The importance of installing automatic fire sprinklers in residential properties was highlighted by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. A fire in a flat at Avon Reach in Middleton Road, Salisbury at 10.59am yesterday (August 15) was extinguished when the...
John Glen, MP for Salisbury, and City Minister, is determined to turn the tide on the negative messages about the city’s safety. “Instead of talking about ‘low risk’, it’s time to explain what this means so people know how safe they are...
Horsebox Safety Week from is from August 20 to 26 to coincide with The Pony Club Championships and Blair Castle International Horse Trials. Insurers NFU Mutual launched the campaign with The Pony Club and National Pony Society Scotland to spread the safety message...
The Shaftesbury Town Poll, on August 9, called at a parish meeting on July 10, attracted a turnout of only 15.67%. Residents were asked::“Do you want Shaftesbury Town Council to fund and support a Judicial Review of the sale by North Dorset District Council of the...
Salisbury is bidding for a British title by entering a national competition to be crowned England’s best ‘rising star’ high street. The city’s application has been submitted by Salisbury Business Improvement District (BID), to get the high street recognised for its...
An original musical show ‘Stand and Deliver’ before a full house at Shaftesbury School ended Shaftesbury’s Stagecoach Performing Arts School’s annual Summer School on August 10. The performance was specially written and produced by Diana Waterman, principal of...
Two students from Harrow Way Community School, Andover, have put the town on the map at the English Schools’ Athletics Association (ESAA) Championships. At the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Year 9 student Adam Robinson took Silver in the high jump, leaping 1.84m,...
If you’re planning to go on a cruise from the UK, there’s a good chance you’ll be leaving from Southampton. With more than 400 ships and millions of passengers passing through the port every year, it’s Britain’s biggest and most popular cruising hub. If you want to...
Five months after the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, 12 people have finally had ‘contaminated’ clothes removed from their homes. The 12 were wearing ‘dry cleaning clothes’ when they visited The Mill pub or Zizzi restaurant in the city, between...
Tisbury Fire Station is open to the public between 12pm and 4pm on Saturday, August 18, and any money raised will be donated to the Fire Fighters Charity. Activities include learning about the dangers of cooking, with a chip pan fire demonstration, and a look round...
The Department for Transport is gathering evidence on the effectiveness of current laws on pavement parking to address safety issues concerning cyclists, pedestrians, and other vulnerable road users. This comes as good news for little Louie Dunn, whose family is...
A pretty 22-year-old receptionist took ‘ecstasy’ before dying in a bath of water at her home, an inquest in Salisbury was told. The extraordinary cause of her death only came to light as a result of toxicology tests more than three months after unmarried Charlotte...
