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Police 'sorry' for calling Novichok victim's fatal poisoning a drug overdose
Wiltshire Police has apologised to the family of Dawn Sturgess for wrongly identifying her condition after her fatal poisoning as an overdose. Police were acting on the basis that she was a “well-known drug addict” after she was poisoned, an inquiry
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South Wilts Cricket Club rewards cricketing stalwarts
Two cricketing stalwarts have been rewarded by the cricket club they have served for decades. South Wilts Cricket Club's annual presentation dinner saw two of its stalwarts, David Heather and Adrian James, awarded lifetime memberships. They
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'Dark and hilarious' family musical coming to the stage this Halloween
Halloween season is in full swing for Musical Theatre Salisbury, who is bringing another musical to the stage this month. From October 29 to November 2, Godolphin Performing Arts Centre will see The Addams Family Musical on show following the success
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Readers queue to meet author of 'the most exciting book since Harry Potter'
READERS are queuing up High Street to meet their favourite author as her latest book is released. A.F Steadman, author of the Skandar series, came to Salisbury Waterstones on Tuesday, October 15 for a book signing of her latest book: Skandar and
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LIVE: Police respond to incident involving children at multi-storey car park
5:07pm The entrance and exit onto the A36 are believed to still be open.
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Veteran will celebrate 103rd birthday before attending Poppy Appeal launch
SALISBURY'S branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) will launch its Poppy Appeal on Saturday, October 26, the charity has confirmed. The launch will take place at 9.45am at the city's Guildhall Square, where poppies will be presented to selected
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Verwood woman to take on running challenge following stroke diagnosis
Verwood mother-of-two who had a stroke is set to take on a running challenge for charity. Hayley MacKrell, a nurse from Verwood, was diagnosed with a stroke in November 2022 after she experienced weakness down the left side of her body and speech
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Salisbury Playhouse to host UK premiere of jazz-infused musical
Salisbury Playhouse will host the UK premiere of a jazz-infused musical this autumn. Play On!, inspired by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and set in the 1940s New York jazz scene, will be at the Salisbury venue from October 21 to November 2. The
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Can you help find him? Gucci the African grey parrot has gone missing
A PARROT has gone missing and owners are appealing for help to find him. Gucci the Parrot went missing after his owners lost him whilst taking out their rubbish on Sunday night. The 16-year-old African grey parrot and had been with Petra Zajacova
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Driver ‘narrowly missed’ man as he ran red light before failing to stop for police
A DRIVER failed to stop for the police after he narrowly avoided hitting a man who was crossing the road as he ran a red light in Salisbury. Officers watched the incident take place on Devizes Road, near the Royal Oak pub, at 5.13pm on September
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Police initially thought second poisoning was drug overdose or pesticide poising
WILTSHIRE Police initially thought Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley suffered a drug overdose or pesticide poisoning until test results showed it was Novichok, the inquiry has heard. Deputy chief constable Paul Mills, of Wiltshire Police, apologised
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Residents wake to find Mini Cooper and wallets missing after overnight burglary
THE POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary on West Street, Salisbury. Sometime between 11.30pm on Thursday, October 10, and 6.30am on Friday, October 11, a home was broken into on West Street. People woke up in the morning
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'I never got to say goodbye,' daughter writes in heartbreaking Dawn Sturgess tribute
ON day two of the Dawn Sturgess Public Inquiry, tributes and statements were read by Dawn's mother. Caroline Sturgess gave a pen portrait of her late daughter, who died after being poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok in 2018, as well as reading
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Hard-fought weekend sees losses and draws for Salisbury
A weekend of hockey action saw the Men's 1s draw, the Ladies 1s lose 5-0 and the U16 girls suffer a 2-0 loss in a hard weekend for Salisbury Hockey Club. The Men’s 1s had a long drive to Petersfield looking to score a win and to put last week’s
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Volunteers carry out maintenance work at chalk Map of Australia carved in WW1
A MAP of Australia that was carved into the northern slope of Compton Down by Australian soldiers during the First World War has been maintained by a group of volunteers. The chalk map, near Compton Chamberlayne, disappeared from view in the early
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Corporate gala quiz raises more than £6,000 for Salisbury Hospice Charity
QUIZZERS have raised more than £6,000 for the Salisbury Hospice Charity. The charity held its annual corporate gala quiz on Friday (October 11) at Salisbury Arts Centre – and the organisers say it ‘exceeded all expectations’. The quiz was sponsored
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Clothing retailer Crew prepares to leave historic premises behind for new start
CREW Clothing Company is preparing to leave its historic Salisbury home to move into a newly renovated unit just a stone's throw away. The clothing retailer is currently based at 8 Queen Street, between Cotswold and Loake Shoemakers, but will move