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'Overall decrease in crime' reported in market town
A DECREASE in crime has been reported in Ringwood. The town’s neighbourhood policing teams shared crime statistics for the last quarter at the meeting of Ringwood Town Council on Wednesday, July 31. Sergeant Chris Pell reported an ‘overall
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Wiltshire farmer fined after removing water pollution samples
A Wiltshire farmer who removed samples from an Environment Agency officer investigating his farm now faces paying more than £4,000 in fines and costs. Neil Dyke, of Chipps Farm in Corsley Warminster, removed water sample bottles from an Environment
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Driver who killed couple in head-on crash jailed for more than three years
A young driver who caused the deaths of a couple in a head-on collision while under the influence of cocaine has been jailed for three years and five months. Jessica Higgs, now 20, fell asleep while driving her work’s Mercedes Citan van on the
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Plans revealed for Longleat’s winter exhibition: including 9m-high dinosaurs
Plans have been revealed for this year’s Longleat winter exhibition, which will include an increased number of installations to mark its 75th anniversary as a tourist attraction. The designs submitted to Wiltshire Council show proposals for a huge
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Huge sale as shop prepares to close its doors for good
A SHOE shop in Salisbury is offering huge discounts as it prepares to close for the final time. Ecco, on Silver Street, is offering 40 per cent off everything, until stocks last. Signs in the window also confirm that is it a closing down sale
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LIVE: 'Severe delays' on long stretches of the A303
4:32pm According to the AA's live traffic map, a section of the A303 near Stonehenge is also closed due to construction
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‘I gave up work after cancer diagnosis and travelled the world in my van’
A grandfather feels "lucky" to have got cancer after it forced him to give up work and spend his savings travelling 100,000 miles around the world in his van. Anthony George, now 74, was diagnosed with lung cancer 12 years ago and given just three
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Plans for seven 'affordable' homes on site of former garage
PLANS have been submitted for "affordable homes" on the site of a former garage. Agile Property and Homes, in partnership with Wiltshire Council, want to build seven homes at a former brownfield garage site at Ramsbridge Crescent in Salisbury.
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Man tricked woman into looking after gun hidden within shoebox
A MAN hid a gun and bullets in a shoebox and gave them to an unsuspecting woman to look after. Lennox Blackwood, 47 and of Bulford, was found guilty of firearm offences after a woman found the weapon in a shoebox. It was reported that on
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Salisbury Hockey Club gearing up for new season after recent success
Salisbury Hockey Club, one of the oldest and biggest participatory sports club in Wiltshire, is gearing up for the coming season. The Men’s 1s, Ladies 2s and Ladies 4s all secured well-earned promotions and face challenging seasons to come.
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Council takes successful action to clear land near The Brambles
Following "years of hard work by dedicated Planning Enforcement officers", Wiltshire Council has successfully cleared land to the rear of The Brambles in Salisbury. The site had been an issue for the council for a number of years, as it was host