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St Thomas’s Church to host Salisbury Choir Festival
St Thomas’s Church and Kate Edgar Music are hosting a Festival of Choirs in the heart of Salisbury. It will take place on Saturday, April 27, at St Thomas’s Church. In recent years the rise in the popularity of choral singing has seen many
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Wiltshire Police 'delivering value for money' ahead of 5 per cent council tax hike
A proposal to increase the proportion of council tax destined for policing services by 5.1 per cent next year has been approved by the Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel. This represents a £13 increase on the 2023/24 level for Band D properties,
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Childminding nan calls for change to 'very unbalanced and unfair' system
A NAN who has been childminding for two decades has called for change to an "unfair" system as she is unable to accept government funding from her daughters. The UK government currently allows working parents of children aged three to four to claim
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River Park project reaches 'another exciting milestone' as it enters final months
WORK has recently started work on the new footpaths and cycle paths at both Ashley Road and the Central Car Park. Its part of the Salisbury River Park project. Read more: A round-up of the Salisbury River Park Project 2023 Posting
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Salisbury Cathedral now scaffold free after almost four decades
The exterior of Salisbury Cathedral is now scaffold-free, after 38 years of restoration work. The necessary works were completed in September, leaving only the task of removing the scaffolding, which was completed on Friday, February 9, although
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PICTURES: Hundreds attend annual pancake race in Salisbury Cathedral
This year’s Salisbury International Pancake Race was moved to the Salisbury Cathedral cloisters after the High Street became soaked with rain. The annual event is organised by Salisbury Foodbank with the support of St Thomas’s Church to raise money
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Salisbury traffic: City gridlocked with multiple road works causing delays
3:14pm The A303 between Countess Roundabout and Longbarrow Roundabout also seems busy
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The Body Shop officially enters administration with hundreds of stores at risk
The Body Shop has officially entered administration today (Tuesday, February 13) with hundreds of stores and jobs now at risk. FRP Advisory has been brought in to handle an insolvency process just weeks since the new owners took control of the
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Cash machines out of action after burglars break into bank during 'attempted' raid
BURGLERS broke into a bank during an 'attempted' raid and its cash machines remain out of action. Nationwide, in Amesbury, was broken into by the would-be thieves on Monday, February 5. The burglars entered through the bank's main entrance
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Residents could be left without power for 12 hours due to underground fault
A POWER cut could leave a rows of houses without access to electricity for 12 hours. Residents of Hamilton Road and Woodstock Road, in Salisbury, first reported the outage at 6.12am this morning, February 13. SSE engineers arrived on the site
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'Suspicious bag' found in high street bank
POLICE were called to a "suspicious bag" at a high street bank yesterday afternoon. Officers rushed to Ringwood's Lloyds Bank in High Street shortly after 3pm on Monday, February 12. A road block was put in place while officers checked the
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Here's how you can volunteer to look after the giant chalk map of Australia
A CHARITY is looking for volunteers to help maintain a giant, historic, chalk map of Australia. The Map of Australia Trust is seeking volunteers to help look after the chalk 'Map of Australia' badge, which dates back to the First World War.
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'Too little too late' - Salisbury Lib Dems criticise government's dental plan
The Salisbury Liberal Democrats have reacted to the government’s plans to overhaul NHS dentistry, calling it “too little too late” and labelling Salisbury a “dental desert”. In the criticism of the government’s plans, the party cited data from
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MP praises new plan for NHS dentists but some say its 'too little too late'
THE MP for Salisbury has praised the government's new dental plan, but some critics have said described it has "too little too late". Under the plan, patients will benefit from "millions more" NHS dental appointments over the next year. Under