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Get pampered for a good cause
WOMEN who would like some pampering in the name of a good cause are being invited to come along to an event being held in Durrington. Stacey Voce, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer two years ago when she was just 24 years old, is holding the
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Warning over shed break-ins
POLICE are warning people to make sure sheds and garages are kept locked after a spate of break-ins in Salisbury. Over the last few days there have been eight incidents where sheds, garages or lock ups have been broken into or attempts have been
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Students build replica of cathedral spire
STUDENTS in London have created a nine-metre high replica of Salisbury’s famous cathedral spire. The third year architecture students from Kingston University have made a one fifth scale model of the city’s spire, the tallest in Britain, and it
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Teaching assistant up for top award
A TEACHING assistant from Ringwood is in the running for a top award. Claire Waine, who works at Ringwood School, is one of just two TAs in the final for the Teaching Assistant of the Year award at the Pearson Teaching Awards. The parent who
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Creating a tapestry of British wild plants
AN ambitious charity project which has the support of JK Rowling and Ray Mears is now well underway. Salisbury-based charity Plantlife launched the two-year project to create a giant Bayeux-style tapestry of Britain’s wildflowers six months ago
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Vespasian's pipped to the post by Richard III
AN archaeological dig in Amesbury has been pipped by the discovery of Richard III in a Leicester car park in the prestigious Dig of the Year competition. Vespasian’s Camp, where thousands of Neolithic artefacts have been discovered, was entered
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Be on guard against distraction burglars
POLICE in Tidworth are urging householders to be on guard to prevent distraction burglaries. Tidworth Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) has issued the following advice: • Check using a spy hole or window to see if you know the person and if you
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I'll be wifely... as soon as I've had a little nap
ACCORDING to several esteemed psychologists, marriage is more likely to make people happy than a lottery win. We now need a lottery win to pay for the hangover of debt incurred for our ten-hour party, but I would do it all over again in an instant
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Amesbury couple look to set up gardening society
A GREEN-FINGERED Amesbury couple are hoping to set up a gardening society and are looking for people to join them. Richard and Patricia Allen are hoping there will be enough interest in setting up a friendly social group that can have meetings
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River trials in Mere
RIVERS in Mere are to be monitored by Wessex Water after some of the town’s streams started disappearing. Wessex Water and the Mere Rivers Group are carrying out a one-month trial to assess the impact of water extraction. The Mere source provides