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New general manager welcomed at Salisbury care home
STAFF at Milford House Care Home have welcomed a new General Manager to head up the team. Agnieszka Musial, who likes to be called Aga, will oversee the running of the 70-bed home and will be responsible for the team of almost 100 employees.
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Steam train to arrive in Salisbury this weekend
A 74-year-old steam train will roll up to the platform at Salisbury Railway Station this weekend. The No. 7029 Clun Castle, built in 1950, served in the Western Region of British Railways for 15 years, retiring in 1965. According to the charity
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A360 closure hampered by tunnel legal challenge and 'problems' with landowners
DEVELOPERS planning to close a main road into Salisbury said they have had "problems" engaging with landowners due to an ongoing legal battle over the Stonehenge tunnel. Both lanes of the A360 from Longbarrow Roundabout to the Avenue are set to
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Working horse charity set up by Salisbury woman marks 90-year anniversary
A CHARITY improving the difficult lives of working horses, donkeys and mules has marked its 90th anniversary. Brooke was set up by Salisbury-born Dorothy Brooke who was living in Egypt when she found hundreds of emaciated ex-warhorses wandering
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150 'guerrilla' posters against quarry at Moors Valley removed
A 'GUERRILLA' poster campaign against plans for a quarry near Moors Valley Country Park has been removed. A total of 147 posters placed by affiliates of Ringwood activist group, Friends of Ringwood Forest (FORF), were removed on February 25.
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Letter: Congratulations to councils for Salisbury's 'splendid festival of roadworks'
May I congratulate the County and City Councils for the splendid festival of roadworks they have laid on in recent weeks around Salisbury, with particular mention for the timing of the simultaneous works on nearly all the main routes in and out of
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Five - including teenage boy - arrested for drugs and money laundering
Five people have been arrested following planned warrants in the Salisbury area for money laundering and drug offences. More than £6,500 in cash and over 2kg of cannabis were located during the searches on Whatley Way and Halfpenny Road on Friday
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Driver smashes Toyota Yaris into shop gallery
A CAR mistakenly reversed and smashed into a shop window of a gallery in Ringwood. Emergency services responded to Reports of a woman who accidentally reversed into Westover Gallery with her Toyota Yaris. Police, fire, and the ambulance service
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Salisbury Body Shop closure confirmed as chain to shut 75 more shops
The Body Shop is to shut another 75 UK stores within the next six weeks, with the loss of 489 jobs. This includes the Salisbury store in the Old George Mall. Shoppers reacted to the possibility that the Salisbury Body Shop earlier this month
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Family pay tribute to lorry driver who died in M27 crash
The family of a lorry driver who died on the M27 last week have said they will "always remember" him smiling. Michal Kaminski died in a horrific crash on the M27 near Eastleigh last Wednesday after the Mercedes lorry he was driving collided with
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As one of our valued subscribers we’re giving you the opportunity to ask the editor anything you like - whether it's about a local issue, our news coverage, how we make decisions or what makes the newsroom tick. We're asking our subscribers to
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Book of condolence set up for M27 lorry crash driver
The Daily Echo has set up a book of condolence for the community to pay tribute to Michal Kaminski. The 36-year-old died when his lorry was in a crash with two other cars on the M27 last Wednesday. Since then, his boss Lawrence Bryant has paid
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Is theatre etiquette fraying and shifting thanks to lockdown?
Last weekend I went up to London to watch jazz funk band the Brand New Heavies perform alongside the London Concert Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. So far, so genteel. But my enjoyment of the set was interrupted by the sound of the couple
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Camera club members show off what they love in stunning photos for February
We've reached the end of another month and that only means one thing, time to appreciate our hard-working camera club members. Each month the Salisbury Journal Camera Club works towards a theme and this month we decided to make the most of Valentine's
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New hospital boss says more parking 'not an option' but delays are improving
THINGS are looking up for Salisbury Hospital as delays are falling but adding more parking is "not an option", says its new temporary boss. Lisa Thomas, 46, from Devizes, was appointed interim chief operating officer of Salisbury NHS on January
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Bygone Salisbury: Frogg Moody remembers Tich Amey and Robin Gair
I was recently saddened to learn about the passing of two local musical legends, Tich Amey and Robin Gair. Tich Amey was born and bred in Salisbury and as lead guitarist with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick and Tich, he enjoyed a succession of hit singles
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'We are delighted ' - Community group reacts to River Avon bathing area
A COMMUNITY group which has campaigned for a bathing an official bathing area has reacted to the news that a section of the River Avon has been shortlisted to become just that. Fordingbridge Avon Bathers, a community group based in Fordingbridge