At Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust I’m proud to say that we have extremely talented and hard-working colleagues in a whole host of roles within the hospital who have my utmost admiration and respect. However today, on International Women’s Day and for Women’s History Month throughout March, it is my female colleagues who I want to honour. This year’s theme for…
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Regarded as an important part of the summer festivals calendar, The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival is set to return from 20-26th June this summer. The festival promises to be more exciting and interactive than ever before. After a slightly shortened version in 2021, this year it will be back to seven days, packed full of historical entertainment, inspiring…
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Wiltshire Police have confirmed the victim of Sunday’s (20/02) serious assault in Salisbury has sadly died. Freddie Fontete-Jones, 23, from Salisbury, died in hospital with his family by his side. Police said ‘Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this awful time and they are being supported by specialist officers.’ It is asked that the privacy of his…
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Salisbury’s awful run of form continued as they suffered another defeat, this time at the hands of Beaconsfield Town. The side from Buckinghamshire sit a few places above the Whites in the table and had enough to make sure they took all three points home with a 2-1 win. Salisbury made a sluggish start and Beaconsfield almost and probably should…
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A man has been charged in connection with the serious assault on New Canal, Salisbury, in the early hours of Sunday morning (20/02). Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, has been charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm. He has been remanded in custody to appear before Swindon Magistrates’ Court. The condition of the victim is unchanged at…
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The owner of a roofing business from Salisbury has been issued with a fixed penalty notice (£300) for passing his commercial waste on to a ‘man in a van’ who fly-tipped it in a garage area on the Friary Estate in the city. The business was conducting roofing works on a property and instead of managing the waste via a…
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A new rewards programme is offering rail commuters discounts on food, drink and a whole host of attractions across the capital. Through its new Commuter Rewards scheme, South Western Railway (SWR) is dishing out nearly 50 money saving deals, with offers ranging from complementary wine to money off speed dating. SWR customers can bag a bargain through SWR’s Commuter Rewards page,…
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Wiltshire Council will upgrade the pelican crossing on Exeter Street in Salisbury later this month to install a modern puffin crossing and make it safer for pedestrians. The work will begin on 21 February and will be split into two phases to avoid a clash with resurfacing work at Ivy Street in the city. Phase one will begin on 21…
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Some of the first children in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to get the Covid-19 vaccine have bravely told others that it does not hurt at all. Children aged between five and 11-years-old, who are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable, can now receive a single dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. At Salisbury City Hall, which is…
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South Western Railway (SWR) today announced that it will be introducing a new timetable from Monday 21 February that will see train services return to pre-Omicron levels. The move comes as improving staff availability means that SWR can increase the number of trains it runs without compromising reliability for customers. The uplift is timely as more people return to the…
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