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Award-winning production coming to Redlynch Village Hall
An amateur theatre group has announced its upcoming autumn production. Redlynch Players will stage Visitors, a play by award-winning playwright Barney Norris. The play, which won the Critics' Circle Award and the OffWestEnd Award for Most Promising
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Volunteer who 'makes a positive impact on everyone' recognised by national charity
A volunteer from Alderbury has been recognised for her ‘incredible dedication’ working for a charity. On Tuesday, October 15, Sally Fairall, 61, was recognised by charity Alabaré where she has volunteered for the last 20 years. She works in
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INQUIRY: Chief army nurse addresses coincidence of being among first to aid Skripals
A NURSE who aided the Skripals when they were found unwell faced scrutiny and unwanted attention following the Salisbury poisonings. At the Dawn Sturgess Public Inquiry on October 29, two statements by Mrs Alison McCourt were read. She is of
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Meet the business owners who source, ship and sell 'fantastic' Ethiopian coffee
MEET the owners of Ethiopian coffee cart 'Konjo Coffee'. Husband and wife Adam Reeve, 59, and Eden Dashe, 44, run Konjo Coffee, an Ethiopian coffee business which involves them sourcing, shipping and branding their own coffee, selling it packaged
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Plans to build redevelop Old Sarum Airfield appealed after latest rejection
AN OFFICIAL appeal has been launched after the latest plans to redevelop Old Sarum Airfield were chucked out earlier this year. The application sought outline planning permission for approximately 315 homes and employment, commercial and leisure
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Salisbury and South Wilts District Scout Grose Trophy held over two days
The Salisbury and South Wilts District Scout Grose Trophy took place earlier this month. The trophy is named after Lt Col D.C.E. Grose DSO who presented the trophy in 1929 'For annual competition by Troops' (Scout Troops). The first competition
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Bikes worth THOUSANDS stolen in overnight break in - did you see anything?
HIGH value bikes were stolen in a break in. Overnight on Wednesday, October 23, a garage on Empire Road was broken into. READ MORE: Longhedge man convicted for assaulting Salisbury bus driver The suspects broke in sometime between 10pm
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'Adding VAT to private school fees could weaken our armed forces'
I had my first - who knows, maybe my last - outing at the dispatch box this month, in my capacity as shadow defence minister. The Government has refused to commit to a timetable for their promise to raise defence spending, which means the commitment
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Doctor that treated Skripals at scene told they had been poisoned by Fentanyl
A DOCTOR among the first people to notice and aid the Skripals when they were found slumped on a bench gave evidence at the Inquiry. On Tuesday, October 29, Ms Helen Ord, at the time a paediatric registrar, was walking back to Sainsbury's car park
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Man convicted for assaulting bus driver after late-night police chase
A man who attacked a bus driver in Salisbury over the weekend has been charged and convicted. Just before 11am on Saturday (26/10) a bus driver was assaulted in Blue Boar Row, causing the vehicle to come to a sudden stop. A man in his 40s was
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Inquest opens into death of woman who died following incident with cow in New Forest
A WOMAN who died following an incident with a cow in the New Forest has been named, as the inquest into her death opens. Pamela Joyce Barnwell, 88, of Normandy Way in Fordingbridge, was walking her dog in the New Forest on October 21 when she was
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INQUIRY: Sergei told friends he wouldn't return to Russia as Putin would 'get him'
SERGEI Skripal's former neighbour spoke at the Inquiry about what he knew about Sergei's background. On Monday, October 28, the Dawn Sturgess Public Inquiry resumed in London at the International Dispute Resolution Centre. Ross Cassidy, friend
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PICTURES: Day of live music brings the Market Square to life for a good cause
A DAY of live music brought the Market Square to life while raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Wiltshire Music Events UK hosted Music on the Market Square on Sunday, October 27, offering free entertainment for all ages and
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Young footballers – including one with broken arm – take on challenge for hospice
A YOUTH football team from Ringwood have paid a visit to a children's hospice to get an insight into its valuable work to help families within the community. The u12 Panthers team from the girls' section of Ringwood Town Football Club are now backing
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Wiltshire Council remain tight-lipped on Salisbury City Hall plans
WILTSHIRE Council's plans for Salisbury City Hall are locked tight, or so the Journal found out after a freedom of information (FOI) request was rejected. The Journal sent a request under the FOI Act 2000 to Wiltshire Council after its representatives
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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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Council responds to visibility worries at ‘disaster’ pinch point on Fisherton Street
A CONTROVERSIAL ‘pinch point’ on the new-look Fisherton Street meets the required standards for visibility, Wiltshire Council has said. Two-way traffic returned to the street earlier this month as work on the £3.2 million Fisherton Gateway scheme
