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Fly the flag with care through Forest
FOOTBALL fans are being urged to fly the England flag with care when driving through the New Forest. The clerk to the Verderers Sue Westwood told the Forest Journal that although most Forest ponies were “sensible” – foals could be startled by the flapping
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We don't want this £2m road: Residents blast county council
RESIDENTS of a quiet road in Verwood have blasted the county council's plans to spend nearly £2million on adopting and re-surfacing their road. People living in Springfield Road are unanimous - they do not want works that could cost them thousands of
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Fifteen years for Paula Poolton murderer
THE Royal Mail worker who brutally murdered a former Salisbury City FC steward will face 15 years behind bars. Roger Kearney stood in the dock at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today to hear how long his life sentence for killing Saints
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Brother of man found dead under hedge warns "know your limits"
A MAN found dead in a wooded area during freezing conditions in January had a habit of sleeping rough after a night out, an inquest heard. The body of Jason Smith, 39, of Netton Close, Bishopstone, was found under a hedge in the area off New Bridge Road
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Council to take legal action over travellers
COUNCIL officers are taking legal action to move on travellers from Hudsons Field in Salisbury. A group of caravans turned up on Tuesday evening. It is not known whether this group is the same as one previously camped in the Staples’
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"Don't leave belongings in car", say police
POLICE have issued advice to help people avoid becoming victims of opportunist crimes as they enjoy Wiltshire beauty spots this summer. Thieves are known to target beauty spots and police are warning that by leaving valuables in full view car owners
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Wheelchair stolen from outside pub
A WHEELCHAIR hired from the Red Cross was stolen from outside the Furlong pub in Ringwood on Saturday night. The victim, who has a leg injury, left the chair outside the pub to watch the England match and discovered it had been stolen after
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Government pulls plug on Stonehenge visitor centre
THE Government has pulled the plug on funding for the new £27.5million visitor centre at Stonehenge. Plans for the long-awaited centre at Airman’s Corner were unveiled last year and it was vowed it would be open in time for the 2012 Olympics
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Steam gala attracts 2,000
THE Moors Valley Summer Steam Gala attracted about 2,000 people to see a host of trains and automobiles last weekend. Kingsmere station was packed with families on Saturday and Sunday, who came to see vintage cars, fire engines and |miniature and full-size
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Cardiac services meeting moves venues
PARENTS across Wiltshire and Hampshire will be hoping to get their questions about the future of children’s cardiac services answered at a meeting in Southampton on Monday. In May the Journal reported that Joanne Diaper from Salisbury was worried about
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Power to the people!
DARE 2 Festival returns to Tollard Royal next month – and it’s gone green. Electric Pedals will be running workshops adventuring into the world of pedal-power, aiming to produce a variety of installations to illustrate how much electricity is required
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Katharine joins tribute to Rory
SALISBURY Musical Society’s summer concert will be both a celebration of local music-making and in memory of a much-loved Salisbury musician, Rory Waters, who died in January, and was to have sung bass in the concert. The choir will be performing The
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Students have a great time with theatre company
By Eliza Hunt STUDENTS from Burgate and Ringwood schools have taken over the Forest Forge Theatre Company for two weeks. They took part in the project Elevate, run by creative learning director Lucy Bailey, who said: "The cast are great
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Singers return to help fund
TWO hugely talented young singers from Cape Town will be the stars of a Come and Sing workshop and a concert in Salisbury being organised by the Fezeka Scholarship Fund. Monde Mdingi and Nokwanda Bovana came to Salisbury from Cape Town with the Fezeka
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Engaging performances at second shameless event
SHAMELESS PART 2, SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE LAST Thursday saw another evening of musical mayhem at the arts centre, offered up by the students of Salisbury College, with some fine local talent on show. The audience was literally bombarded from beginning
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Future is looking bright in village
TURNOVER has increased and we have secured funding for a community shop, says a delighted Mark Barnes. “We regard this as something of a success,” he adds. Future Farms is a non-profit making co-operative set up in Martin in 2004 producing vegetables
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Down to earth...with Anne Morris
So many uses for herbs ANY day now, the purplish-pink flowers of my bushy oregano will open, offering a heady invitation to visiting bees - they just love its nectar. I now have a dedicated section of the plot for culinary herbs, which require little
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Get your grown-ups growing!
Hi everyone, welcome to this week’s Gang page. What does your school garden look like? I received an email last week about a new initiative to get teachers, pupils and anyone else who wants to get involved to develop their school gardens. Launched by
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Farms throw gates open to the public
IT was Open Farm Sunday last weekend, when farms all over the UK opened their gates to the public. There were nature trails, history trails, guided tours, refreshments and, of course, farm animals to see. I visited Cools Farm near East Knoyle and was
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Staff parking charges will hit low-earners
I am not sure if you are aware of the anger that this decision has caused to the staff (which includes me) who work at the hospital but it is huge (Re: Hospital staff parking charges, Salisbury Journal, June 10). I am not in a union but know they are
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Appeal for information after girl "inappropriately touched" on bus
POLICE have renewed an appeal for information about an incident in which a girl was inappropriately touched by a pensioner while on a bus. The 16-year-old girl was sitting at the back of the number 2 bus travelling from Salisbury towards Devizes on May
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Adelsbury commits to Whites
BEN Adelsbury has become the latest Salisbury City player to agree a new contract. Whites manager Tommy Widdrington said he was delighted to confirm that the 19-year-old would be staying at the Ray Mac and would be part of the club’s Zamaretto
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'Dangerous' A30 roadworks over-ran ten-week schedule
SEVERAL months ago a notice was placed at the side of the A30 near the Pheasant Hotel, it read “Road works start March 11 lasting ten weeks. Expect delays”. At times, the queues of traffic were of considerable length. However, I calculated
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Man to be sentenced today for Paula Poolton murder
THE man who murdered Salisbury City FC steward Paula Poolton is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London today. Mrs Poolton, 40, of Course Park Crescent, Titchfield, was last seen on October 17, 2008. Her body was found 11 days later in the boot
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The search for Wolfie goes on - rescuers getting closer
SEARCHERS have been overwhelmed with support and sightings following their apperal in last week's Journal. Wolfie, a nervous lurcher who bolted from his new home just 36 hours after being brought over from Greece, has been spotted several times a day
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FSB is urging tough line on deficit cuts
THE government must adopt robust plans for reducing the UK’s budget deficit, according to 93 per cent of small businesses taking part in a survey. The survey, commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses, canvassed the views of 1,319 members to
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Army wows show crowds
THIS year saw the largest military presence at the Royal Bath and West Show for many years. Tidworth-based units helped the recruiting organisation to display their equipment - and provide soldiers to talk to the crowds. The Challenger
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"Beautiful Game" leaves me cold
FORGIVE me, for I have sinned. I am not interested in football - nor am I interested in the World Cup. I never read the sports pages of the national newspapers - sorry Rooney, but there’d be no point; they may as well be written in a foreign
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"C Course" reunion
A REUNION is being organised to mark the 50th anniversary of youngsters joining a secretarial course in Salisbury. Janette Minns, formerly Whitfield, is trying to bring together the 20 or so people who joined C Course at Shady Bowers in September
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Leap raises BLESMA cash
THE Army Parachute instructor said he had never heard anyone scream so loudly in freefall before. Ministry of Defence civil servant Claire Winter from Ludgershall, was taking part in her first parachute jump to raise money for the British Limbless
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Another feast of supercars
FERRARIS, Lamborghinis and Bugattis will be among the cars in Wilton in August for the annual Supercars event. Lord Pembroke will be hosting one of the largest displays of supercars in the country at Wilton House on August 14 to raise funds
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Police return eBay sign to village
POLICE officers have returned a village sign, thought to have been stolen, to its rightful owners. A local man spotted the Breamore sign for sale on the popular auction website eBay and reported it to the police. PC Alex Willson and PCSO Jim Hordle
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"Scientists should take over HPA at Porton Down", says MP
SCIENTISTS should take over the Health Protection Agency’s facility at Porton Down and run it as a co-operative, says Salisbury’s MP John Glen. He has written to Health Department Minister Ann Milton arguing the case for keeping the centre
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Motorists bewildered by traffic lights
THREE sets of traffic lights within about 50ft of each other on the A30 have been branded “confusing” and an “accident waiting to happen” by concerned motorists. Drivers on the A30 approaching the junction with Pheasant Road encounter red lights
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Extra plain-clothes officers on the hunt for lead thieves
EXTRA plain-clothes police officers are being used to catch thieves who have stripped lead from 17 buildings in Ringwood in the last month. The thieves are being warned they face a maximum term of seven years in jail. A gang of thieves struck Greyfriars
