THE ladies’ team of the newly-formed Harnham Cricket Club performed creditably in their first softball match against Redlynch & Hale’s women’s team. The friendly fixture at Redlynch was played under Barrington rules, which means that when a wicket
THE Eiger Ultra Trail E51 is an arduous 51km trail race in Grindelwald, Switzerland, with 3,100m of vertical height gain. To compound the difficult mountainous terrain the runners also had to contend with temperatures of 32 degrees centigrade.
REDLYNCH & Hale’s first XI received a bit of a wake-up call from a fired-up Andover seconds on Saturday in their Hampshire Division Two clash at Woodfalls Cross. Despite the customary decent start by Ian Tanner (37) and Dave Webber (38), the visitors
SALISBURY have been handed a home start to the 2022-23 Southern League Premier South campaign, with Beaconsfield Town set to visit the Ray Mac on opening day. Steve Claridge’s charges will host the Buckinghamshire side on Saturday, August 6, with
STRIKE action is set to continue, and Salisbury commuters are being advised to travel by train only if necessary. The first day the trains will be affected is on Wednesday, July 27 with more than 2,100 South Western Railway (SWR) RMT members due
TOM Morton carved an indelible entry in the ECB Southern Premier League record books by making the highest individual score in the league’s 23-year history. His truly superb 196 against Lymington in the Bemerton heat beat the previous highest score
A WOMAN is reported to have become racially abusive when challenged by shop staff after leaving without paying for an ice cream. Police say the incident happened Harnham Local store on Harnham Road at around 6.50pm on Monday, July 18. A woman
SALISBURY is one of the most musical cities, a new analysis of Google data has revealed. Research from Musiversity suggests that Salisbury is the seventh most musically inclined area in the UK, with the city’s music enthusiasts regularly searching
PLANS for a new purpose-built police station for Salisbury could be on the table, Wiltshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) announced last night. PCC Philip Wilkinson told Salisbury City Council Tuesday evening, July 19, that he is "in talks
CHILDREN at St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School in Salisbury enjoyed a fun-filled day of cultural adventures. The school on Exeter Street held celebrated its International Day on Friday, July 1, after a three-year absence. It featured African
A prominent huntsman has won his appeal against a conviction for encouraging illegal fox hunting in an online talk. Mark Hankinson, 61, then director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, was alleged to have told members of the Hunting Office
Plans have been mooted for up to 220 homes in Fordingbridge. Cala Homes (Thames) has completed the unconditional purchase of a 17.4-hectare site along Station Road (between Ashford Close and Marl Lane) and are drawing up proposals for the site.
I WISH I had ‘Mr Schneebly’ as my substitute teacher when I was at school! School of Rock is just one of those classic, ‘easy watch’ movies that is always on telly, so when I found out it was touring as a fully fledged musical I couldn’t resist
CONSTRUCTION has now started on the £27million Salisbury River Park project. The scheme aims to reduce flood risk to more than 350 homes and businesses in Salisbury, create two hectares of enhanced riverside habitat for the benefit of wildlife,
Salisbury’s MP has defended himself from criticism after visiting Costa and William Hill last Friday during Independents Month. John Glen has been taken to task for posting pictures of himself at the Salisbury chains after he was invited to celebrate
Following the UK’s hottest day on record, Wiltshire can look forward to more manageable temperatures for the rest of the week. For the first time ever, the mercury topped 40C in places, causing heat fuelled fires and widespread transport disruption
