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MP backs plan for new community shop and post office in Pitton
Support for the team planning a new community shop and post office in Pitton has been provided by Salisbury MP John Glen. Mr Glen visited Pitton Village Hall to express his support for the project. Once the current shop and post office close
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Fisherton Gateway: Two city centre roads will close overnight next week
TWO roads will be closed overnight next week for essential Fisherton Gateway project works to take place. Fisherton Street will be closed overnight from Monday, August 5, until Thursday, August 8. Drivers will be unable to access the road from
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School where 'pupils flourish' celebrating 'outstanding' Ofsted rating
A SCHOOL where ‘pupils flourish’ and staff have the ‘highest aspiration for every pupil’ is celebrating receiving an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating. Zouch Academy, in Wavell Road, Tidworth, which was visited by the education watchdog on June 4 and
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Man lobbed pottery at police after 'misunderstanding' saw them arrest his girlfriend
A MAN accidentally called the police and threw pottery at officers while they tried to arrest his girlfriend, a court has heard. Thomas Sean Wickham, of Devereux Road, Amesbury, pleaded guilty to common assault of an emergency worker at Salisbury
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LIVE: Traffic updates after crash closes A30 in both directions
1:24pm Three people were hospitalised following a serious crash on the A30. Read more here
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'Unaffordable' Stonehenge tunnel plans axed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves
THE "unaffordable" plans for a tunnel underneath Stonehenge have officially been shelved by the new Labour government. Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has said that the scheme is unaffordable
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LIVE: Homes evacuated and road closed following gas leak
9:18am Temporary repairs were made to the gas mains last night. Bradley Barlow, spokesperson for SGN, said: "Our engineers
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Concerns GP industrial action could bring the NHS to a standstill
GPs have threatened to bring the NHS to a “standstill” with unprecedented industrial action. Doctors across England are being balloted by the British Medical Association (BMA) on whether they are in favour of staging collective action amid a row
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Man 'punched in face' at football club car park
A MAN was “punched in the face” leaving him with a fractured jaw and broken glasses. The victim, in his 30s, was assaulted in the gravel car park at Verwood Town Football Club in Potterne Way, near to Verwood Day Nursery. It was reported
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Gilligan lands a double after nine-year stint in America
JACK Gilligan, seeking to re-establish his riding career back home after a nine year stint in America, firmly advertised his ability in the saddle when landing a double at Salisbury. The Newmarket jockey left England in 2015 to seek a better future
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City council continue to object to plans to turn historic private school into offices
Plans to convert a former private preparatory school into offices continue to be opposed by the city council. At Salisbury City Council's most recent planning committee meeting on Monday, July 22, looked at proposals to convert Leaden Hall, at
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Jeweller creates pendants to raise money for charity aiding in humanitarian crises
A JEWELLER who felt "helpless" amid humanitarian crises has hand-crafted charity pendants to raise money for Doctors Without Borders. Celina Comninos, based in Fisherton Mill, is donating 50 per cent of the proceeds from every sale of her recycled
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Wiltshire Council launches new campaign to stop fly-tipping at source
Wiltshire Council is building on its award-winning We’re Targeting Fly-tippers campaign to help reduce fly-tipping throughout the county and catch offenders. Stop at Source (SAS) aims to make people aware of their ‘duty of care’ when they’re getting
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Main road into Salisbury will be closed for three days this week
A three-day closure of a main road in Salisbury will begin this week. From July 30 at 9.30am until August 1 at 3pm, surface dressing works will be carried out on the A30 at Three Mile Hill. READ MORE: Parts of Salisbury River Park open now
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Small school near Salisbury praised for giving pupils 'every opportunity to flourish'
A primary school in Tilshead is celebrating a positive report from a recent inspection by the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist School (SIAMS). St Thomas a Becket Primary School educates 43 pupils, and received its SIAMS report after