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Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash with pickup truck
A MOTORCYCLIST has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a crash with a pick-up truck. Emergency services were called to Sheepcroft Lane in Holt at around 9.30am on Tuesday, April 23. A learner motorcycle was involved in a crash
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Community groups - including a rescue dogs charity - scoop cash to up 'resilience'
DOZENS of communities across the south west have been awarded grants from an electricity company to help build local resilience. With awards ranging from £1,250 to over £28k, the recipients - comprised of non-profit making organisations, community
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PICTURES: Stars Appeal trekkers set off for Lost City in Colombia
A group of 33 local people have set off on a trek through the Colombian rainforest to raise money for the Stars Appeal. A special send-off event took place at Salisbury District Hospital on Saturday (April 20). Senior medical staff, who volunteer
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Missing man last seen at New Forest pub is found after police appeal
A 69-YEAR-OLD man last seen at a New Forest pub who went missing has been found. Police issued an appeal to find the man after becoming concerned for his welfare. He was last seen at The Six Bells pub in Lymington at 2.15pm on April 23.
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Last chance to buy tickets for special charity gala dinner
Wilton and Salisbury Rotary Club’s are hosting a very special gala dinner, comedy and music night at the newly refurbished Stones Hotel on Saturday May 4. The beneficiaries are Salisbury Hospice and Wilton Riding for Disabled and both clubs are
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Woman who 'forgot she was driving in UK' banned from roads after crash
A WOMAN who caused serious injuries to a man in a car crash by pulling out after looking the wrong way, has been banned from driving for a year. A high-flying Tesla driver who had just returned from travelling in Europe left a fellow motorist with
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IN THE DOCK: Seven criminals sentenced at Salisbury's court this week
THESE seven people were recently sentenced for crimes they committed in and around Salisbury. All of these cases were heard at Salisbury Magistrates' Court on April 19. Ryan Gardiner, of the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill, was caught
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Work set to start on multi-million pound school building
PLANS to build a "ground-breaking" new boarding school building have been given the green light. Staff at Forres Sandle Manor School, in Fordingbridge, are thrilled to announce that work will soon begin to erect a science, technology, engineering
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Main Wiltshire road closed overnight this week for essential maintenance
DRIVERS have been told to plan ahead as a main Wiltshire road will be closed overnight this week. A 14-mile section of the A36 from Salisbury to Ower is closed for "essential maintenance" until Saturday, April 27. This work, which began on
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Chilling mystery of bleach bottles and torn scarves unravels at Studio Theatre
‘Women’s weakness is a man’s opportunity...’ This is the disturbing mantra from a tense psychological thriller currently on stage at Studio Theatre. Love from a Stranger is Frank Vosper’s 1936 stage adaptation of an Agatha Christie short story
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Season over for Salisbury Rugby Club's senior men's team after cup defeat
On Saturday Salisbury Rugby Club's 1st XV made the short trip to Newbury to contest the quarter-final of the Papa John's Men's Community Cup. Newbury had beaten Salisbury twice during the league season, but the away match in January had been very
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Whites' chairman says lifetime bans could be handed out if crowd trouble continues
THE chairman of Salisbury FC has released a statement addressing a spate of violent incidents which have taken place at recent games, emphasising that lifetime bans could be handed out. As previously reported, A 15-year-old boy suffered a facial
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Car mounts pavement and crashes into pillar
A CAR has veered offroad and crashed into a pillar. The car, a red Suzuki Alto, swerved off of the road on Milford Street after turning the corner, mounted the kerb and ploughed into a pillar of the Milford House office block, a few doors down
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Woman charged after sharing 'grossly offensive' racist videos on social media
A WOMAN who shared "grossly offensive" racist videos on TikTok has been charged and remanded in custody. Fiona Ryan, 40, of Laverstock Road, Salisbury, has been charged with four counts of malicious communications between March 4 and April 18,
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Vandal youths start fires and hack down trees in residential woodland
YOUTHS have been starting fires and cutting down trees in wooded area near a housing estate. Residents discovered the leftover destruction at Archer's Way and raised concerns with Wiltshire Police. Several trees had been set alight with a "
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Road closed as resurfacing works begin
A ROAD is closed as works to resurface it are underway. A section of Laverstock Road leading to Milford Hill, near Godolphin School is closed as patching works begin. The roadworks are due to take place between 9.30am and 2.30pm today, Tuesday
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Woman disqualified after drink driving at McDonald's drive thru
A WOMAN who was caught drink driving at a McDonald's drive thru has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Karin Laurant, 39, of Melksham, failed a roadside breath test at the Southampton Road fast food restaurant on Friday, March 29. She
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Tickets for Chalke History Festival featuring Spitfire flyover go on sale
TICKETS for the upcoming, star-studded Chalke History Festival are now on sale. The biggest and most successful history festival in the UK, Chalke History Festival, returns from June 24 to June 30. Famous faces appearing at the festival will
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Wife and daughter believe rapist's delayed cancer diagnosis impacted life expectancy
THE wife and daughter of a child rapist who died from cancer while on compassionate release from prison thinks his life expectancy was impacted by delays. Arthur John Bonner was convicted of four sexual offences at Salisbury Crown Court on July
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'It's a ghost town': Headshop owner considers closure after repeat disruption
A SHOPOWNER has considered leaving Salisbury as another disruption to trade spells continued suffering for his business. Fisherton Street closed around lunchtime on Saturday, April 20, after a member of the public reported a smell of gas near the
