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Ladies wot knit – baby blankets
The ladies of Wilton's Friday 'Busy Fingers' craft group and Wilton Mothers' Union joined a new project after a request from the Maternity Unit at Salisbury District Hospital. Although many new mums take in a cot blanket for their new babies, the unit needs a stock...
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Parking talks are positive
Talks are progressing well to resolve the problem of serious abuse of car parking at Wilton Shopping Village. Businesses and their staffs have been unable to use the shopping centre car park at certain times because the area was being taken up by non-users of the...
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Salisbury Council budget: no increase
Salisbury City Council has decided not to increase the 2019-2020 precept, the part of the council tax collected by Wiltshire Council but paid to the city council. The budget includes funding for play area equipment, refurbishing some public toilets, funding the second...
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Ambulance costs soar
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance needs help to meeting soaring costs if it is to continue saving lives. The running costs increased by 15% to £3.75 million due to staffing from the NHS working for the charity, including advanced training and masters degrees in critical care...
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Car park ban could close club
Bowls club members, tennis players and others who enjoy outdoor activity are fuming about the sudden decision by Eagle One, who operate the Wilton Shopping Village, to ban them from parking in its open car parks. For more than 20 years, Wilton Bowls Club members have...
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Whites extend Exeter City loan
Salisbury FC has confirmed they have agreed an extension of Jack Sparkes' loan from Exeter City for the remainder of the season, including potential play-off games. The 18-year-old has impressed manager Steve Claridge who considers Sparkes a valuable addition to the...
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Film director dies after fall from church tower
A well-known television documentary director plunged ‘about 30 feet’ to his death from an ancient village church tower as he was ‘filming the dawn’. The tragedy left Ebbesbourne Wake, near Salisbury, ‘absolutely devastated’. Matthew Pelly, 41, was found by a dog...
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Driver to get road repair bill
A get-tough Highways England is to bill a lorry driver for thousands of pounds for wrecking 170 yards of the central reservation of one of the country’s busiest trunk roads. The agency worked around the clock for three days to repair the horrific damage on the A303 at...
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Olympic stars fete City athletes
Olympic athletics stars Chris Thompson and Jemma Simpson added an extra dimension to a glittering annual awards night celebrated on Saturday by City of Salisbury athletics and running club. Silver medallist behind Mo Farah in the European 10,000m final at Barcelona in...
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Shaftesbury tax relief
Householders in Shaftesbury can feel some relief that Shaftesbury Town Council has set its budget for the coming year with no increase in the council tax precept. The council met on January 8 to set its budget for the coming year and draw up a five-year budget...
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Five arrested in Warminster area
Five arrests and wide range of items were seized after a Police sting operation targeting drug use in West Wiltshire last week (January 17). Class A drugs and related drug paraphernalia, a firearm, a large quantity of cash, mobile phones and suspected stolen bank...
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Show-stopping snowdrops
Someone should tell the snowdrops that the worst may be yet to come. At Kingston Lacy, a National Trust property near Wimborne, one of the best snowdrop displays in Dorset stretches through the 40-acre garden for 1.5 miles and is at its best throughout early February....
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Ladies wot knit – baby blankets
The ladies of Wilton's Friday 'Busy Fingers' craft group and Wilton Mothers' Union joined a new project after a request from the Maternity Unit at Salisbury District Hospital. Although many new mums take in a cot blanket for their new babies, the unit needs a stock...
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Parking talks are positive
Talks are progressing well to resolve the problem of serious abuse of car parking at Wilton Shopping Village. Businesses and their staffs have been unable to use the shopping centre car park at certain times because the area was being taken up by non-users of the...
read more
Salisbury Council budget: no increase
Salisbury City Council has decided not to increase the 2019-2020 precept, the part of the council tax collected by Wiltshire Council but paid to the city council. The budget includes funding for play area equipment, refurbishing some public toilets, funding the second...
read more
Ambulance costs soar
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance needs help to meeting soaring costs if it is to continue saving lives. The running costs increased by 15% to £3.75 million due to staffing from the NHS working for the charity, including advanced training and masters degrees in critical care...
read more
Car park ban could close club
Bowls club members, tennis players and others who enjoy outdoor activity are fuming about the sudden decision by Eagle One, who operate the Wilton Shopping Village, to ban them from parking in its open car parks. For more than 20 years, Wilton Bowls Club members have...
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Whites extend Exeter City loan
Salisbury FC has confirmed they have agreed an extension of Jack Sparkes' loan from Exeter City for the remainder of the season, including potential play-off games. The 18-year-old has impressed manager Steve Claridge who considers Sparkes a valuable addition to the...
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Classifieds
Having a Clearout-Unwanted items bought for Cash
Unwanted items bought for cash. Bric a Brac, Records, Jewelery, Ornaments, Anything that can be used at our next Boot fair. Call 01425291271
VINYL RECORDS WANTED
VINYL RECORDS WANTED LP's & 45's !!CASH PAID!! 1950's-90's Any Quantity Private Collector Fair Prices Paid. Call Graham 01425 291271 - 07825 742802
Light Oak Display Cabinet
Excellent condition, 83 inch tall, 60 inches wide, 21 inches depth, with matching cabinet. £300.00. Please ring Phil 01722 337880
BMW E36
BMW E36 1998 318ti compact, minor MOT repairs needed, rare model, 140 B.H.P. Low miles, BMW alloys, looks good , Boston Green colour. £300, 07733 285655.
Teak dining table
Teak dining table with fold down sides. Width when closed one foot. One or both sides can be raised to fit two or six people comfortably, vgc. £25, 01722 742914
New bathroom tallboy
New bathroom tallboy stainless steel cabinet with full length mirror and six internal shelves 1300x300x180mm £45, 01722 742914
Having a Clearout-Unwanted items bought for Cash
Unwanted items bought for cash. Bric a Brac, Records, Jewelery, Ornaments, Anything that can be used at our next Boot fair. Call 01425291271
VINYL RECORDS WANTED
VINYL RECORDS WANTED LP’s & 45’s !!CASH PAID!! 1950’s-90’s Any Quantity Private Collector Fair Prices Paid. Call Graham 01425 291271 – 07825 742802
Light Oak Display Cabinet
Excellent condition, 83 inch tall, 60 inches wide, 21 inches depth, with matching cabinet. £300.00. Please ring Phil 01722 337880
BMW E36
BMW E36 1998 318ti compact, minor MOT repairs needed, rare model, 140 B.H.P.
Low miles, BMW alloys, looks good , Boston Green colour.
£300, 07733 285655.
Teak dining table
Teak dining table with fold down sides. Width when closed one foot. One or both sides can be raised to fit two or six people comfortably, vgc.
£25, 01722 742914
Jobs For You
Care assistant for 95 yr old – Verwood
Very disabled man needing more help to stay in own home - need 1/2 people to provide 7 day cover early morning (8.00-9.00) & evening (7.45-8.45) - some flexibility. Duties to include help with dressing/undressing, getting breakfast, general personal care. Other...
read moreHospitality Assistant – Gracewell of Salisbury
About the role Reporting to the Head Chef, the Hospitality Assistant links the kitchen team to the care team by delivering a professional dining experience to our residents As a Hospitality Assistant, you’ll be making every day special to our Gracewell residents, and...
read moreYouth Adventure Trust – Volunteer Mentor
Could you offer 2 hours a fortnight of your time? The Youth Adventure Trust is a youth development charity supporting vulnerable 11-16yr olds in Wiltshire and Swindon through outdoor education. We are recruiting volunteer mentors from the local area to provide one to...
read moreCare assistant for 95 yr old – Verwood
Very disabled man needing more help to stay in own home - need 1/2 people to provide 7 day cover early morning (8.00-9.00) & evening (7.45-8.45) - some flexibility. Duties to include help with dressing/undressing, getting breakfast, general personal care. Other...
read moreHospitality Assistant – Gracewell of Salisbury
About the role Reporting to the Head Chef, the Hospitality Assistant links the kitchen team to the care team by delivering a professional dining experience to our residents As a Hospitality Assistant, you’ll be making every day special to our Gracewell residents, and...
read moreYouth Adventure Trust – Volunteer Mentor
Could you offer 2 hours a fortnight of your time? The Youth Adventure Trust is a youth development charity supporting vulnerable 11-16yr olds in Wiltshire and Swindon through outdoor education. We are recruiting volunteer mentors from the local area to provide one to...
read moreResidential Support (Childcare) Worker
We are looking for Residential Support Workers to come and join our family at one of our homes in the heart of Salisbury, here you will assist the children/young person in understanding their own emotions and articulating their feelings, building a culture of mutual...
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Video: Fresh air education centre opens
A newly-opened private nursery in Crockerton, near Warminster, has taken outdoor learning to another level by letting the children interact with animals. The Learning Meadow for children aged two to five years old, is promoting a ‘learning by doing’ approach for them...
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Wiltshire nostalgia festival returns
Thousands of vintage enthusiasts and classic car owners are expected to attend this year’s Vintage Nostalgia Festival at Stockton Park, May 31 to June 2. The festival is a weekend filled with live music, dance, vintage and antique shopping, classic cars, automobilia,...
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Gillingham’s Station Garage back in the family
After a nine-year absence, Station Road Garage, Gillingham is back in family hands, now trading as Station Road Garage 1912 Ltd under Nick and Valerie Baker. They bought back the Service Workshop and Tyre Bay and named it to link back to when Nick’s grandfather Percy...
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Snowdrops show signs of Spring
The snowdrop is the first flower of the year to show its nice white blooms. Often the snowdrop blossoming is a sign that Winter is transforming to Springtime. Therefore the snowdrop symbolizes hope, the hope that this Winter will finish too, that new warmth will enter...
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New St. Michael’s ready for army rebasing challenges
The new St Michael’s CE Primary School has wrestled with adversities since it welcomed pupils to Larkhill in September, but it is now ready for new challenges. The move to the historic location proved to be well worth it as the new facilities are top-notch and allowed...
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An absolute beauty
By Fanny Charles Salisbury has had an awful year, no question – you don’t need reminding. What you DO need is a dose of unabashed, gloriously colourful, warm-hearted, hilarious, touching and just plain wonderful pantomime. Oh yes, you do! Believe me! When Salisbury...
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In history: fire at the Cattle Market
On July 22, 1911, the Salisbury & Winchester Journal reported a fire in Station Road, Gillingham, which had occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 16 at Messrs. Senior and Godwin’s Repository. The enclosed cattle ring in the centre of the market was burned to...
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Spinning gold from old stories
By Fanny Charles There’s no clutching at straws in Bumblefly’s 2018 Christmas show for children. The three-strong company spins pure gold (as well as puns) from the tale of Rumpelstiltskin, which opened at Greyfriars at Ringwood and will be touring, Dorset, Wiltshire...
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What Katie did in Mere
Mere Amateur Dramatic Society (MADS) presented Katie's Party from Thursday, November 22 until Saturday 24. The poignant village tale by local author Adrienne Howell linked two World Wars. Katie, whose son in law has a Bentley, turns up at a local country pub for her...
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Service to the community awarded
Muzib Rahman, owner and manager of Agra, the Indian restaurant in Warminster, was awarded the 2018 Civic Award on Saturday, October 20, for his services to Warminster community. He took over the restaurant on East Street in 1984, he has raised thousands of pounds for...
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Mysterious object found at Bishop’s House
Katrina ffiske chats with Robina Hattersley During the Summer heatwave, the gardener at The Bishop’s House, in The Close, Salisbury, spotted a mysterious object laying on the river-bed. "While I was cleaning the river I saw something shiny and covered in mud," Daniel...
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Abigail’s Party, but we weren’t invited
By Katrina ffiske. Arriving at Salisbury Playhouse for Abigail’s Party was strangely comforting but also cringe-inducing. Lee Newby’s set instantly transported us to that strange era, the 70s: brown bookcases, beige and cream flock wallpaper, shag pile rug, lava lamps...
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Video: Fresh air education centre opens
A newly-opened private nursery in Crockerton, near Warminster, has taken outdoor learning to another level by letting the children interact with animals. The Learning Meadow for children aged two to five years old, is promoting a ‘learning by doing’ approach for them...
read more
Wiltshire nostalgia festival returns
Thousands of vintage enthusiasts and classic car owners are expected to attend this year’s Vintage Nostalgia Festival at Stockton Park, May 31 to June 2. The festival is a weekend filled with live music, dance, vintage and antique shopping, classic cars, automobilia,...
read more
Gillingham’s Station Garage back in the family
After a nine-year absence, Station Road Garage, Gillingham is back in family hands, now trading as Station Road Garage 1912 Ltd under Nick and Valerie Baker. They bought back the Service Workshop and Tyre Bay and named it to link back to when Nick’s grandfather Percy...
read more
Snowdrops show signs of Spring
The snowdrop is the first flower of the year to show its nice white blooms. Often the snowdrop blossoming is a sign that Winter is transforming to Springtime. Therefore the snowdrop symbolizes hope, the hope that this Winter will finish too, that new warmth will enter...
read more
New St. Michael’s ready for army rebasing challenges
The new St Michael’s CE Primary School has wrestled with adversities since it welcomed pupils to Larkhill in September, but it is now ready for new challenges. The move to the historic location proved to be well worth it as the new facilities are top-notch and allowed...
read more
An absolute beauty
By Fanny Charles Salisbury has had an awful year, no question – you don’t need reminding. What you DO need is a dose of unabashed, gloriously colourful, warm-hearted, hilarious, touching and just plain wonderful pantomime. Oh yes, you do! Believe me! When Salisbury...
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