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Annual sports festival for disabled people returns next week
A LEISURE centre is hosting an annual sports festival for disabled people. Tidworth Leisure Centre will be hosting the 2024 Wiltshire Sports Festival on Thursday, February 22. Organised by WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport
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Wiltshire Digital Drive marks 3000 donated devices with shipment to Africa
Wiltshire Digital Drive, a non-profit organisation which aims to close the “digital divide” by donating refurbished technology to those in need, has coordinated the transfer of computers and monitors from Wiltshire to Africa. Through a partnership
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Wiltshire councillors debate U-turn on disabled parking charges
Blue-badge holders in Wiltshire could get free parking back after charges were re-introduced less than two years ago, if the Lib Dem’s proposed amendment to the Conservative’s draft budget is approved. Wiltshire’s Liberal Democrats presented their
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New programme offering to improve men's mental health through nature
A new wellbeing programme for men aged 20-59 is being jointly promoted by Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The free initiative seeks to support improved well-being through nature and physical activity where men can develop strong
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Woman banned and fined hundreds of pounds for drink driving on Christmas Eve
A WOMAN has been banned from getting behind the wheel after she was caught drink driving on Christmas Eve. Susan Broome, of Hamilton Road in Salisbury, was driving a Ford Focus along Lipscombe Rise, Alton, on December 24, 2023, when she was caught
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Mayor Atiqul Hoque expelled for alleged antisemitism: Everything we know so far
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Atiqul Hoque dismisses allegations of anti-Semitism and vows to clear his name
THE Mayor of Salisbury who has been expelled by his political party for alleged anti-Semitic comments has said "there is no truth whatsoever in the allegations". It comes after some of the messages that formed part of the formal complaint that
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SSEN launches investigation after businesses were misinformed about power cut
THE electricity company that cut the power at part of an industrial estate has launched an investigation to find out how some businesses were given "inaccurate information". Businesses in Churchfields were affected by a planned six-hour power outage
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REVEALED: Leaked messages that led to Tories expelling mayor
TWO WhatsApp messages and a Facebook post that formed the basis of a complaint which led to the mayor of Salisbury being expelled from his political party have been leaked to the Journal. Councillor Atiqul Hoque has been expelled for sending "
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Salisbury mayor suspended from Tory party for alleged anti-Semitic messages
THE Mayor of Salisbury has been expelled from the Conservative Party due to allegedly anti-Semitic messages, it has been confirmed. Councillor Atiqul Hoque has been expelled for sending "offensive and inappropriate comments on WhatsApp and social
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More than four dozen driving offences logged in Amesbury in one morning
A total of 53 offences were detected on Amesbury roads during a morning shift on Valentine’s Day. Officers from Wiltshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit were in the area on Wednesday, February 14 as part of Project Zero - a roads policing operation
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'All for nothing': Businesses close for power cut that never happened
BUSINESS owners have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after they closed down for a whole day ahead of a planned power cut which never happened. SSEN delivered letters to 27 businesses in Churchfields on Friday, February 2, to tell them
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Government minister visits nursery at Salisbury Hospital
A GOVERNMENT minister visited a nursery at Salisbury Hospital earlier this month. David Jonston MP, minister for children and families, visited Tops Day Nurseries to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and discuss the roll out of the new expanded
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Bygone Salisbury: A feast at Berni’s - and all for ten bob!
There has been a long tradition of hospitality at the old establishment once know as the County Hotel. Indeed, the picturesque surroundings overlooking the River Avon in Bridge Street once made the County Hotel one of the most popular in the South
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Fordingbridge business turns heads with exhibition in Las Vegas
AN exhibition company based in Fordingbridge has made waves in the lights of Las Vegas with a creation for what3words. Be Exhibitions, founded by Ellen Stokes, works with multi-national businesses to ensure they maximise their space at conventions