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Residents lobby MP after Jade’s A31 death
RINGWOOD residents have called on local politicians to take urgent action on the A31 following the death of Jade Clark. A letter has been written to New Forest MP Desmond Swayne from residents calling for more attention to be paid to the stretch
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Appeal after theft of bonsai tree 'of great sentimental value'
A BROTHER and sister are offering a reward for the return of their late mother’s bonsai tree after thieves stole it days after she died. The pair, who asked not to be named, said the tree is only worth about £80 but are offering £100 for its return
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Sky at Night filming at museum
THE BBC’s Sky at Night team has been filming at Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum. Presenter Jon Culshaw interviewed Professor Colin Pillinger about his integral role in getting a meteorite from Lake House to its new home at the museum.
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Learning about recycling
PUPILS from Leehurst Swan enjoyed an interesting and informative visit to the Hills Recycling Centre in Calne as part of their geography topic on Looking after the Environment. The tour was led by members of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and the
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Duke of Edinburgh prep is a big expedition... for me
AS I was taking the Teen riding yesterday, we passed a group of six miserable and exhausted youngsters, weighed down by their rucksacks, which were the size of six small Barratt homes. And as we drove further into the Forest, we saw another group
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Post Office closed for revamp
RINGWOOD Post Office is closed until April 13 while it is modernised. The revamp is the result of an investment programme to modernise the sub-branches and will mean longer opening hours, modern fittings and a full range of services with five serving
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Well-earned break for young carers
YOUNG carers from the Forest are benefiting from a partnership between Community First New Forest and the Forest Arts Centre in New Milton. Youngsters aged seven to 17 tried street dance, drama and jewellery making before performing for their families
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Charity runners sought for 10k
RUNNERS are being asked to sign up for the British London 10k run to raise money for Swan Advocacy in Salisbury. The event takes place on Sunday, July 14 and the charity wants to recruit a team of six runners who will be asked to raise sponsorship
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Shaw Trust visit
A GROUP of Hampshire businesses visited the charity Careers Development Group (CDG) in Southampton this week, to find out how they can help disabled and disadvantaged people find fulfilling and rewarding jobs. The visit was organised by Hampshire
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Donate your old shoes to a good cause
CHILDREN’S charity Barnardo’s is inviting Wiltshire women to step forward and support its Shoe Appeal. The event encourages women from across the county to recycle their unworn or unloved items of footwear. They can donate their shoes to the
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Charlotte, six, raises money for Comic Relief
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl from Salisbury is holding a raffle to raise money for Red Nose Day. Charlotte Roper, who is in Year 1 at Wyndham Park School, wanted to raise money for the charity after watching a television programme about its work with her
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Muspratt competes with Team GB swimmers
SALISBURY swimmer Phil Muspratt returned home from his first mainstream international meet with encouraging results. The British Gas International event, held at John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds saw Muspratt pit his wits against many Team GB
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Power lifters aim to raise funds for LDO
STRONGMEN will be battling it out for a good cause during the second annual Salisbury Powerlifting Championships on Sunday. Competitors will be lifting huge weights in an attempt to set a series of personal bests in the squat, bench press and deadlift
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Strong competition at point-to-point racing
COOMBE Hill is fancied to land the New Forest Mixed Open for owner Geoff Thompson and trainer Charlotte Tizzard at Larkhill on Saturday. The former Coronation Cup winner was a good third behind Sybarite and Roulez Cool here in January and looked
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S Club stars to reunite at festival
THREE members of former pop group S Club 7 are reuniting to play at a village church's festival in the Forest. Alderholt’s reCreate Festival was launched just last year and has managed to secure the pop stars for its second year, along with a multi-award
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Chance for children to walkout at Bath Rugby Club
CHILDREN from across Wiltshire will be able to play rugby in front of thousands of fans at Bath Rugby Club. Wiltshire Council has teamed up with the Bath Rugby Foundation and the RFU, to deliver local qualification tournaments in Warminster and
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Salisbury hockey round-up
Salisbury came from behind to beat relegated Trinity MidWhitgiftians 3-1 at Bemerton in the South League Hampshire/Surrey Regional Division 2. The Surrey side shook Tom Morton’s side out of their lethargy by leading. But two goals in quick
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Easter fun for all the family
THERE are more than just eggs to crack this Easter as Old Sarum and Old Wardour Castle host their traditional family fun trails. Visitors to Old Wardour Castle are invited to tour the grounds in search of missing wooden Easter eggs, decipher the mystery
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Appeal for wool
AN appeal for wool is being made to enable people to start knitting winter woollies for Operation Christmas Child. Every year thousands of people across the city fill a shoebox with gifts for some of the world’s most deprived children. Anyone