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Long awaited win for Salisbury RFC
THE long awaited victory duly arrived for Salisbury RFC in a performance which cheered the large and vociferous crowd, as they beat visiting Windsor 33-31 in a South West One East thriller. From the off the home side tore into Windsor blending a
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Wilton man wins car in annual Stars Appeal raffle - with £26k raised in total
A MAN from Wilton won the first prize of a Kia Picanto at this year's Stars Appeal Christmas Raffle. Mr Palmer collected his new car this morning, which was supplied again by FJ Chalke. The draw was conducted on January 16 by Stars Appeal Chairman
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OPINION: Posting anonymous bile online is just cowardly
VERY sad to see the closure of The Swan at Stoford, and some of the unnecessarily snide comments about it on the Journal website. It’s not big and it’s not clever to hide behind a smart-arse online pseudonym when you’re talking about people’s businesses
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Runner takes on Hong Kong half marathon in memory of Salisbury vet
A HALF-MARATHON runner will be taking on her next challenge abroad, in memory of a Salisbury vet. Yoga teacher Alison Drake moved from Salisbury to Hong Kong 12 years ago, and after hearing the news that family friend Mark Richer had died, she
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Do you recognise this man? Fake money used in Salisbury H&M
FAKE fifty pound notes have recently been used in a Salisbury clothing store. At around 4.30pm on Wednesday, January 29, a man went into H&M in the Old George Mall and paid for a pair of socks using a £50 counterfeit Scottish note, receiving
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Porton Down 'leading the way' in developing Coronavirus vaccine
RESEARCHERS at Porton Down are working on developing a vaccine for Coronavirus. The government has pledged £20 million to develop new vaccines to combat the world’s deadliest diseases, amid concerns over the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak in China
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Thug headbutted girlfriend and grabbed her by the throat as she tried to leave pub
A MAN who grabbed his then partner by the throat and headbutted her outside the Harvester in Salisbury has been jailed. Jamie Clarkson, of Grouse Road, Old Sarum, appeared for sentencing at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday after admitting offences
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Do you recognise these men? Cash stolen from Tesco Extra
CASH was stolen from a Salisbury supermarket after a member of staff was distracted. At around 6.30pm on Saturday, January 18, two men entered the Tesco Extra store on Southampton Road, and as one of the males distracted the staff member at the
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Headless deer found by police
A HEADLESS deer with gunshot wounds to its legs and body has been found near a New Forest beauty spot. In the morning on January 29 the deer, described as a large Fallow buck, was found on the A338 near Blashford Lake, Ringwood, with gunshot wounds
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Former MP joins campaign to save church roof and raise £1,000,000
A FORMER MP for Salisbury has been recruited to the campaign to save the roof of Amesbury Abbey. Robert Key, who was MP from 1983 until 2010, has been working with the Wiltshire Abbey on a new three-part appeal which will also aim to achieve a
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OPINION: MP welcomes government's new Release of Prisoners Order
I should point out that I was a prison visitor at ‘The Scrubs’ and at HMP Wandsworth for over 10 years. On Tuesday last week the Commons approved the Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019, which is a very
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Wiltshire man admits raping child under 13
A WILTSHIRE man will be sentenced in March for raping a child. Appearing before Swindon Crown Court, Liam Jones, 24, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to two counts of anal rape of a child under 13 and one count of sexually touching a child.
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DOG OF THE WEEK: Big Bruce has a huge heart
Bruce is an adorable, nine-year-old Alaskan Malamute who's looking for his special forever home. He's a lovely lad who likes to get outside for interesting walks where he can have a good sniff around and explore his environment. However, due to his
