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Butchers reopens with new owner after 100 customers left without Christmas orders
A butcher's shop which closed without fulfilling Christmas orders is back in business - with a new name and a new man at the helm. Chris Street is looking to the future after giving the Lyndhurst property a major upgrade that cost about £20,000
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Water company's sewage spill in Wiltshire river killed thousands of fish
A water supplier has admitted to polluting a Wiltshire river for many hours, which killed thousands of fish. Wessex Water Services Limited, of Claverton Down Road in Bath, indicated pleas of guilty to three charges related to issues at Bowerhill
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Teenage girl assaulted by group of male youths in Amesbury
A group of young men assaulted a teenage girl in Amesbury on Thursday, May 23. At around 3.20pm, a group of male youths assaulted the girl at the bus stop outside Lidl in London Road, Amesbury. The suspects are described as white and all wearing
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Blockbuster timecapsule built for people to borrow DVDs
A RESIDENT has built a blockbuster-themed DVD library so nostalgic you will feel like you're back in the 90s. Peter Goddard, 39, from Alderholt, has built a blockbuster-themed DVD library outside his property in Broomfield Drive to revive 1990s
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WATCH: Drugs arrest after police raid on Wiltshire home
Police raided a Wiltshire home and arrested a suspected drug dealer. Officers in Mere carried out a drug warrant on Wednesday morning after receiving information from the public about suspicious activity at a property. They broke down the door
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LETTER: Stonehenge tunnel delayed - we've read this before, haven't we?
Motorway size cuttings through the Stonehenge prehistoric landscape - likely cost £3bn - project back in court again. We've read this before haven't we. The decision said that there is a compelling reason for an appeal hearing given the scale of
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust launch 'cancer care' pages to increase support offered
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) has created a new website and Facebook page to support cancer patients and their families, and provide resources to raise awareness of different cancers. SFT provides cancer services for a population of 225,000
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Fitness coach lured woman to his house and raped her in front of his partner
A 55-year-old man from Salisbury has been found guilty of raping an 18-year-old woman. James Owen was convicted of rape, two counts of sexual assault and conspiracy to commit sexual assault, following a trial at Winchester Crown Court which concluded
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Bikers form procession as 200 mourners attend funeral for school boy
AROUND 200 mourners attended the funeral of a ‘happy-go-lucky’ schoolboy who died while playing on a low scooter outside his home in Dilton Marsh on April 14. Lennix Sutcliffe died when he was struck by a vehicle pulling into a driveway in the
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Woman seen getting into car in early hours in 'concerning incident'
A WOMAN was seen getting into a car following "suspicious activity" in the early hours of this morning, in what the police have described as a "concerning incident". The force is now appealing for witnesses. Officers were alerted to suspicious
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Word Up: Clarkson highlights the continuing issues faced by British farmers
This week, I’ve been catching up on the third season of Clarkson’s Farm, the Amazon Prime series that charts the struggles of petrolhead turned agriculturist Jeremy Clarkson as he tries to make money from the appositely named Diddly Squat. Clarkson
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Teenager injured in early-hours crash on A36
A 17-YEAR-old has been injured in a crash in the early hours of this morning. At around 00.15am this morning, police responded to a single-vehicle crash on the A36 just south of Salisbury, southbound between the A338 and the A27 at Whiteparish
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Why you might be hearing fighter jets above Salisbury this morning
YOU might have been hearing the sounds of aircraft over the Salisbury skies this morning. According to Flight Radar, a small private plane - a Grob G115E - has been flying above the Salisbury area since around 9am. Another has been flying
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School celebrates 110th birthday with special celebration
A SALISBURY school has celebrated its 110th birthday. On May 14th, 1914, Leehurst House opened its doors as a school ground for the first time. It took the name of Leehurst Convent with the purpose of educating Catholic girls in the tenets of
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Happy Harry hits out with ‘fire in my belly’
Harry Broderick powered a boundary-strewn 78 off 50 deliveries to lead a successful South Wilts run chase against ECB Southern Premier League title favourites St Cross Symondians at Winchester’s tree-lined Green Jackets ground. He cleared the boundary
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LIVE: Main road into Salisbury closed following early morning crash
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Bygone Salisbury: The 1960s band ‘Just Us' release new album for the modern era
I was recently delighted to bump into an old acquaintance whilst having a drink in the Haunch of Venison pub. Jon Burton, the lead singer with local 1960s band ‘Just Us’, keenly thrust a CD into my hand and related that this latest album, ‘Just
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John Glen: Infected Blood Scandal 'appalling tragedy that should never have happened'
SALISBURY'S MP said the infected blood scandal was "an appalling tragedy that should never have happened". Since being appointed to the Cabinet Office in November, John Glen MP has worked on developing the government's response to the Infected
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Salisbury Cathedral is giving YOU the chance to name their peregrine chicks
Salisbury Cathedral are asking for name suggestions from the public for their newly hatched chicks. Of four peregrine chicks in total, two of the chicks – a male and a female - will be named after current members of the Cathedral’s Works Yard team