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Wilton Carnival Queen crowned
Wilton Carnival Queen was crowned the on July 6 by the town mayor Cllr Peter Edge and Mayoress Pam Edge at the start a jam-packed weekend of activities. Queen Hollie Jones, her two Attendants, Tia Browning and Keeley Blackman, and the two Carnival Princesses, Natalie...
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Salisbury FC – Bristol Rovers match postponed
The Whites' home friendly games against Bristol Rovers to have been played on Saturday, August 4, has been re-scheduled for Friday, August 3, KO 7.45pm at the Rovers’ request. Alec Hayter, Salisbury...
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Wiltshire is Cornwall bound
Wiltshire’s next match in the Western Division of the Unicorns County Championship is against Cornwall at St Austell on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday July 22/23/24, starting at 11am each day. Wiltshire's team SPONSORED BY WADWORTH & CO, includes Luke Evans (South Wilts), Tom...
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Wiltshire dubbed capital of walking netball
Since its launch in 2016, more than 200 people have tried walking netball in Wiltshire. The sport has developed so quickly in the county it has been dubbed ‘The Capital of Walking Netball’, according to Wiltshire Council. Now the council is ‘spreading the net wider...
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More Stones bypass consultations
Three changes are proposed to the Stonehenge/A303, Amesbury and Berwick Down scheme, and Highways England wants public views on them. The plan is to remove the link between Byways 11 and 12 in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site; to widen the green bridge near the...
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Gillingham is green
The public open spaces in Gillingham are recognised as one of the UK’s best green spaces This week, among a record number of parks and green spaces collecting a Green Flag Award, Gillingham have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as having some of the best...
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Mayor praises town and firefighters
Piers Brown, Mayor of Shaftesbury has praised the residents for their resilience. In a statement to Valley News, he said: “As acrid black smoke billowed over Shaftesbury, last week, I was reminded just what an amazing, supportive and caring community we have. A pile...
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Are The Stones rolling away from free sight
Wiltshire Council has been condemned for ‘stopping anyone getting a free close up view of Stonehenge’. The council has been accused of ‘flouting’ an Inspector’s decision by closing all byways ‘to motorised traffic’ by the internationally famous stone circles, visible...
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Mums and babies to join sing-along
Mums and babies are invited to join a sing-along with Thula Mama group. Thula Mama is named after a traditional South African lullaby ‘Hush, Be Quiet, Don’t Cry’. The mums sing to soothe their babies aged from newborn to pre-crawling, and some yet to be born. Mums...
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Bacon, Freud and Hockney art benefit for city
Salisbury’s Young Gallery hosts a new exhibition that shows the work of significant and celebrated British figurative artists up to August 25. “The 26 works on show focus on innovators such as Auerbach and Kossoff, through to Freud, Bacon and Hockney. The works which...
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City’s history to be explored
Salisbury’s historic past is to be explored during the first-ever Fisherton History Society festival at venues across the city. “This is one of the most exciting local history events I have been involved in,” said organiser Cllr Frogg Moody. The research everyone...
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Library plans forest map
Gillingham Library has launched ‘a truly unique experience’ and invites residents to join Julian Stocks, artist in residence, to explore their concept of Gillingham’s Ancient Forest. “You don’t need to be an artist to participate – come and try something different,”...
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Wilton Carnival Queen crowned
Wilton Carnival Queen was crowned the on July 6 by the town mayor Cllr Peter Edge and Mayoress Pam Edge at the start a jam-packed weekend of activities. Queen Hollie Jones, her two Attendants, Tia Browning and Keeley Blackman, and the two Carnival Princesses, Natalie...
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Salisbury FC – Bristol Rovers match postponed
The Whites' home friendly games against Bristol Rovers to have been played on Saturday, August 4, has been re-scheduled for Friday, August 3, KO 7.45pm at the Rovers’ request. Alec Hayter, Salisbury...
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Wiltshire is Cornwall bound
Wiltshire’s next match in the Western Division of the Unicorns County Championship is against Cornwall at St Austell on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday July 22/23/24, starting at 11am each day. Wiltshire's team SPONSORED BY WADWORTH & CO, includes Luke Evans (South Wilts), Tom...
read more
Wiltshire dubbed capital of walking netball
Since its launch in 2016, more than 200 people have tried walking netball in Wiltshire. The sport has developed so quickly in the county it has been dubbed ‘The Capital of Walking Netball’, according to Wiltshire Council. Now the council is ‘spreading the net wider...
read more
More Stones bypass consultations
Three changes are proposed to the Stonehenge/A303, Amesbury and Berwick Down scheme, and Highways England wants public views on them. The plan is to remove the link between Byways 11 and 12 in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site; to widen the green bridge near the...
read more
Gillingham is green
The public open spaces in Gillingham are recognised as one of the UK’s best green spaces This week, among a record number of parks and green spaces collecting a Green Flag Award, Gillingham have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as having some of the best...
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Hot weather heats up tempers
Young teenagers can enjoy the run of hot weather and swim in a local river despite some neighbours getting hot under the collar about them. A meeting of Gillingham Town Council on July 2, considered complaints from residents about youths swimming in the River Shreen....
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Town Council’s youngest Mayor elected.
At just 23, Piers Brown is Shaftesbury Town Council’s youngest-ever Chairman of the Council and Town Mayor. He was elected unanimously at the council’s annual meeting on May 1. Cllr Brown as been a town councillor for 2 ½ years and has chaired the Planning and...
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Catering assistant fired for frothy cup
A young catering assistant at Stonehenge has been fired for undercharging for a frothy cup of coffee at the £27 million visitor centre run by English Heritage. Dan Thomas, from Amesbury, noticed a cup of coffee he was about to sell to a customer ‘was half-full of...
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Man arrested after indecent exposure
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident at a car park off Friary Lane, Salisbury, at about 3pm on Tuesday, March 27. He was allegedly seen indecently exposing himself sitting in a blue/purple Vauxhall Astra convertible. A 28-year-old man from the...
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Salisbury saluted
I visited Salisbury today with my two sons and mum. We were watching the Easter parade as my son wanted to listen to the music (he has CP and is on the autism spectrum). He had a major meltdown resulting in a lot of crying and screaming, biting and punching. The...
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Fisherton Street welcomes Retro warehouse
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Tallest living Christmas tree lights up Wilton
Wilton welcomed the festive season with the annual Christmas light switch-on which took place in the market square. Cllr Peter Edge had the important job of switching on the lights, followed by the childrens nativity play and Christmas carols by Wilton Christian...
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New chapter for Wilton’s historic almshouses
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Police target drink and drug drivers
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Clock turned back for dotty plot
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Valley News Visit Wilton feature 2017
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From the Editor – October 2017
By David Parker Government pressure on local authorities to build more houses seems to be imposing planning regulations and over-riding planning law. Housing estates are being imposed on areas but the numbers of houses to be built cannot match local facilities and...
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Hot weather heats up tempers
Young teenagers can enjoy the run of hot weather and swim in a local river despite some neighbours getting hot under the collar about them. A meeting of Gillingham Town Council on July 2, considered complaints from residents about youths swimming in the River Shreen....
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Town Council’s youngest Mayor elected.
At just 23, Piers Brown is Shaftesbury Town Council’s youngest-ever Chairman of the Council and Town Mayor. He was elected unanimously at the council’s annual meeting on May 1. Cllr Brown as been a town councillor for 2 ½ years and has chaired the Planning and...
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Catering assistant fired for frothy cup
A young catering assistant at Stonehenge has been fired for undercharging for a frothy cup of coffee at the £27 million visitor centre run by English Heritage. Dan Thomas, from Amesbury, noticed a cup of coffee he was about to sell to a customer ‘was half-full of...
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Man arrested after indecent exposure
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident at a car park off Friary Lane, Salisbury, at about 3pm on Tuesday, March 27. He was allegedly seen indecently exposing himself sitting in a blue/purple Vauxhall Astra convertible. A 28-year-old man from the...
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Salisbury saluted
I visited Salisbury today with my two sons and mum. We were watching the Easter parade as my son wanted to listen to the music (he has CP and is on the autism spectrum). He had a major meltdown resulting in a lot of crying and screaming, biting and punching. The...
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