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Wiltshire Council reveals its new chief executive
Wiltshire Council has revealed its new chief executive. Lucy Townsend, currently the corporate director - people at Wiltshire Council, was chosen after a recruitment process which included technical interviews, psychometric assessments, a full-day
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Police to beef up patrols thanks to £1m funding to tackle anti-social behaviour
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has secured a massive one million pounds from the government's Hotspot Response Fund. This hefty sum aims to tackle anti-social behaviour and serious crime in the regions of Wiltshire and Salisbury
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Gardeners urged to donate surplus fruit and veg to Harnam Harvest Table
The Harnam Harvest Table kicks off this weekend. Residents can look forward to the return of this much-loved summer event, beginning at 10am on July 20 at the Parish Hall Field, Lower Street, Harnham. Now in its fifth season, the table will
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New kebab restaurant closes early after selling out of food in its first week
A NEW kebab shop aiming to keep the menu authentic was forced to close early after it sold out of food during a successful first week of trading. Owner Sinan Goktas, 38, relocated from Hertfordshire to open a family-run Turkish kebab restaurant
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Watch the moment 'jealous' killer was arrested by armed police officers
FOOTAGE of a man being arrested on suspicion of murder has been released after he was jailed for 30 years. Maurice Jones, 25, was intercepted by armed police officers in Woodside Road roughly an hour after he stabbed Tsvetomir Genov, 20, to death
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Young kittens found dumped in bin bag and left for dead during mini heatwave
TWO kittens born just days ago were found dumped in a bin bag on one of the hottest days of the year. The young kittens, thought to be two days old, were found by workers at Stonefield Park while they were taking out their bins on Friday morning
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Major response as firefighters battle early morning barn blaze near Salisbury
RESIDENTS were told to close their windows as firefighters tackled a barn fire near Salisbury. Crews from Salisbury, Wilton, Fordingbridge and Christchurch rushed to a farm in Odstock shortly after 6am on Friday, July 19. A barn full of hay
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LIVE: Driver hospitalised after flipping car on A30 near pub
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A&E and maternity services disrupted as staff rely on paperwork amid IT outage
PATIENTS attending A&E should expect a longer wait as staff are relying on "old fashioned" paperwork due to a worldwide IT outage. Salisbury District Hospital is experiencing problems with its patient administration systems and staff are having
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Windows users urged to follow these steps to fix computers after major IT outage
Windows users have reported computer crashes this morning following major worldwide Microsoft IT outages. Businesses and users in the UK and around the world who use Microsoft have been experiencing major outages with laptops and systems not working
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Live: Mass worldwide IT outage impacts hospital, trains, banks and businesses
12:29pm Several pharmacies are unable to process electronic prescriptions An update from Salisbury Medical Practise
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'Out of control' driver caught eating breakfast with no hands on the wheel
A driver who was found eating breakfast with both hands off the wheel has been caught by Wiltshire Police. Officers from Wiltshire Police's Road Policing Unit were out patrolling the county's roads on Wednesday morning (July 17), when they pulled
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SWR issues warning to passengers amid IT outages causing travel chaos
COMMUTERS trying to purchase rail tickets this morning are facing disruption as South Western Railway (SWR) announced that all ticket vending machines are "non-operational", thought to be part of the ongoing global IT outage. Ticket vending systems
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Is Microsoft down? Users and businesses facing outages
Businesses and users who use Microsoft are facing major outages in the UK and around the world, with laptops and systems not working. Sky News was one of the companies that were affected, being unable to broadcast its morning show at 6am, with
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WATCH: Longleat camera captures rare footage of beavers building dams
A rare new video showing two beaver kits with their mum has been captured for the first time at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire. The beavers, who were added to the European Protected Species List in 2022, can be seen building dams and lodges
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PHOTOS: Fayre on the Square coming together ahead of opening TOMORROW
The sun is shining and a mini golf course is being built in the heart of the city, which can only mean one thing: Fayre on the Square. It's not summer in Salisbury without the beloved family-friendly event that has become a tradition in the city's
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'It was inevitable'- People in Salisbury share views on the new Labour government
Salisbury residents have said the new Labour government was 'inevitable'. After 14 years of a continuous Conservative government in the UK, the Labour Party came to power after a landslide victory at the General Election on July 4. Salisbury