What to do if you spot potential rabies infections in bat populations
The possibility of a bat infected with rabies passing the disease onto humans or other mammals is rare, according…
Plague, political plots and religious emancipation from the archives
Gems from The Salisbury Museum blog compiled by museum volunteer Jane Hanbidge. Religious intolerance In the St Edmund’s Churchwardens’ Accounts for…
Ambitious school gets huge vote of confidence following inspection
A school in Salisbury that opened with just 69 children and three teachers in 2018 has received a resounding…
Pet dog’s lockdown experience inspires local author to self-publish
Words and photo by Tristan Ovington. Lockdown forced many people to become more creative, but author Susan Stennett, 54, took…
January house prices saw biggest rise in three years, new figures show
MANY home-movers have already been putting their 2023 moving plans into action, with average asking prices seeing the biggest…
Rule changes to time between MOTs planned in Government shake-up
THE Government has announced new plans for the future of MOTs, including extending the length of when to take…
Cost of ‘filling up’ EVs using public chargers has risen 50%, data shows
THE cost of using publicly accessible rapid and ultra-rapid chargers has risen by 50% since May, new data shows. The…
Service shout for on-call firefighters
ON-CALL firefighters are being sought by one station in the Dorset and Wiltshire area. The Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and…
Marks & Spencer to open new stores in revamp plan
HIGH street giant Marks & Spencer is to create 3,400 jobs across the UK as part of plans to…
Wages continue to rise – but struggle to keep with inflation: ONS figures
NEW figures show wages grew at the fastest rate for more than two decades between September and November -…