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Young Gallery Salisbury awarded Accreditation by Arts Council England
The Young Gallery, overseen by the Young & Creasey Gallery Trust, has been awarded Accreditation by Arts Council England. The Young Gallery is a free art museum located upstairs on the first floor of Wiltshire Council’s Salisbury Library. It has
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'What a day': 22 best photos from the Mayor of Salisbury's birthday bash
MARKET Place was brought to life to mark the mayor's birthday and raise money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Councillor Sven Hocking, Mayor of Salisbury, celebrated his birthday with a family fun day on Sunday, July 28. The free 'Big Birthday
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Driving ban for drug-smoking mum who crashed into fence with kids in car
A DRUG driver has been disqualified after she crashed into a fence with her two young children in the back of her car, a court heard. Natasha Machin, 30, of Lumley Walk, Amesbury, pleaded guilty to drug driving at Salisbury Magistrates' Court on
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PICTURES: South Wilts Mencap hosts annual Summer BBQ at Rugby Club
South Wilts Mencap held their annual summer BBQ at the Salisbury Rugby Club on Friday, July 26. With more than 150 members and guests attending and a gloriously sunny day, this was an opportunity for the learning disabled community of south Wiltshire
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LETTER: 'Something has happened to Salisbury that has dragged it down'
So New Look is going to be lost to housing!? You only have to take a stroll around the city centre to realise things have gone downhill quite badly shopping wise and now another popular shop is going to make way for housing. Just a stab in the
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'Reckless" man jailed for shining laser into the eyes of police helicopter crew
A man has been jailed after shining a laser at a police helicopter flying overhead in Wiltshire, forcing it to abandon the job it was on. The police were looking for a high-risk missing person when Nicholas Mutter, 41, of Swift Drive, Trowbridge
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Muslim charity 'deeply concerned' and takes 'immediate action' after mosque brawl
A MUSLIM charity has expressed 'deep concern' about an mosque fight which saw three men arrested. Worshippers and members of the public were disrupted by a brawl inside Salisbury Mosque, at 27 Wilton Road, on Friday afternoon, July 26. More
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Calls for HGV ban on 'dangerous' Wiltshire road after string of serious incidents
Calls have been made to ban HGVs on country roads in Wiltshire, including a stretch of the A346 near Marlborough, following multiple serious incidents. According to MP for East Wiltshire Danny Kruger, it’s "completely inappropriate" that the A346
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WATCH: Gas leak which sparked evacuation started by 'third party' in digger
HOMES were evacuated after someone punctured a gas main in Amesbury. Emergency services placed a cordon around Mill Green Road, off Boscombe Road, at around 1pm on Monday, July 29. A gas main in Lyndhurst Road was reportedly damaged by a digger
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Two yellow thunderstorm warnings issued by Met Office for Salisbury
The Met Office has issued two yellow thunderstorm weather warnings for Salisbury this week. After a few days of glorious sunshine, forecasters have warned that there might be heavy rain, with possible hail and strong winds. The first thunderstorm
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Three hospitalised with 'serious injuries' following head-on car crash
THREE people were hospitalised following a head-on crash on a main Wiltshire road. Emergency services, including two air ambulances, rushed to the A30 near Winterslow at around 2.20pm on Monday, July 29. A Volkswagen Polo driver travelling
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Our camera club members celebrate summer joy in July
These are some of the best photographs submitted by our camera club members this month. Now that summer is finally here (we hope), we asked the Salisbury Journal Camera Club to share photos for the theme 'Summer Joy'. From happy dogs to gorgeous
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Van driver who was caught speeding must pay more than £500
A VAN driver must pay more than £500, two years after he was caught speeding in Bournemouth. Alan Michael Hicks, of Avon Terrace, Salisbury, sped through an automatic camera on the A347 Wimborne Road at 36 miles-per-hour on July 10, 2022. The
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Preventative waterproofing works to save bridge completed
A BRIDGE has been successfully waterproofed after an inspector found water seeping through its deck. The two-phase project, which began on April 8, involved removing the existing footpath slabs and road surface to expose the bridge deck. The