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Wild fun for children at the River Bourne Community Farm and free nature event
CHILDREN can go wild this month with free membership and entry to a nature event where a wide range of activities is on offer. Children can go river dipping while investigating aquatic insects and fish and there will be opportunities to trap moths
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Salisbury teen competing in boccia tournament of European Para Championships
After finishing in fourth place in her category at the World Boccia Challenger in Zagreb, Croatia in March and bringing her team closer to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, 18-year-old Sally Kidson of Salisbury is now helping the UK boccia team rise
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Real and serious meaning of Commemorative Candle Float gradually getting through
The Candle Float on the River, by the clock tower on Fisherton Street on the evening of August 6 has become, you may think, just an annual Event of the City: There it goes again! But not so. Its real and serious meaning has gradually been getting
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Fordingbridge refill shop moving to larger premises
Staffed by volunteers, The Green Gram opened in May 2022, offering refills of foods, cleaning products and toiletries. In its first year, its customers prevented over 16,000 containers (the equivalent of 372kg of plastic) being thrown out by refilling
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Former Salisbury man ‘bought private jet with Essex council's cash’
A BUSINESSMAN allegedly used tens of millions of pounds from a council to buy luxury goods including a £12 million private jet, an investigation has uncovered. According to leaked documents from a Panorama probe, Liam Kavanagh used Thurrock Council
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Popular beauty spots given walking route facelifts
GREEN spaces have been enhanced at popular beauty spots in the New Forest. New Forest District Council (NFDC) has made improvements in Ringwood and Milford on Sea, with new footpaths and boardwalks through meadows, improved drainage, and walking
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TV star Katie Piper returns to her home town to run Ludgershall race for charity
A celebrity from Andover is celebrating after raising money for charity by putting on her running shoes once again. Katie Piper, a writer, activist, television presenter and model who was born in Andover, braved the wind, rain and unseasonally
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Salisbury draw season opener against Beaconsfield Town
Salisbury got their league campaign underway with a dramatic late draw at home to Beaconsfield Town. It was very much a new-look side that took to the pitch at the Ray Mac Stadium, with only three players in the starting line-up that were also
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MP pokes fun at police car with parking ticket
AN MP poked fun at a police car that had received a parking ticket this afternoon. Sir Desmond Swayne, Conservative MP for New Forest West, tweeted the picture of a Hampshire Police car on Lymington High Street, outside Tesco Express. He captioned
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New look to massive 443-home development proposed for town
MAJOR plans to build more than 400 homes have been changed after a fierce response from hundreds of residents. Just months after a similarly large project was approved in Ringwood, developers Crest Nicholson have ramped up their hopes of building
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WATCH: Ever wondered what it's like inside Salisbury's Giant?
HAVE you ever wondered what it's like to be a Giant? Salisbury's Christopher III was back in the market square today, Tuesday, August 8, and I was lucky enough to have a go at operating him. Now, not many people can say they've survived being
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'It's ruined our quality of life' - Residents slam plans to build distribution centre
ELDERLY residents of a park home estate have slammed a planning application which would build four commercial units in the field behind their homes, saying it has "ruined" their quality of life. The application is for "four units alongside associated
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South Wilts Mencap holds annual summer barbecue
Around 150 members, carers and guests attended the South Wilts Mencap annual summer BBQ at the Salisbury Rugby Club, an opportunity for the learning-disabled community of South Wiltshire to gather for an afternoon of fun, games and dancing. Among
