19 July 2017 |
Ten fire fighters raced to a tiny close in an idyllic village late last night (July 18) to tackle a kitchen blaze. They were called to a house in Collyer’s Rise, Fontmell Magna, on the Wiltshire-Dorset border, just before 8pm. It took more than 30 minutes to get the...
19 July 2017 |
A 93-year-old soldier who escaped from Arnhem in a boat on his 21st birthday in the Second World War has died from choking. When he escaped from Arnhem, Neville was reported to have said: “Today, I am going to die.” Neville – known as Bill – got out on a...
11 July 2017 |
A model railway exhibition by Mere & District Modellers at Blackmore Vale Revival Classic Vehicle and Vintage Show, Henstridge Airfield, included aircraft flying over. A scheduled Lancaster Fly By, from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight plus many other...
10 July 2017 |
Nearly 1,000 women took part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Hudson’s field, Salisbury. Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, with Tesco, is a women-only series of 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy, marathon and hiking events raising millions of pounds every year to find...
10 July 2017 |
Dame Mary Peters – Mary P – travelled from her home in Belfast on her 78th birthday to open Olivier Place, a new McCarthy and Stone independent retirement living development on the former Erskine Barracks, Wilton. Olympic Gold Medallist at the 1972 Munich Games in the...
10 July 2017 |
Rotary Club of Salisbury’s new President Andy Williams has been a member since 2008. He has taken over from Bob Dunster. He told club members: “It is an honour to be the 97th President of the Rotary Club of Salisbury. Rotary is where neighbours, friends, and...
10 July 2017 |
Chalke Valley Duck Race, in aid of Chalke Valley Playschool on July 7 raised £500 for Chalke Valley Playschool. Winners were Orly Eastmond 1st, Evie Goodier in 2nd, and George Welch 3rd. Thanks went to all who sold ducks, especially Chalke Valley Stores, Bowerchalke...
6 July 2017 |
A 20-year-old man was assaulted outside Debenhams in Salisbury city centre at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, July 4. Wiltshire Police received a 999 call that the man had been assaulted and his wallet stolen. Three males who had allegedly robbed the victim were detained and...
6 July 2017 |
Salisbury police have had to deal with a spate of petty crime in the past few days, ranging from break-ins to a shed and a van, a caravan and bike stolen, and criminal damage. On July 4, in the city’s Priory Square a shed was forced on at rear of business premises...
6 July 2017 |
By Dominic Parkes Skoda has broken new ground by introducing a seven-seater to its range. The Kodiaq may run the risk of joining in the ‘silly-sounding names club’ but that matters not a jot as it is, if you will pardon the pun, quite Superb. It clearly...
6 July 2017 |
Police want information about a burglary at a the Haunch of Venison pub in Minster Street, Salisbury. Between about 3.10am and 3.45am on July 5, a man walked from the direction of Boots the Chemist, down the alleyway behind Carter and Son Jewellers, and broke in to...
4 July 2017 |
In front of a packed audience at the White Hart Hotel, Salisbury, one of Germany’s most experienced foreign policy thinkers – today, July 4, spoke of the intense negotiations that gave rise to the European Community in the first place. In the city where former Prime...
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