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Members of the Rockbourne Fair Committee present the donation to Stars Appeal President, the Earl of Pembroke, and Stars Appeal Hospital Ambassadors outside the Neonatal Unit at Salisbury District Hospital. Picture: Spencer Mulholland

2023 Rockbourne Fair raised more than £51,000 for Stars Appeal

THE 2023 Rockbourne Fair raised more than £50,000 for the Salisbury hospital Stars Appeal. Organisers of the event, which…

Salisbury Reds has chosen the Stars Appeal as its good cause for 2024 and 2025

Salisbury Reds bus firm backing Stars Appeal for 2024 and 2025

THE Stars Appeal – the Salisbury District Hospital Charity – has rolled into 2024 with good news from a…

The BMA says the latest pay offer is still a 'real-terms pay cut'. Picture: BMA

Junior doctors’ strike set to hit NHS services this week

INDUSTRIAL action by junior doctors could bring about “one of the most difficult starts to the year” for health…

Work by staff at Salisbury hospital has seen the number of falls drop

Number of patient falls at Salisbury hospital tumbles

PATIENT falls at Salisbury hospital have dropped by more than half – beating a target to cut the number…

Ambulance trust urges people to ‘help us to help you’ over busy period

PEOPLE are being urged to do their bit to help the ambulance service this Christmas as it prepares for…

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…

Wiltshire Council supported housing Golden Lane Salisbury.jpg Mike Ranson, commercial director of NCG, director of development at NCG Belinda Robinson, development officer of Golden Lane Housing Helen Ferguson, resident Scott, head of referrals at NCG Samantha Marshall, resident Andrew and Richard Clewer, leader of Wiltshire Council

Salisbury bungalow refurbished to offer homes to people with learning disabilities

A REFURBISHED bungalow in Salisbury is now home to adults with learning disabilities – helping them live more independent…

Junior doctors are on strike until 7am on Saturday, December 23

NHS facing facing “significant disruption” during junior doctors’ strike

ROUTINE care NHS services in the south west are facing “significant disruption” this week as industrial action by…

Photo: Spencer Mulholland Photography. 

Paralysed patient walks again thanks to Stars Appeal equipment

A WOMAN left paralysed after a riding accident and told she’d never walk again, strode out of…

Naeem Haq presents Alabaré chairman, Malcolm Cassells with a cheque for £1,570

Salisbury eye clinic cyclists raise thousands for charity with coast trip

SARUM Vision recently completed its third annual bike ride to raise thousands of pounds for charity. A seven-man team form…