ANOTHER day, another business warning that the plans to make Salisbury more pedestrian and cycle friendly will cost them a fortune. This time it’s the Cathedral View B&B in Exeter Street, where residents’ parking will make way for a cycle lane. The proprietor reckons it will lose him 50% of his takings. Who drew up these plans? Was it in…
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Thanks to the lovely ladies of Salisbury for your generous donations of preloved bras! Despite lockdown, Salisbury Soroptimists’ call for donations of recycled bras was heard and responded to by generous women across Salisbury, allowing us to surpass our last year’s total of bras collected once again. Club Treasurer Penny took a grand total of 1251 donated ‘preloved’ bras to…
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Resident expresses concern in an open letter… Dear Sir/Madam, I fear that Harnham is facing a second lockdown – not because of coronavirus, but because of the planned closure of Downton Road from the Harnham roundabout to the Britford turn. You may have seen the roadside notices that appeared last week, stating that the road will be fully closed, 24…
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Salisbury City Council have announced that due to forecast adverse weather for tomorrow (Tuesday 25th August 2020), that the Charter Market will not go ahead as usual. The market will return as normal on Saturday 29th August.
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Salisbury FC 2 Downton FC 0 Preseason friendly Thursday, 20 August 2020 By Alec Hayter Definitely a game of two halves, improved in the second period after words and personnel changes, but one which did not overall live up to the standards of some of the previous matches, this match nevertheless provided another win and another useful workout. Salisbury’s squad…
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In the third episode of the mySalisbury, we talk to Anne Munns a former headteacher of two Salisbury schools, the daughter of a local councillor and shop keeper about her time growing up in the cornershop on the corner of Ashley Road and Coldharbour Lane, teaching and schools, being a mother & grandmother and her life in general in Salisbury.…
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