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SWASFT paramedic Leon Westcott has been crowned Irish dancing world champion

Wiltshire paramedic crowned Irish dancing world champion

A WILTSHIRE paramedic swapped fast-thinking medical care for fast-toed dancing to win a top competition. South Western Ambulance Service NHS…

Clockwise from left; Lucy Shuker, Nick Varney and Duncan Sharkey

King’s Birthday Honours: Full list of Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset names

ONE of Britain’s most successful tennis players, a care campaigner and the chief executive of Somerset Council are among…

The incident unfolded in Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury. Picture: Google

Naked man arrested in Salisbury park on sunny afternoon

A MAN in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in Salisbury after appearing to strip off…

The teen was hit by a car in Ludgershall Road, Tidworth. Picture: Google

Teenager in hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after being hit by car

A TEENAGE boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Tidworth. Emergency services were called…

embers of the Berwick St John Country Fayre Committee presenting their donation from the Road Run to Stars Appeal Hospital Ambassadors Credit Spencer Mulholland

Road Run across Salisbury Plain raises over £12k for the Stars Appeal

The Berwick St John Country Fayre’s Road Run across Salisbury Plain raised over £12,600 for the Stars Appeal, Salisbury…

Stella Parsons, 99, was first in the queue for her 99 ice cream cone when the Fat Sam’s van visited Braemar Lodge in Salisbury

A 99 flake was birthday wish come true for 99-year-old Stella

A Salisbury care home welcomed a special visit by an ice cream van recently to make a resident’s wish…

Barney’s plight moves Michaela to make a positive difference WHEN Michaela Brown looked at the spring newsletter from Redwings Horse Sanctuary, and saw an article about a pony named Barney who was left upside down in some rubble, she was so upset that she wanted to do something to help. Barney, as he has been named, was discovered in December, alone, in pain and too weak to stand. This upset Michaela very much and felt she needed to help little Barney to get better, so she asked her nanny what could she do? “Why don’t you go on sponsored walk and raise some money for Barney,” her nanny replied. It was decided that she would walk on the 31May from Amesbury, where her nanny lives, to Durrington, the next village. She started from the Wetherspoons (the Bell Inn) and finished at what was her grandad’s old shop, about three miles away. People have been very generous in sponsoring Michaela: so far she has raised about £390 and a cheque for that amount is on its way to Redwings. Well done, Michaela.

Barney’s plight moves Michaela to make a positive difference

WHEN Michaela Brown looked at the spring newsletter from Redwings Horse Sanctuary, and saw an article about a pony…

The River Bourne at Laverstock Credit: Richard Avery via Wikimedia Commons

Challenge trail launched to encourage exploration of region’s chalk streams

The Wessex Rivers Trust, Laverstock and Ford Parish Council and the Devenish Bradshaw Charitable Trust have launched a Chalk…

Visit to Wilton Riding for the Disabled sparks happy memories for residents

Visit to Wilton Riding for the Disabled sparks happy memories for residents

A group of residents, family members and staff from Milford House Care Home in Salisbury enjoyed a great afternoon…

The Girls Brigade became affiliate members of the Amesbury Branch of the Royal British Legion

Amesbury British Legion welcomes Girls’ Brigade as official affiliates

On Tuesday 13th June the Amesbury Branch of the Royal British Legion welcomed the Amesbury Girls’ Brigade into the…