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Ales from around the world at beer festival
BEER enthusiasts can sample 50 real ales from around the world as festival gets underway at the Kings Head Inn. Ales from New Zealand, USA, Czech Republic, Japan, Poland and Belgium are all on offer at the festival, which began on Friday and runs for
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Salisbury City 0 Gateshead 1
PETER Winn's goal five minutes from time condemned Salisbury City to their second consecutive league defeat on Saturday. The result meant that Gateshead completed a double over the Whites after a 2-1 win last month. Full report to follow.
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Birthday celebrations at day centre
SALISBURY mayor Bobbie Chettleburgh was on hand to help in the celebrations as staff and guests celebrated the 25th birthday of the Hudson Road Day Centre on Friday. There was a special lunch followed by a birthday cake, cut by cllr Chettleburgh.
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New WI for Wilton
A NEW WI group for Wilton will be holding its first meeting on November 9 from 7pm in Wilton Community Centre. Women wishing to join, or just to find out more, are welcome to come along and Hazel Gillingham will be speaking on Three Remarkable Women.
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'Tricks' or 'treats' wanted for dogs home
STAFF at Dogs Trust Salisbury are getting into the spirit of Halloween this year and are appealing for local dog lovers to send in Tricks or Treats for all their rescue dogs currently looking for new homes. Rehoming centre manager Alison Roger said
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Warnings after spate of jewellery thefts
POLICE are warning people to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries across Wiltshire. Since May 2009, there have been 39 domestic burglaries committed in north and west Wiltshire. These offences have stretched from Chippenham in the north to Mere in
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More vintage bus trips
SALISBURY’S Saturday Vintage Bus service has been increased to two vehicles. The times from New Canal are 9.30am, 11am, 3pm and 4.45pm. Timetables are available from Salisbury Tourist Information.
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Tidworth training for Turkish soldiers
A COMPANY of Turkish soldiers celebrated their National Day on Salisbury Plain on Thursday by crawling through underground pipes, scaling walls and balancing on high beams in between buildings. The 68 men of the Turkish Army’s 66th Infantry Mechanised
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France trip for Scouts
CROISSANTS, campfires and Indiana Jones added to the fun when 1st Tidworth Scouts went on their first international camp, saying Bonjour to France. The youngsters visited a typical French market, took part in activities including abseiling, archery and
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Record number of entries in costume contest
THE Whiteparish Garden Club held their annual pumpkin and children’s Halloween costume competition in the village hall on the 29th October 2009. There were a record number of entrees and a great time was had by all the children, parents and
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Halloween fun in Farley
THERE were some spooky goings on at Farley Nursery School this week as all the staff and children dressed up to celebrate Halloween. The youngsters also had fun making pumpkin lanterns and seasonal pumpkin soup.
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Protests over wind turbine plan
VILLAGERS are protesting about plans to install a wind turbine on a school playing field in Sopley. The plans, submitted by Hampshire County Council, propose to put the 60 kilowatt per hour, 15m high turbine at the playing field at Sopley Primary
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Into the jungle for Chafyn pupils
YEAR 4 pupils got a taste of the tropics last week as they saw exotic birds and lizards on a school trip to The Living Rainforest. The children from Chafyn Grove School visited the enormous glasshouses near Newbury as part of their geography work for
