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Sarah Segrave will take the helm at Sandroyd School in September

New headteacher appointed at landmark school near Salisbury

A NEW headteacher has been appointed at a school near Salisbury. Sarah Segrave will take the helm at Sandroyd School…

Marina Palethorpe has passed away at the age of 83. Picture: Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors

Tributes to former teacher Marina Palethorpe who has passed away

TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved former Verwood teacher who has passed away at the age of 83. Marina…

Tops Salisbury is celebrating a 'good' Ofsted report

Staff at Salisbury nursery celebrate ‘good’ Ofsted report

STAFF and children at a Salisbury nursery are celebrating after a visit from Ofsted inspectors. Tops Salisbury, at Salisbury District…

Youngsters with SEND get a tasty introduction to kitchen skills

YOUNGSTERS in Ferndown got to show off their kitchen skills at special classes. Children with special educational needs and disabilities…

Burglary at Laverstock school

WYVERN St Edmund’s School in Laverstock was targeted by would-be thieves at the weekend. Police were made aware of a…

Verwood Library will be closed during the building work. Picture: Dorset Council

Verwood Library to close for five days during ‘essential’ building work

VERWOOD Library will close for a week next month for ‘essential’ building work – but don’t worry, you won’t…

Lanterns travelling down the Avon on the anniversary of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki nuclear attacks

Salisbury CND welcomes Nobel Peace Prize for nuclear bomb survivors, the Hibakusha

SALISBURY campaigners have welcomed news of a Nobel Peace Prize for their friends in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Salisbury Campaign…

The Right Reverend Dr Andrew Rumsey, Bishop of Ramsbury, visited to lead a service of reflection and remembrance, assisted by pupils

Village school’s hall renamed to honour tragic victim of fire more than 30 years ago

OVERNIGHT from March 14 to 15, 1989, a tragedy struck the village of Chilmark. A fire at the village’s vicarage…

Whitesheet CofE Primary Academy has just 50 pupils

Wiltshire village school with just 50 pupils praised in report after inspection

A SMALL Wiltshire school is celebrating after a positive inspection. Leaders at the 50-pupil Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy,…

The Ringwood Waldorf dragon paraded in town streets during the carnival

Carnival prizes boost Ringwood Waldorf School’s 50th anniversary celebrations

A RINGWOOD school took part in the recent town carnival – part of celebrations marking its 50th anniversary. The Ringwood…