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Residents clear up Durrington
DURRINGTON residents armed with black bags and gloves joined forces at the end of September to clean up the village. The sun was shining and there was a good turnout of people at the Big Tidy Up Day, including some students from Avon Valley College.
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Campaign raises awareness of pressure sores
A NEW campaign has been launched at Salisbury District Hospital to educate people about pressure sores. The two-week campaign, called Please Turn Over, aims to educate people on how to prevent the uncomfortable condition and how to manage it. It kicked
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Popular folk duo head for City Hall
SHOW of Hands, one of England’s greatest acoustic folk bands, heads to Salisbury on Sunday. Singer/songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer have sold out the Royal Albert Hall on several occasions and hope to do the same at the
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Playhouse in line for award
SALISBURY Playhouse’s production, A Month in the Country, which premiered last October, has been nominated for best lighting design by Tim Mitchell in the prestigious 2009 Theatre Management Awards (TMA). Playhouse artistic director, Philip Wilson, adapted
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Getting into the Halloween spirit
HI everyone and welcome to the Journal Gang page. Halloween is only a few weeks away and the shops are full of pumpkins, witches’ hats and ghostly surprises. The Journal Gang is getting into the spirit of the occasion this week with a chance to win
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Singers in fine voice
THREE talented singers from the Salisbury area have made it through to the regional finals of Open Mic UK. Josh Gibbons, Katie Hayes and Krystal Lynch are the successful trio of singing hopefuls who sang their way through the auditions. The competition
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Police issue Halloween advice
THERE will be extra patrols by Wiltshire Police on the streets this Halloween in a bid to prevent anti-social behaviour. The force is appealing to parents and carers across the county to be aware of their children’s behaviour and activities during Halloween
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Plane crash in business park
A SMALL plane crash landed in a business park in Old Sarum shortly before 2pm this afternoon. Police confirmed a call was received at 1.55pm to say a plane had come down in the road near Linden Plant Hire in the Castlegate Business Park.
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Have your say on Wiltshire's future
CONSULTATION into the future of Wiltshire begins at the end of the month and residents are being urged to have their say. Wiltshire Council will be holding the consultation until December 31 and will be putting on exhibitions throughout the area to find
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Pitton pupils praised by Ofsted
PUPILS at Pitton Primary School have been praised for their outstanding behaviour and enjoyment of learning and lessons. Ofsted Inspectors visited the school at the beginning of July and gave the school a rating of good for its overall effectiveness.
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Red caps on top
A TEAM of eight military policemen have recently completed the gruelling National Three Peaks Challenge, climbing the three highest peaks respectively in Wales, England and Scotland within 24 hours. The team from 158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment
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Property review set to save £85million
A REVIEW and reduction of property owned by Wiltshire Council is set to save £85million over the next 25 years. The council currently has about 95 administrative offices around the county, but is proposing to reduce that number to four main hubs, including
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Ambitious plans for park
AMBITIOUS £50,000 plans for Ringwood’s Danny Cracknell Pocket Park could provide a ‘prestige site’ for the town, but fears have been raised about possible vandalism. The town council agreed on Thursday to recommend the scheme, which would include a
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Bungling crook jailed
AN inept crook from Nomansland has been jailed after a bungled armed robbery. James Worton-Griffiths, 30, of South Lane, and Shaun McEvoy, 42, from Southampton, were spotted putting on masks by the manager of the shop they intended to rob,
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Biggins tribute lunch raises funds for Stars Appeal
A TRIBUTE lunch for local celebrity Christopher Biggins raised a huge amount for Salisbury District Hospital’s Caring 4 Kids campaign. The Variety Club Wessex Region held the lunch at the DeVere Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth, where guests
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Progress on sustainable rubbish disposal
PROGRESS is being made on finding alternatives to landfill as Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council work together to identify cost effective and sustainable ways to dispose of the county’s rubbish. The two councils are investigating developing
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Help for homeless people
HOMELESS people in Salisbury can now get help to make living rough more bearable thanks to an innovative safety scheme launched in the city. The street survival bag project, launched by Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service, was piloted in Trowbridge last
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New service to help tackle mental health problems
A NEW service providing employment advice to people in Wiltshire with mental health problems has been launched. The county-wide initiative offering training, voluntary work and employment advice to people recovering from mental ill health is
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Junction lay-out needs changing
I SEE an accident has happened at the top of Wilton Avenue, with the junction of the Devizes Road and the road to the Woodfords (known locally as Snakey or Camp Hill). It was no surprise to me to see, as the junction is so poorly laid out a conflict
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Record amount raised at early Christmas Fair
MORE than £40,000 was raised for the Army Benevolent Fund at this year’s annual Early Early Christmas Fair held at the end of September. More than 1,350 shoppers from across Wiltshire and surrounding counties flocked to the fair at Tedworth
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Bridge closure has not been thought through
AMESBURY Area Board flexed its muscles and rejected the people’s choice over the closing of Bulford Bridge. I was dismayed to see that even though a democratic process was clearly followed by my town council and supported by Bulford Parish Council
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Calls for road safety measures
WORRIED parents in Ringwood have raised fears that someone could be killed unless road safety measures are taken. Andy and Sue Perrin, of Hightown, are calling for action after conducting their own traffic survey, which they claim proves there is a strong
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Knights are aiming to make a big difference
A BUSINESSMAN looking for investment opportunities following the sale of his company, has teamed up with a well known figure in the south Wiltshire business community to set up an organisation to help entrepreneurs finance their ventures. Tim Baker
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International success for Friends Provident
FRIENDS Provident International has won a clutch of awards at the International Adviser, International Life Awards. The company, the international arm of Friends Provident, which employs more than 900 people at its Salisbury offices, won in nearly 50
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No compensation for post office
COMPENSATION will not paid to Sandleheath Post Office owner Debbie Pople following gas works which put the brakes on business for more than four weeks. As reported in the September 3 edition of the Journal, Southern Gas Networks carried out work outside
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Parents' parking stops people visiting graves
GRIEVING people have been unable to get to the graves of their loved ones in a Ringwood cemetery because of the parking of some parents dropping off and picking up their children from school. Parents have been parking in the tiny cemetery car park and
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Farnborough go through to face Whites
SALISBURY City now know the identity of their opponents in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup. Farnborough beat Heybridge Swifts 3-0 at home in a replay on Wednesday night, but Heybridge took them to extra time. Steve King's side
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Salisbury City Res 0 Swindon Town Res 3
SALISBURY City’s reserves lost 3-0 at home to Swindon Town on Tuesday night. A strong Robins line-up took the lead on 18 minutes through Lee Peacock’s close-range effort. Billy Bodin fired the second just three minutes after the break, and Charlie
