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Renewed appeal to find hit and run Volvo driver
DORSET Police are renewing their appeal for information about the driver of a Volvo XC90 which failed to stop at the scene of the crash, and are visiting owners of the vehicle. Jade was hit by a Volvo XC90 as she rode her scooter along the A31
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Aled goes back to his roots and pays visit to cathedral
WHEN asked which cathedrals he would most like to visit as part of his forthcoming UK tour, Salisbury was at the top of singer Aled Jones’ list. “The tour is primarily in cathedrals,” he says, “and it doesn’t get better than Salisbury.
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Open day for families
THE 2nd Royal Tank Regiment welcomed more than 800 family members and friends of its soldiers to a spectacular open day in Tidworth ahead of the regiment’s deployment to Afghanistan next month The day was organised to bring together families from across
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Beautiful places caught on film
FILMS made in some of the most dangerous and beautiful places in the world will be shown as part of a world film festival tour coming to Salisbury at the end of this month. The Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF) takes viewers around the world
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Garrison set to be army's largest
PLANS announced last week to increase the size of the garrison on Salisbury Plain will create the British Army’s largest garrison, double the size of the Catterick Garrison and three times larger than Aldershot. The garrison will be home to all
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A comedic look at army life
TUCKED away late at night on BBC3 is a new army comedy called Bluestone 42, about an Army bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan. With humour reminiscent of the much loved M*A*S*H, this is a wry look at Army humour on operations. Needless to say
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Bouncing back after stroke
WHEN acclaimed classical actor Edward Petherbridge suffered two strokes just days into rehearsals for King Lear, he knew he wasn’t going to be able to take on the role in one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies. But now, together with Paul Hunter,
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Theatre Fest West is back again
A CELEBRATION of regional theatre is coming to Salisbury Playhouse and the Arts Centre. Theatre Fest West starts on March 25 and includes a varied programme of plays, comedy, visual arts, dance, film and shows for children. This is the festival
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Bike stolen from outside leisure centre
POLICE are appealing for information after a bike was stolen from outside Tidworth Leisure Centre. The Specialized bike, which is white with red stripes and black wheels, was taken from a bike rack between 9am and 10am on March 5. Anyone with
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Siege play holds premier
A MOVING play about the 2002 Moscow theatre siege is receiving its UK premiere at Salisbury Playhouse. Torsten Buchsteiner’s Nordost, which has been translated into 14 languages and performed in 16 European countries, will be a co-production between
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Review: The Boy At The Edge Of The Room
THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF THE ROOM, FOREST FORGE THEATRE COMPANY THE Forest Forge Theatre Company based in Ringwood, have done it again, bringing a tough, bitter-sweet story to life on the stage. Inspired by Lucy Clifford’s 1882 story Wooden Tony
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Review: Sleeping Beauty on Ice
SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE, THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON THE Imperial Ice Stars are billed as the “world’s leading performers of theatrical ice dance”, so we went to The Mayflower expecting something spectacular. But Sleeping Beauty on Ice was a
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Review: Futureproof
FUTUREPROOF, SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE HOW much of ourselves are we prepared to sacrifice for ‘the sake of the show’? That was the question asked by Stage 65’s latest production Futureproof. Salisbury Playhouse’s youth theatre production tells the
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Review: The Blues Brothers
THE BLUES BROTHERS, THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON CHEEKY double act Jake and Elwood Blues lit up the Mayflower with their impressive singing and hilarious moves. The Blues Brothers rocked the theatre, with the audience having a bit of a boogie
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Review: The Farrant Singers
THE FARRANT SINGERS, ST MARTIN'S CHURCH “BLESSED Cecilia appear in visions to all musicians.” So sang the Farrant Singers in Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia the patron saint of musicians. The Farrants caught Britten’s distinctive
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Southampton Road is not viable location for new hotel
IT was with utter disbelief that I read the article giving us the news that planning permission was to be sought for a hotel and also a drive through restaurant on a site alongside the A36, Southampton Road, close to where it enters our beautiful city
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MP not supporting majority on gay marriage, opinion polls prove
I WAS somewhat surprised at the vehemence expressed by John Glen and his supporters (Postbag, March 7) concerning my letter about his anti-gay marriage vote. In fact they, and the approximately 1,010 constituents who wrote to Mr Glen, are all busy
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PCC should focus on recruiting extra officers
I’M writing to support the views of Richard Britton, chairman of the Police and Crime Panel in his recent criticism of the police and crime plan produced by the police and crime commissioner. Having now read the plan, I too can find little in it
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Cyclists' lives at risk without dedicated path
I was surprised to read the letter by A Phillips (Postbag, March 7). Mr Phillips is a fairly regular contributor to Postbag and I usually find myself in total agreement with what he has to say, but not this time. The A3094 is a very different
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Much research went into Market Place surface
BLOGGER Chris Wain (Journal Postbag, March 7) said that we are going to use Chinese marble to re-surface the Market Place. The decision to use granite (not marble) for the surface of the squares was taken based on the requirements we have for the
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'Area board hasn't a clue'
I READ with satisfaction that measures of the success of the Christmas market were made in terms of number of visitors, where they came from, how much they spent etc. I also note that the fire and rescue service and the police always present measures
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City visitors need somewhere to park
THERE has been much discussion here in recent weeks about redevelopment of various sites in the city to promote ‘regeneration’. Despite Mary Portas trying to preserve an anachronism, the high streets of most towns will change into leisure areas
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Help sought to deliver knitting to charities
I RUN a Knit & Natter group and we knit for various charities but our problem is getting the knitting to the charities without spending all of our funds on postage. Can anyone help us to deliver to two of our charities? The first is Freedom
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Future of local democracy
I HOPE to be a candidate in the council elections next May. I have therefore been attending some council meetings to familiarise myself with current practice. The meetings have been attended by many members of the public. However, as the meeting
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Spirit of Catalunya will be celebrated at festival
WITH human towers, mime with bubbles, circus and cooking, this year’s Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival will celebrate the vibrant arts of Catalunya. In her final year as festival director, Maria Bota is bringing the spirit of Catalunya
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Many thanks
MAY I say a big thank you to the lady in Endell’s vet’s on Monday, March 4, who was a customer like myself. She gave me a hug as I came through a door in tears as I had just had my father’s dear cat put to sleep. I didn’t know this lady at
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What is going on in Southampton Road?
QUESTION: What is going on in Southampton Road? And what is our publicly-funded system of planning controls worth? First, we’ve got the daft plan from Sainsbury’s for a superstore complete with built-to-flood car park on the fields next to
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Winterslow and Firsdown WI
ON February 21 Winterslow & Firsdown WI (a member of the Figsbury Group) celebrated its 90th Birthday with a 1920s themed party in Winterslow Village Hall, and this coincided with the Figsbury Group’s New Year Party. The president Pat Cudby
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Sarum U3A
FOLLOWING the annual meeting of Salisbury & District U3A, at which several new committee members were elected, an expectant audience welcomed Barbara Lewis, the national chairman. In a lively address she congratulated the branch on its 25th
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Wilton and District Branch RNLI
RAY Stedman has taken over as branch chairman of the Wilton & District Branch RNLI from Martin Appleton, who has stood down after five years of combining the roles of chairman and secretary. Martin will continue as secretary. The recent
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Bulford WI
OUR president Mrs Cowdry opened the meeting on Thursday, March 7. We all sang Jerusalem in fine voice as we now have 27 members. After all matters were discussed we settled down to our speaker for the afternoon Zena Robson, from Woodborough near
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Salisbury and South Wilts National Trust Association
THE March lecture was given by Lord Carnarvon, the great grandson of the 5th Earl, famous for his discovery of the tomb of the boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Together with another archaeologist Howard Carter, the 5th Earl spent years excavating in Egypt
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Sarum Concern for Israel/Palestine
MEMBERS have recently written to the chief executives of the major supermarkets asking them about their policy in relation to trade with Israeli companies that operate in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. As these settlements
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Cardiomyopathy Association support group
Why do footballers collapse or sportsmen struggle with breathing? These are always shocking headlines and sometimes the answers that are never reported. For your chance to get some of the answers to these questions and other heart related information
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Centenary display
AN exhibition marking 100 years of powered flight at Calshot is on at the New Forest Airfields Education Centre in Merryfield Park, Bransgore, this Sunday from 10am until 4pm. In March 1913, in the first decade of powered flight, the Royal Navy
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Accord Social Group
ACCORD Social Group held its annual meeting on February 25 after a delicious meal at the New Inn, Salisbury, where we meet each week on a Monday evening. The group celebrates its 25th year and would like to welcome new members. If you are unattached
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Redlynch History Society
CAROL Kitching is the head guide for Wilton House; the theme of the talk was the influence of the royal court upon the evolution of the house, which was at the forefront of architectural fashion, particularly in Tudor and Stuart times. William
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Brrr...not quite spring yet!
HELLO everyone and welcome to this week’s Gang page. I hope you’ve been wrapping up warm this week with the return of some very icy weather. The other day I came across this fantastic picture of Casey Mullen who built a brilliant polar bear
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Immigration controls must be accompanied by willingness to embrace change
IMMIGRATION was the flavour of last week with a party political broadcast by Ed Milliband and speeches by both the Home Secretary and her shadow, Yvette Cooper. One constituent emailed me to complain that people had been alarmed about immigration
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NPA grants for going car free
BUSINESSES or projects which aim to tempt people out of their cars could be in line for a grant of up to £15,000 from the New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA). The Sustainable Transport Solutions Fund has been launched to support initiatives
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Conference looks at Forest wood fuel production
MORE than 100 people attended a day of talks, walks, presentations and site visits to encourage wood fuel production in the New Forest National Park. The Harvesting Energy conference was attended by local woodland owners, businesses, foresters
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NFU welcomes Tesco's decision to source local food
THE NFU has met with supermarket Tesco to discuss its commitments to “source closer to home” and to build partnerships with UK farmers. It comes after Tesco announced its ambitions to build partnerships, become more transparent and to make “real
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Hell hath no fury...
DAVID Cameron has given a boost to apprenticeships. There was a time when some were distinctly sniffy about apprenticeships, seeing them as second best to university. I don’t think that is so anymore as people look to avoid college debt. Encouragingly
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An important month for Wiltshire
THIS was a very important month for Wiltshire. The Secretary of State for Defence set out plans for the lay down of future army base locations, given the new Army 2020 structure and the plans to bring home the 20,000 troops currently stationed
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Eco Park news is exciting
THE most exciting news this week has been the decision by the MoD to sell the Erskine Barracks site to a consortium led by the Wilton Community Land Trust (CLT). The decision comes after 18 months of hard work by the Wilton group who have partnered
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Winning pooches at Crufts
AN Irish wolfhound belonging to rock star Sting and his wife Trudie Styler was one of the local winners at this year’s Crufts. The prize-winning pooch, called Cailin Siobhan at Dukesarum, won first prize in the Post Graduate class at the annual
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Charity pamper day for Cancer Trust
A CHARITY pampering and photo shoot event is being held in Salisbury at the weekend to raise money for Wessex Cancer Trust. People are being invited to have their hair and makeup done at No. Sixty Hair & Beauty on Sunday before posing for their
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Police investigate missing wallet claim
POLICE are investigating after a man reported waking up on the ground in Salisbury with his wallet missing. The incident happened in an alleyway between Macklin Road and India Avenue at about 10.30pm on March 1 when the incident happened. The
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Bag and iPad stolen from car
POLICE are appealing for information after thieves smashed a car window and took a handbag and iPad from inside. The incident happened at about 7pm on March 3, when the front passenger window of a car parked in Waters Road, Salisbury was smashed
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Council rejects bid for new NHS dentist
DISTRICT councillors voted against plans for a new NHS dentist’s surgery in Verwood despite strong public support for the service. Although a number of residents backed the application for the single-storey building, to be placed on scrub land
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Gojo in concert
THE popular Girls Only Jazz Orchestra (GOJO) will be performing at St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge on Saturday, March 16 at 7.30pm. The Friends of Fordingbridge Parish Church have organised the event to raise money for roof repairs and other
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400 riders join in tribute to Jade, 16
ABOUT 400 scooter riders and bikers rode out on Saturday afternoon in tribute to 16-year-old Jade Clark. The solemn convoy made its way up the A338 to Ringwood, where pink helium-filled balloons were released in memory of the young scooter rider
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Lager stolen from Co-op
A MAN stole a crate of strong lager from a Co-op store in Amesbury. The incident happened at the Boscombe Down road store at about 7pm on March 5 when a man picked up a carte of Stella and left without paying. Police have issued a CCTV image
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Workshop and apartment given planning permission
PLANNING permission has been granted for a lock-up garage to be turned into a workshop and studio apartment, despite neighbours’ concerns. People living near the site, to the rear of Bell House in Berwick Lane, Steeple Langford say the lane leading
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City venues fail underage alcohol test
A PUB and nightclub in Salisbury have been caught selling alcohol to underage teenagers. The Chapel Nightclub in Milford Street and the Slug and Lettuce in Bridge Street both failed a licensed premises test purchase operation carried out by Wiltshire
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Presentation evening in Shrewton
A PRESENTATION evening is being held in Shrewton on Tuesday. (19th) The event is being hosted by the parish council at Shrewton Primary School from 7pm. There will be a presentation from Mike Marshman from the Wiltshire and Swindon Records office
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Motorists warned about fuel scam
POLICE are urging motorists not to hand over cash if they are stopped by people claiming to have run out of fuel. Tidworth and Ludgershall Neighbourhood Policing Teams have received reports of motorists being flagged down along the A338 and being
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Welfare reform on area board agenda
THE welfare reform, neighbourhood panels and community grants are on the agenda for the next Tidworth Area Board meeting. The meeting will be held at Castle Primary School in Ludgershall from 7pm on Monday (March 18).
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Police appeal after handbag theft
POLICE are appealing for information after a car’s rear window was smashed in Whiteparish and a handbag stolen. The red Renault Kangoo was parked in The Green when the incident happened, between 8.45pm and 9.20pm last Tuesday. Anyone with information
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Aerobilia sale
AVIATION enthusiasts are being invited to an areobilia sale on Saturday, March 23. The event takes place at the recently relocated Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum, and traders and enthusiasts will be able to buy, sell and swap aviation