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The mobile post office in Winterbourne.

Porton Post Office to close after postmaster resigns

PORTON will be left without a Post Office when the current counter shuts next month. From 5pm on February 8,…

The Oxfam shop in Catherine Street, Salisbury. Picture: Google

‘Dumb waiter’ plan to help charity shop staff move heavy stock around

A SALISBURY charity bookshop could soon get a lift to help staff move items around. A planning application has been…

The White Horse Inn, in Quidhampton, has been nominated for community asset status. Picture: Google

Quidhampton pub nominated for community asset status

A VILLAGE pub near Salisbury is being recommended for ‘community asset’ status. The White Horse Inn, in Lower Road, Quidhampton,…

The cafe at Shrewton Sports and Social Club is closing this weekend

Popular village cafe will close for good on Sunday

A POPULAR village cafe has announced it is to close from next week. The facility, at Shrewton Social Club, was…

Vibrant Wiltshire grants aim to bring empty shops back into use. Picture: Wiltshire Council

Grants available to fill empty shops in Wiltshire town and city centres

A SCHEME to being empty shops in Wiltshire towns and cities back into use is open for applications. The new…

Day Lewis in Wareham; The Abbey Pharmacy in Sherborne; Boots in Frome and Rowlands in Salisbury are open on Christmas Day

Pharmacies open on Christmas Day in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire

A NUMBER of pharmacies are opening on Christmas Day for those in need of advice and medication. Below is a…

Green Gram treasurer Helen Harding with the Horace Plunkett Award

Eco-friendly Green Gram in Fordingbridge scoops top national award

AN eco-friendly shop in Fordingbridge has capped an eventful year with a special award. The Green Gram, which recently…

The Red Power Shop, in Minister Street, Salisbury, before and after. Pictures: Wiltshire Council

Salisbury shopfront altered after unauthorised work on listed building

A SALISBURY shopfront was altered after a member of the public spotted unauthorised work. The Red Power Shop, in Minister…

Wessex Internet’s community engagement manager for Hampshire, Josh Goodchild, centre, with network construction team members, from left, Boyd Cheeseman, Dave Burford, Brad Thomas and Shane Myers

Work to bring super-fast broadband to New Forest villages underway

VILLAGERS in the New Forest can look forward to receiving super-fast broadband in the coming months after work started…

The Sports Direct Fitness gym in Salisbury has closed. Picture: Google

Sports Direct Gym closed in Salisbury “and will not be re-opening”

A SALISBURY gym has closed “permanently” due to the costs of maintaining the facilities, an email to members said. The…