Its Census time once again in the UK and this time the census data will predominantly be collected online. Residents of Salisbury and South Wiltshire are being reminded that Sunday 21st of March 2021 is Census day in the UK. The Census data is important for all sorts of decisions from planning education to healthcare. What is the census? The…
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Libraries join global challenge to read for 200 million minutes!
Support the Wiltshire library service to reach it’s target of 125,000 minutes of reading in March. The library service in Wiltshire has joined a global campaign to eradicate illiteracy and build a brighter future for children and young people. Throughout March from World Book Day (4 March) to Children’s Book Day (31 March), children and young people from across Wiltshire…
Read MoreBus Pass Restrictions Return to Normal
Wiltshire Council will be reintroducing the normal time restrictions for using concessionary bus passes from 8 March 2021. From that date, concessionary bus pass holders can only use their bus passes from 9:30 am on weekdays, but can continue to use them at any time at weekends. Bus companies have been advised of the changes. Cllr Bridget Wayman, Cabinet Member…
Read MoreChurch Road Public Consultation on Traffic
One of the few advantages of lockdown has been a reduction in traffic issues, including along Church Road in Laverstock. However, these longstanding issues have not gone away and since September, a working group involving Laverstock & Ford Parish Council, Wiltshire Council, local residents, the Police and leaders from the schools has been meeting regularly to look at long term…
Read MoreNew Work From Home Office Solution for Salisbury
Two local entrepreneurs have put together a new option for those who are working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Salisbury Office, based on Endless Street in Salisbury, is an independent flexible workspace, located in the heart of the city. It offers nine luxury ‘pods’ that people can hire by the day, week or month. During the first…
Read MoreNew Youth Media Project Set To Spark Creativity
Project Spark is the new youth media project from the local community group mySalisbury. The project will offer media production workshops to 13–19-year-olds teaching them skills in live multi-camera tv, radio production, animation, and more. Whether looking to pursue a career in creative media, up your TikTok/Youtube skills or try something new, the workshops will be a great stepping stone…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Jailed for Police Officer Assault
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to six months in prison after assaulting a police officer. Mark Parker, aged 24, from Cherry Close, Salisbury pleaded guilty at Salisbury Magistrates Court yesterday (25/02) to assaulting an emergency work and possessing a knife in a public place. On Tuesday 24 February, Mark Parker attended a meeting with the police officer and a…
Read MoreLocal Non-League Teams Season Set to be Curtailed
Salisbury FC and the other local non-league teams who sit just below them including; Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Amesbury Town, Laverstock and Ford and Downton, look likely to have their seasons cut short. The FA this evening (24th Feb) have announced the alliance and leagues committees have made known their intentions to bring the season to a close. The full FA…
Read MoreSalisbury Soroptimists Mark International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day members of Salisbury Soroptimists are inviting all ‘international’ women living or working in Salisbury and the surrounding areas to join them for a free online chat. Starting at 2 pm on Sunday 7 March, women are invited to bring a coffee and a snack or maybe something to eat that reminds them of ‘home’ – wherever…
Read MoreFormer Salisbury FC Director and Partner Jailed for Fraud
Graeme Mundy, 52, a former director of Salisbury FC has been jailed for just over two years, along with his partner Joanna Beames (34), after pleading guilty to fraud following a staged burglary. Mundy, one of five men, who stepped up to bring back football to the Ray Mac in 2014 after financial issues and a fake businessman put the…
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