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New Forest District Council unveils new King Charles II portrait
The official portrait of His Majesty King Charles III for public buildings has been unveiled by New Forest District Council. At the annual council meeting on Monday, May 13 at Appletree Court in Lyndhurst, outgoing chair Councillor Neville Penman
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Local deaf artist's creative fundraising bags £1,000 for lung cancer charity
A deaf Fordingbridge resident has raised £1,000 for an asbestos-related lung cancer support charity. Rachel Parker started her fundraising journey Christmas 2023, reaching her goal by April. Born profoundly deaf following the contraction of
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Railway workers raise more than £1k in spinning marathon for Stars Appeal
Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) teamed up to take part in a three-hour spinning marathon to raise around £1,500 for Salisbury Hospital’s charity Stars Appeal. The event was to thank the hospital staff for the kindness and care they
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Brewery hosting beer festival to celebrate bar's one year anniversary
Downton Brewery is to host a beer festival to celebrate their first year of their “Tap Bar.” The bar, opened in June 2023, serving beers straight from the cask between 4-9pm every Friday. On Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22, the brewery
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Nurse who worked at former hospital in 1947 opens new retirement flats at Finch House
Residents and Platinum Skies employees were joined by veterans, Help for Heroes officials and former nurses of the Old Manor Hospital gathered for a ribbon cutting of the new luxury retirement flats into which the Grade II listed building has been
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Coach park opening delayed by two months due to flooding
WORK to rejuvenate a coach park can proceed "fully" following a two-month delay due to flooding. The resurfacing works are part of the Salisbury River Park Project, a £27m Government-funded scheme to reduce the city's risk of flooding which began
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Here's why the emergency services were at Salisbury Cathedral today
IF YOU were walking through The Close today, you may have noticed a big presence of emergency services. But nothing was wrong - Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Rescue Service was carrying out a training exercise at Salisbury Cathedral. Here
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South Wilts collapse to lose season opener against Bournemouth
South Wilts lost eight wickets for 41 runs in a catastrophic collapse which cost them victory over Bournemouth in their weather-delayed start to the ECB Southern Premier League season. Openers Tom Cheater (48) and James Degg (32) put on 70 and
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'Lovely' man took his own life after suffering from debilitating condition
A man who took his own life after suffering from a debilitating condition has been described as a "lovely" man who "loved his job". Christopher Heard, known as 'Chrissy' by his family, died at Ower Interchange at Junction 2 of the M27 on May 10
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Salisbury named one of the best craft beer cities in the UK
SALISBURY has been ranked one of the best craft beer cities in the whole country, new research claims. There has been a net addition of nearly 1.5k new breweries between 2001 and 2021 in the UK with microbreweries growing in popularity. Furthermore
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Column: 'Hurry up and get on with Fisherton Street improvements'
WHEN in a hole, stop digging. That’s the conventional wisdom. But thousands of Salisbury folk will be hoping that the opposite applies in the case of the seemingly interminable Fisherton Street ‘improvements’. ‘Hurry up and get on with it’
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Bygone: 'I was saddened to hear of the passing of Norman Parker'
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Norman Parker who many will remember through the film, ‘Secret Spitfires.’ I had the pleasure of visiting Norman on numerous occasions to share his memories of aviation and local history. One of my favourite
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Venue to host three sporting legends over the next 12 months
The Barn in Ringwood will host sporting legends, including Sir Geoff Hurst, Harry Redknapp, and Ricky Hatton, over the next twelve months. Sir Geoff Hurst, a legendary ex-England and West Ham United footballer, will lead the roster of events on
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New 'destination' hotel and pub to open with 10 rooms, wellness area and farm shop
A country pub with 10 rooms, set in the hills of Wiltshire, will open next month following a complete restoration and expansion. “The Great Bustard” will be located in Woodford Valley, three miles from Stonehenge and six miles from Salisbury.
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Word-up: I missed out on Saturday night's Northern Lights display
Let’s begin this week with a quick thank you. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the plight of the Rocketship Bookshop, Salisbury’s independent children’s bookstore and asked readers to help. Turns out that some people do read this column after