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New police website
WILTSHIRE Police’s new website is offering the chance to win a laptop in a prize draw The website at www.wiltshire.police.uk aims to be more accessible and interactive, with links to the force’s Facebook and Twitter pages and YouTube channel. People
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On the catwalk at Godolphin
GIRLS at Godolphin Prep School got on the catwalk for dogs. The pupils got creative to raise money for Canine Partners. The girls took to the catwalk, wearing T-shirts they had decorated with dogs and raised £205 for the charity.
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Greyhounds kick-off support for World Cup
RESCUED greyhounds have kicked-off their support for England as the World Cup gets under way. Donning England football shirts, bandanas and flags, dogs from the Greyhound Rescue West of England have been out throughout the charity’s southern and western
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Children get church project off to flying start
LOWER Bemerton children have got a major new project in the village off to a flying start. When Livvy and Maddy Carter and Sophie and Katie Packer, who all live in Lower Road, heard that a group of local people is trying to raise the funds to reopen
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Honour for choristers
SIX Wiltshire boys took part in a special ceremony in Salisbury Cathedral last Sunday with 13-year-old Henry Cooper from Salisbury appointed head Boy Chorister and five younger boys admitted as full choristers into the Cathedral Choir. Director
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Medal for war veteran
A LOCAL war veteran was among a group of men honoured for their bravery on Russian convoys during the Second World War at a ceremony in Jersey last month. George Wells, 87, from Stoford, was one of 12 Royal Navy veterans to receive a medal from the Russian
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Twinning event at Bemerton
CHILDREN from Bemerton Heath Youth Club enjoyed a BBQ and sports games with youngsters from Germany as part of Salisbury’s twinning association with the German town of Xanten. The event was organised by Bemerton Heath Community Centre and the Twinning
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Teen with imitation gun arrested
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy with an imitation gun was arrested in Harnham in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police officers were called to reports of an assault on a 43-year-old local man in Netherhampton Road, and were made aware of a connected incident shortly
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Success at High Post charity day
THE seventh and final High Post Golf Club Charity day raised over £7,500 for CLIC Sargent and the Alzheimer’s Society. A perfect day’s weather made for some excellent golf from the 19 hopeful teams, with the eventual winners the colourful Cunning
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New children's centre in Tisbury
TISBURY Children's Sure Start Centre in Weaveland Road was opened at a ceremony held on Saturday, with mums cutting the official ribbon. Clown Bluey, A clown for all Reasons, provided the entertainment for children and parents at the opening event.
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Church fete in Mere
COUNTRY dancing, stalls and competitions added to the fun in Mere at the weekend as the parish church held its annual fete. Col John Blashford Snell from the Drake & Raleigh Expedition as its opened the fete on Saturday. Childen from
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Photo competition at Salisbury High School
SALISBURY High School is running a photography competition with a special section for members of the public to enter. The winning photographs from all the categories, community, lower school, upper school and staff, will form part of the arts college
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Car parking charges for hospital staff
STAFF at Salisbury District Hospital will have to pay to park there, despite warnings it will cause real financial hardship. At a meeting on Monday the trust board of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust agreed to introduce charges, saying they will
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School to hold open day and fete this Sunday
A SPECIALIST school near Ringwood is throwing open its doors this Sunday (13) for its summer fete and open day. The Sheiling School has provided specialist support and care for children and young people with learning difficulties for nearly
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Cautious welcome for academy plans
SCHOOLS in south Wiltshire have given a cautious welcome to the government’s plans to create more academies. While freedom from council control that academy status brings with it sounds attractive, headteachers are worried about whether they will have
