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Man charged over A338 crash
POLICE investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the A338 at Breamore earlier this year have charged a man. Michael Stewart, 76, from Patmore Link Road, Hemel Hempstead, is accused of causing death by dangerous driving. He was bailed to appear
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Scouts win first aid contest
BROKEN bones, burns and bleeding wounds were all dealt with at an event held in Wilton, but there was no need to worry. Scouts from across the country were competing to become National First Aid Champions in a competition held at Wilton Scout Hall Each
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Richard is honoured
THE founding chairman of the Salisbury branch of the Federation of Small Businesses has been honoured for his 20-plus years of service. Richard Mistlin, who retired in February after running Salisbury Health Foods for 25 years, was presented with a Waterman
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Rowanmoor needs more office space
ROWANMOOR Pensions, the independent SSAS and Family Pension Trust practitioner, has taken on additional office space in Salisbury to aid its expansion plans. The company will now occupy the first and second floor offices of Castle House in Castle
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Farmers are battling to protect cress traditions
KEITH Hitchings is joining other watercress farmers in a fight to protect a tradition of more than 200 years of growing the crop in pure mineral rich flowing water. Watercress farming has been in Mr Hitching’s family in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire for
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Enjoy the fireworks
Hi everyone and welcome to the Journal Gang page. Tonight is bonfire night and the sky will be full of fireworks and smoke. I’m sure if you look out of the window you’ll see lots of rockets shooting up into the air and bursting into colourful stars.
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Pencil this in your diary
DRAWING in all its guises takes centre stage at a major exhibition at Salisbury Arts Centre this month. And, for the first time, the centre’s annual open exhibition has widened its horizons to include submissions nationally. The national open exhibition
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Playhouse production never falters
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE THEATRE critic Mortimer Brewster is used to his brother Teddy’s alter ego, President Roosevelt. But when his genteel maiden aunts reveal themselves as serial poisoners of lonely old men, Mortimer’s comfortable
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Tisbus scheme extended
TISBUS, the community minibus service for Tisbury and the surrounding villages, has added a new 16-seater to its fleet. The service, which has seen a large increase in membership this year, has also been extended. In addition to regular market day
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New community shop for Amesbury
THERE is set to be one less empty unit in the centre of Amesbury as the town council is awarded money to open a community shop. The council is to get a grant from Action for Wiltshire, a scheme that focuses on everyone working together to tackle
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Exhibition will spark interest
TONIGHT, when readers see the night sky filled with rockets and other colourful fireworks, take a moment to reflect on how these fountains of colour are manufactured and what actually produces their visual effects. Take a visit to Salisbury and South
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Morrissey's back on top form in class act
MORRISSEY, CITY HALL, SALISBURY REPORTS of Morrissey’s demise have been premature. Nine days after falling ill on stage in Swindon, the former Smiths singer continued his resurgence with an epic show at a frenetic City Hall on Monday night. Confounding
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Education must be focused on children's needs
I HAVE followed the Laverstock Academy saga with increasing concern and disbelief. It now seems to have reached the stage where naked rough politics has taken over from reasoned debate; the latest statement from Wiltshire Council is “No Academy –
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Parking 'ambassadors' were not very friendly
HAS the new Wiltshire council set out to collect as much revenue as possible from parking fines now you have to appeal to Chippenham? On Sunday, October 20, in my commercial vehicle I was parked in a loading bay in Endless Street at 8.14am. I was delivering
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Oliver is handed precious lifeline
THE parents of a baby with a rare genetic disorder are urging people to come forward to be bone marrow donors as a match found for their son could save his life. Eleven-month-old Oliver Finley has leukocyte adhesion deficiency type one, a disorder
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Canadian canoe special
THE Commander of 12 Mechanised Brigade Brigadier David Cullen led a party of seven soldiers taking part in an Open Canoeing Foundation course on the Kananaskis and Kootenay Rivers in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. They were taught
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Man walks after 12 years in wheelchair
A MAN who was left disabled following a horrific attack in a bar has taken his first steps after spending the last 12 years in a wheelchair. Sean Tyrrell is learning how to walk again after he refused to give up hope of getting back on his feet
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More events planned at Community Church
THE New Life Community Church in Fordingbridge has been responsible for some successful events in the last year such as the Fordingbridge Sk8 fest and is planning some more events over the coming season. One of the latest initiatives is for some evening
