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Look inside this brand-new Alderbury home on the market for almost £1.3m
A luxury new build house in a prime location has gone on the market. Brackendale, a five bedroom property located on Junction Road in Alderbury, has been listed for £1,295,000 by estate agents Goadsby. The property is the first of two luxuriously
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Three Salisbury students earn scholarships for pioneering tech breakthrough
Five students at Wiltshire College & University have been selected to exhibit their work at the Origins Creatives 2024 in London this July. Two students from the Chippenham campus and three from Salisbury will showcase their diverse range of art
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Audi driver involved in spat as rush hour tensions reach boiling point
A SPAT broke out between two drivers along the A31 as rush hour tensions reached boiling point. The two cars, an Audi A5 and Ford Galaxy people carrier, were travelling along the dual carriageway shortly before 10am on Wednesday, July 17 when
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Thug resentenced for damaging a bus and threatening a man
A CRIMINAL has been resentenced for threatening a man and causing nearly £700 to a bus. Jake Daniel Russell, of Sherbourne Drive, Old Sarum, failed to attend 'Building Better Relationships' appointments on January 29 and April 8. The 30-year-old
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LETTER: 'We wanted to explain our services to prevent any misunderstanding'
After reading through the recent letter published containing feedback on our practice, we wanted to explain our services to prevent any misunderstanding. The letter was written by someone who is not registered with us, on holiday in Salisbury.
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Revealed: areas of Salisbury where fly tipping is at its worst
The highest five areas in Salisbury for fly tipping have been revealed following a successful FOI request. Wiltshire Council have revealed that since 2020, the highest area in Salisbury for fly tipping, also knowing as illegal dumping, is Devizes
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'Resounding success': 23 of the best photos from Amesbury Super Fete 2024
AN "unforgettable" community event returned to Amesbury for its fourth year. The Amesbury Super Fete brought families together for a day of entertainment, food and fun at the QinetiQ Sports Complex on July 6 and 7. It was organised by volunteers
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'Salisbury is in the middle of extensive changes'
Salisbury is in the middle of extensive changes. The central area is having an extreme makeover. I hope it's value for money. Fisherton Street is coming on nicely with good pavements. It means more use of other fairly busy roads during the installation
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Yellow heat-health alert issued for Salisbury as Met Office forecasts 29C heat
A yellow heat-health alert has been issued for Salisbury ahead of a stint of hot weather. The UK Health Security Agency alert, in place across the South West, starts at 5pm on Thursday, July 18, and will be in place until Saturday, July 20.
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How to keep flying ants out of your home this summer
Flying ants can be an inconvenience in your home and garden especially when you want to enjoy the summer weather outside. If you’ve seen flying ants outside, you might be wondering how to stop them from getting indoors and wreaking havoc. To
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'I dread to think what may have happened': Young rabbits dumped in dirty hutches
Four young rabbits were dumped from a lorry in dirty hutches. Staff at RSPCA Ashley Heath Animal Centre in Ringwood, Hampshire, discovered the rabbits late on Tuesday evening, July 16. They found two female rabbits inside one hutch and two
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'The huge hole in our hearts will never be filled,' say family of murdered father
THE family of a man who was murdered in Bemerton Heath has said that life will never be the same without him. Tsvetomir Genov, 20, was stabbed to death by Maurice Jones near the entrance to Gainsborough Close on August 22 last year. The "ferocious
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Man who killed 'devoted' Bemerton Heath dad jailed for minimum of 30 years
A man who stabbed a 'devoted' father to death has been jailed for at least three decades. Maurice Jones, 25, attacked Tsvetomir Genov (TG) outside the SPAR in Gainsborough Close, Bemerton Heath, on August 22 last year. Jones confronted 20-
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LIVE: 'Unremorseful' killer Maurice Jones sentenced at Salisbury Crown Court
2:31pm 'Knife crime kills and ruins lives' In a statement today, Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector
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Scorned fruit trader fined for slashing tyres of former business partner's van
A MAN has appeared in court for slashing the tyres of a fruit delivery van which belonged to his former business partner. Shane Gilkes, 41, of Winding Way, Bemerton Heath, pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal damage at Salisbury Magistrates
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Is using AI for ideas generation the same as plagiarism?
Storytelling is an art as old of humanity itself. Back in the day, back before even Joe Biden was in short trousers, it was a way for the earliest societies to pass information on. The better the storytelling, the more memorable the information
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IN PICTURES: Hundreds gather to remember troops at Fovant Badges
MORE than 250 people attended the Drumhead Remembrance Service, run by the Fovant Badges Society, on Sunday July 7. It was a very moving service, held at East Farm in Fovant and led by Reverend Colin Fox, with standard bearers attending from The
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Bygone Salisbury: Castle Street murder mystery of 1865
In 1865, Thomas Blake was a successful Surgeon Apothecary, with a prosperous chemist’s business in Castle Street, Salisbury. His odd title meant that, in mid -Victorian medical practice, he could be, officially, your G.P. and Boots the Chemist!