garrison
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Trophy exit for Five Rivers bowlers
TEAMS from Five Rivers Indoor Bowls Club have experienced mixed fortunes of late, taking one win and one defeat from two extremely close-fought matches. The ladies scored a valuable win in their Rivers-meet League encounter with Havant, picking up 79
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Redlynch fall short
REDLYNCH & Hale's bid to reach Lord's was cut short by a young and efficient Poole side in their National Indoor Competition regional first round tie. Chasing the Dorset side's 135-5, Redlynch fell short at 109-6.
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Es within a point of winning title
ELLINGHAM & Ringwood Rugby Club now need just one point from their final four league games to clinch the Hampshire Division One title. They inched closer to their goal with a 16-12 win against closest rivals East Dorset on Saturday. With Ellingham sitting
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Race to become annual event
NICK Holmes was sufficiently impressed by the turnout for the first multi-terrain run to be staged by Salisbury City to predict it would become an established part of the club's sporting calendar. "A lot of people registered on the day itself which meant
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'Professional' performance pleases Holmes
THE body language of both managers after Saturday's match between Salisbury City and Burton Albion certainly summed up how they felt about their respective sides' display. Nick Holmes and Nigel Clough - both former professionals who graced the game at
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City slickers taste victory again as Brewers' play-off hopes droop
VICTORY was oh so sweet for Salisbury City on Saturday when they avenged an early season defeat by Burton Albion with a performance that oozed professionalism. Whites let slip a 3-1 lead to succumb 4-3 last time they faced the Brewers, but it was a far
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Eight-point lead for Stockton
STOCKTON & Codford opened up a handsome lead at the top of the Salisbury & District Premier Division after beating fellow title contenders Bemerton Heath Harlequins by a solitary Lee Osment goal. On a day when the top four were in action against each
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Youngsters benefit from annual sports awards
YOUNG sportsmen and women from the worlds of cricket, table tennis, judo, football and gymnastics were among the recipients of this year's Mike Slade Sports Scholarships. Now in its 12th year, the fund was set up in memory of the Salisbury councillor
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Salisbury hit College boys for seven (Junior Football Focus, February 21)
SALISBURY City under 14s remain in second place in the Mid-Solent League after putting seven past College Youth without reply. City were quick out of the traps scoring twice in the opening five minutes. Joe Spratt scored after a good cross by Ben Brown
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Race is on as Salisbury close gap on leaders
SALISBURY Rugby Club's fate now lies in its own hands, with the gap at the top of the table narrowed to three points. While Salisbury were in rampant form at Castle Road to avenge their early-season defeat by Walcot, champions-elect Chippenham, looking
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Anglers feel the pinch as freeze takes hold (Rod & Line, February 21)
SALISBURY Angling Club took the top three places in Sunday's match against Melksham on the Nadder with some good weights considering the conditions. Despite an overnight low of minus four and clear water, some pegs fished very well. Bob Ryan fished
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Water bills set to rise
WATER bills in Ringwood are set to rise by up to five per cent from April. Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water (BWHW), which supplies water to about half a million homes across Hampshire and Dorset, has announced increases of between three and five per
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Reserves top Group A
SALISBURY City Reserves secured first place in their Suburban Shield qualifying group with last night's 6-1 win at Sandhurst Town. Thomas Clarke scored a hat-trick for Whites' second string, while Jonathan Davies, Daniel Young and Jordan Walsh were also
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Police probe farm blaze
A POLICE investigation has been launched into a fire which destroyed 45 bales of straw in a farmer's field at Ludgershall yesterday afternoon. The blaze, which caused £1,500 worth of damage, broke out at about 4pm and fire crews spent several hours putting
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Dragon dance for crippled acrobat
DRAGONS, lions and dumplings were the highlights of a fund-raising day organised by Salisbury's Chinese community to help crippled acrobat Xu Yan. More than £1,000 was collected to support the 22-year-old circus performer, who found herself penniless
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Fanatic guilty of organising New Forest terror camp
A FANATIC who boasted of being "Osama bin London" has been found guilty of organising terrorist training camps, including one in the New Forest. Mohammed Hamid, 50, was also convicted of encouraging others to murder non-believers at the end of a four-month