Archive
-
Date
Rail users' worries over parking plans
PARKING at Salisbury Railway Station will be made more difficult if long-stay parking is scrapped at the nearby Central Car Park, train users fear. Station parking has been an ongoing issue for many years, with people complaining it is impossible
-
Date
Salisbury & District League roundup - March 2/3
SOUTH Newton & Wishford booked their place in the Charity A Cup final, beating Stockton & Codford 2-1. Stockton headed in an early opener, and hit the post early in the second half. This seemed to wake Newton up, and the evergreen Mickey
-
Date
Tributes paid to "gentle" Ross
FRIENDS and teachers at the Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre have paid tribute to a “gentle and modest” teenager found dead after going missing from his Frogham home. Ross Haughey, 17, went missing on February 24 after telling his parents Brian
-
Date
Blue lights stolen from volunteers' vehicle
A BRANSGORE charity volunteer says he is disappointed after a part of an emergency response vehicle was stolen. Dennis Hann, who helps with the Community First Responders at Ringwood, and Bransgore, says he went out to the Mitsubishi Shogun at
-
Date
Celebrity chef drops in to Salisbury restaurant
CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White dropped in for a bite to eat at a Salisbury restaurant at the weekend. White visited Leonardo’s Pizzeria in the Market Place on Saturday. He has also recently been spotted in the New Inn in Salisbury and he
-
Date
Join theatre's sparkling anniversary
A SALISBURY theatre is celebrating 60 years of staging plays in the city by holding a special evening and inviting all its audience members. Studio Theatre in Ashley Road is holding a Sparkling Sixtieth gala and dinner next Saturday from 7pm to
-
Date
Huge buzz at news of Dodgy's date
NINETIES group Dodgy have announced they will be playing at The Rainbow on the Lake pub in Steeple Langford in the run up to their new national tour. The group, pictured, who are best known for their hits Staying Out for The Summer, Good Enough
-
Date
REVIEW: Joking Apart
PAYING the price of friendship with the perfect couple is the central theme of Alan Ayckbourn’s highly entertaining yet thought provoking play Joking Apart. Less well-known than many of his other works, this is a slick and well-directed revival
-
Date
Play explores autism
FOREST Forge's new production The Boy At The Edge Of The Room opens this week. The play explores the world of a boy on the autistic spectrum and has been described as a gothic style fairytale. Director Kirstie Davis said: “It is a fairytale for
-
Date
Ground inspires exhibition
THE ground beneath our feet is the inspiration for a new exhibition at a Salisbury gallery. Martin Urmson, photographer and owner of the Urmson-Burnett Gallery on Winchester Street, has taken closeup images of the Maltings car park and blown them
-
Date
Gallery marks centenary
AN EXHIBITION marking the centenary of the Edwin Young art gallery in Salisbury opens on Saturday. Young (1831-1913) has been described as a “gentle and quiet man” who bequeathed funds to the Salisbury Corporation to build an art gallery for the
-
Date
Ringwood company offers £4,000 reward in search for driver who left the scene of Jade's crash
A RINGWOOD company has offered a £4,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charge of a hit and run driver following the death of a teenage girl. Churchill Retirement Living is offering the reward after being touched by the appeal
-
Date
Roadworks at Fountain Way
TEMPORARY traffic lights will be operating at the junction of Wilton Road and Fountain Way in Salisbury next week. Wessex Water engineers will be carrying out work to connect a new water supply to Fountain Medical centre. The work, which is
-
Date
Larmer Tree line-up announced
SEASICK Steve and KT Tunstall are among the names announced to perform at this year’s Larmer Tree Festival. More than 100 bands and acts will perform on six stages over the fiveday festival at Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal from July 17
-
Date
Rock the night away
A NEW music venture starts in Salisbury this Saturday. Promoters Earl Grey are presenting a blues night at Laverstock and Ford social club starring the Rhythm Blasters and the Hot Tamales. The Rhythm Blasters are rocking blues stalwarts comprising
-
Date
REVIEW: St John Singers
THE Rhythm of Life Has a Powerful Beat was just one of the numbers sung to a near capacity audience in St Thomas’s Church at this concert raising funds for Cancer Research UK. The St John Singers, well loved by Salisbury audiences, joined forces
-
Date
REVIEW: The Grand Baroque Harpsichord
A LARGE audience at St Thomas’s Church enjoyed a feast of baroque music on Sunday afternoon. Billed as The Grand Baroque Harpsichord, this was by no means simply a programme of harpsichord music but included several works in which other members
-
Date
How crowd-funding works
LAST week we ran an article about how Salisbury-based documentary film-maker Robert Stern outflanked major broadcasters to secure access to film a year in the life of Sussex woodsman Ben Law. Robert is using the innovative method of crowd-funding
-
Date
Aled Jones to perform at cathedral
ALED JONES is performing at Salisbury Cathedral as part of his new tour. Children from the Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir and the Cherubini Choir from Salisbury Cathedral School will join the singer, actor and presenter for the performance on
-
Date
Celtic exhibition at Fisherton Mill
AN EXHIBITION by Tamlyn Blasdale-Holmes runs in the main gallery at Fisherton Mill, Salisbury until March 30. On display is an array of intricate designs likened to the Celtic Zoomorphic style and created using mediums including graphite, ink and
-
Date
Will Kozak's tracks of the week
Five for the week: 1: The Chocolate Watch band – Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love In). 2: Ddrenge – Bloodsports. 3: Spacemen 3 – That’s Just Fine. 4: Chas and dave – Turn That Noise Down. 5: Aggrolites – Work To Do.
-
Date
F.U.R.S in town
FRIDAY will see the hotly tipped F.U.R.S in town for a warm-up gig before embarking on a UK tour with Johnny Marr on Sunday. The surf rock three-piece will link up with former The Smiths’ member Marr for the Winchester Gate gig. Marr has recently
-
Date
Thank heavens for our leaders
Thank heavens for our leaders. They’re so much more perceptive than the rest of us. I was enthusing about this only the other day to a visiting friend. He might see Salisbury as just an ordinary provincial town, I told him, but our modest little
-
Date
Controlling immigration is a bit like steering a super tanker...
THERE has been plenty of commentary from politicians and the media “commentariat” about the message that the voters of Eastleigh have delivered. It does seem to me, however, that it is more than coincidence that each commentator’s interpretation
-
Date
Sam is a star apprentice
AN apprentice from Salisbury is starring in a new film encouraging more young people to explore apprenticeship opportunities. Sam Parker, who is a marine electrics advanced apprentice at Berthon Boat Company in Lymington, stars in the film with
-
Date
Entrepreneurs meeting
THE guests at the February meeting of the Salisbury Entrepreneurs Club meeting were Chris Fox, a National Enterprise Allowance adviser and Salisbury City clerk Reg Williams. The meeting, held at Trethowans solicitors was chaired by John Randle
-
Date
'Have a go' and gain new skills
YOUNG people across the county can have a go at being a radio station producer, making jewellery, designing Tshirts and event planning for a skate park at the Have a Go Skills event in Trowbridge this month. Held at Trowbridge Civic Centre on March
-
Date
Using technology to find apprenticeships
YOUNG people seeking apprenticeships in Wiltshire have been using the latest technology to help them find work. A new free app called AV search has been launched which allows users to search through thousands of jobs advertised on the National
-
Date
Free IT courses
EMPLOYEES of small to medium businesses are being offered free IT courses by Wiltshire Council. Those working for businesses with fewer than 250 employees are eligible for the courses, which offer the opportunity to gain an ITQ Level 2 certificate
-
Date
Common sense should prevail over vascular unit
I AM dismayed and saddened at the prospect of no vascular unit at Salisbury District Hospital (Journal, February 7) as my father, Professor Hugh Glanville, who started the Rehabilitation Unit at Odstock, would have been. Shortly before his death
-
Date
MP was representing the majority
I WAS disappointed to read your correspondent’s suggestion that I do not represent my constituents equally (Postbag, February 28). All MPs have a duty to represent all their constituents, regardless of whether they agree with them or not. Since
-
Date
Many thanks
IN January 2013 I was admitted to Salisbury District Hospital, after being attended at home by initially a first responder, then by a paramedic and finally an ambulance team that took me into A&E in Salisbury. The doctor who had attended me
-
Date
Hospital security worries
RECENTLY I had to visit Salisbury District Hospital and was shocked to discover the apparent lack of security. I had walked through the main entrance doors at around 10pm and looked around for a manned security desk but couldn’t see anything.
-
Date
Where will cars park if railway station is full?
IN August 1999 Graham Eccles, then managing director of South West Trains, advised me that 120 new car parking spaces were to be provided in the former east goods yard and to the north of the station in Salisbury. Of course, none of this promised
-
Date
Update on Market Place works
IN response to the articles and letters last week I wanted to provide some information to the public about the way that works to the Market Place will be carried out. The businesses adjacent to the square will be visited by the contractor this
-
Date
Pedestrians and cyclists will compete for space
For over a century, motorists and cyclists have shared Harnham Road, as they have most other roads. For many years I was one of them and it never struck me as dangerous. When the road was widened and upgraded from the B3094 to A3094 it actually
-
Date
Pothole advice for motorists
FOLLOWING your piece on potholes (Journal, February 21) may I suggest you advise your readers to follow the advice given by the Daily Telegraph's motoring correspondent Honest John. Potholes.co.uk and fixmystreet.co.uk both provide a means by which
-
Date
Long awaited traffic calming going ahead
THANK you, Wiltshire and Amesbury councils. Having lived in Church Street for nearing 20 years and suffered vehicles speeding past our house regularly, at last we have had notice that a long-awaited traffic calming and pavement widening scheme
-
Date
Thank Paul for snowdrops
YOU recently had a letter from one of your readers commenting on snowdrops at Hamptworth (Postbag, February 21). All the snowdrops that are growing on the Hamptworth Road have been planted by a chap called Paul Jones – he has planted all of them
-
Date
Vehicles on display for TA recruitment drive
GETTING the Royal Wessex Yeomanry’s 2013 recruiting campaign off to a flying start has been Salisbury soldier Trooper Jessica Hunter. She joined other members of Old Sarum based B Squadron to show off their new vehicles, the 7.5 tonne RWIMIK (Refurbished
-
Date
Getting ready to ride
COLOUR Sergeant Jason O’Callaghan, 36, from 2 Royal Welsh at Tidworth, aims to raise more than £1,000 for the Royal United Hospital Bath’s Forever Friends appeal by taking part in the gruelling 100-mile Endura Trek Lionheart cycling challenge.
-
Date
Curling up with a good book
HELLO Gang and welcome to your page. Do you like books and reading? Curling up with a good book is one of my favourite things to do, and I like reading all sorts of different stories. What are your favourite books? Maybe you like fairytales
-
Date
Under 27s can get reduced NSA membership
THE National Sheep Association has announced a new membership category for 2013, allowing anyone under the age of 27 to pay just £25 a year (instead of the usual £50). Anyone who is currently paying £50 and is under 27 years of age should email
-
Date
Equine chiropractors meet
LAST weekend saw the inaugural conference of the British Veterinary Chiropractic Association at the Arniss Equestrian Centre at Godshill in the New Forest. The association has been set up to promote the highest standards in animal chiropractic
-
Date
Flood cash won't help rural areas
THE CLA has claimed Defra’s £2.3 billion investment in flood risk management continues to discriminate against rural areas at risk of flooding. The association said many rural areas would see little benefit from the new partnership funding approach
-
Date
Immigration rises to the forefront
LAST week saw the Eastleigh byelection; an admirable result for the Liberal Democrats who retained their seat. However, the media’s focus has turned to the implications for the Conservatives after the high turnout for UKIP. The Liberal Democrats
-
Date
Cancer Research UK fundraising fair
THE Salisbury branch of Cancer Research UK organised a successful March Fair in the Guildhall on Saturday. There were many stalls with a wide range of produce, gifts, arts and crafts and luxury items available.
-
Date
Lord Sharman to give Mullins lecture
BISHOP Wordsworth’s School is welcoming Lord Sharman of Redlynch to deliver the first annual Mullins Public Lecture next month. Colin Sharman, a former pupil of the Salisbury school, joined the KPMG accountancy partnership in 1966. After holding
-
Date
Figsbury WI
FRINGES, feathers and flapper fashions helped members of the Figsbury group WI celebrate their 90th birthday in February. Members enjoyed a 1920sthemed party and had a wonderful time recalling the era when their organisation was founded.
-
Date
Salisbury Philatelic Society
THE February 10 meeting was the nine-sheet competition and members’ other hobbies. The competition entries were judged for each class by the members present indicating their first and second choices. There were three entries in the General
-
Date
Downton (evening) WI
SNOW and treacherous travelling conditions caused the cancellation of the January meeting. It was fortunate that Bridget Duff, the speaker in January, was able to reschedule her talk for the members’ meeting in February. Mrs Duff, a dietician at
-
Date
Pupils win top scholarships
FORRES Sandle Manor pupils are celebrating winning scholarships. Thomas and Georgie, 13, have been awarded music scholarships to Canford and Stowe schools. Thomas gained his full Music Scholar’s Award for his trumpet and violin performances
-
Date
Royal Air Forces Association
ANYONE who is ex-RAF or has some association/ affinity with the RAF is welcome to the Royal Air Forces Association Salisbury Branch. The group meets at the Royal British Legion in Endless Street on the second Wednesday of every other month, with
-
Date
Seasons Art Class
THE buzz in Harnham Memorial Hall was electric on February 21 as students who had completed the 14-week autumn course with the Seasons Art Class Salisbury exhibited their works of art. During the 14 weeks they had covered drawing, oil, pastels,
-
Date
Foggy's Salisbury
SALISBURY Foggy’s, a support group for people with fibromyalgia and other rheumatic conditions, were joined by friends from the ME group to try the art of t’ai chi. Instructor Cheryl Beeney gave a brief history of the Taoist T’ai Chi Society and
-
Date
Easter food fair in Semley
SEMLEY School’s Easter Food Fair takes place on Saturday, March 23 from 9.30am to 2pm, with locally-made Quangle Wangle Bread, James Cheese, Buttercup and Daisy ice cream, Mr Bean Coffee, Keystone Brewery, Ansty PYO, Sweet Almond Chocolates and Semley
-
Date
Amesbury Town Band
THE annual meeting of Amesbury Town Band took place on February 21 at the Bowman Centre in Boscombe Down. It was well-attended by members and friends. Chairman Brian Carter said it had been a good year with enjoyable engagements. Some members
-
Date
Police reassure dog owners over "thefts"
DOG owners are being reassured that reports being circulated of thefts of pets in the Salisbury area are thought to be a hoax. Messages have been posted on facebook by well-meaning dog owners about a number of near misses in the city and a white
-
Date
Footpath work in Amesbury
WORK to widen the footway on the southern side of Church Street, Amesbury will start next month after safety concerns were raised by Amesbury Town Council and local residents. The work is expected to start on April 8 and last for three weeks, with
-
Date
Easter sports activities in Tisbury
CHILDREN in Tisbury will be able to take part in sporting activities for £1 during the Easter school holidays. Tisbury and District Sports Centre is offering a variety of activities including trampolining and bouncy castles at £1 per activity,
-
Date
Jewellery stolen in Laverstock burglary
POLICE are appealing for information after burglars broke into a house in Laverstock and stole jewellery. The burglary, in St Andrew’s Road, took place between February 26 and February 28. Anyone with information is asked to call DC Maddie
-
Date
Library opening at Coombe Bissett
BOOK characters burst off the pages and came to life as children at Coombe Bissett Primary School celebrated the opening of their new library. Author Angela McAllister performed the honours, watched by an assortment of pirates, dragons, knights
-
Date
Salisbury City 0-2 Basingstoke Town
Blue Square Bet South (05.03.13) Salisbury City 0 Basingstoke Town 2 Salisbury City: Puddy, Wilson, J. Clarke, Dutton (c), Hart (Udoji, 63), Lewis (Frear, 54), Wellard, Brett, R. Sinclair (Ademeno, 70) McPhee, Fitchett. Subs not used