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AMESBURY Town will kick off their 2007/08 Sydenhams Wessex League campaign with two away fixtures. They visit Liss Athletic on Saturday, August 11 and then head to Shaftesbury on Wednesday, August 15.

LAVERSTOCK & Ford will kick off their new Sydenhams Wessex League season at home to AFC Aldermaston on Saturday, August 11.

BEMERTON Heath Harlequins kick off their 2007/08 Sydenhams Wessex League season away to Poole Town on Saturday, August 11. 'Quins then host local rivals Downton on Tuesday, August 14 (7.45pm).

DOWNTON will kick off the 2007/08 Sydenhams Wessex League season on Saturday, August 11 at home to VTFC. The Robins will then visit near neighbours Bemerton Heath Harlequins on Tuesday, August 14 (7.45pm kick off).

FORMER Salisbury mum, Angela Cannings, who was wrongly jailed for killing her two baby sons, has separated from her husband and daughter. Mrs Cannings, who moved from Salisbury to Cornwall soon after her release from prison in December 2003, has left

POLICE swooped on industrial premises in Sandleheath last week and seized cannabis plants and drug production equipment worth thousands of pounds. The raid took place at Courtwood Farm last Wednesday and approximately 50 cannabis plants and a large quantity

WALKERS had a splashing time when they braved the rainstorms to raise money for Salisbury District Hospital's Stars Appeal. Sunday's Walk for Wards was a sponsored walk around Wilton Estate and more than 500 fundraisers pulled on waterproofs to take

NIMBLE-FINGERED 91-year-old Florence Compton is a knitter on a mission. The pensioner, who lives in a residential care home in Woodfalls, has almost lost count of the tiny vests she has knitted for the tots in the neonatal intensive care baby unit at

I AM not in the habit of writing to my local MP, being usually fairly open-minded and laid back about things, but feel suitably incensed to do so now. What on earth is going on along London Road? First of all, another useless park-and-ride site has been

I KNOW readers want to do their bit to help combat climate change - and knowing about your carbon footprint is a good way to start. That's why we have launched an online carbon dioxide calculator, where people can find out their carbon footprint. The

RAIN resulted in three of South Wilts' four scheduled Saturday fixtures being washed out. Only their fourths managed to defy the elements and in doing so achieved a good win at Shrewton seconds. Tom Cowley, 5-26, was chief destroyer in Shrewton's 157

ALREADY handicapped by the unavailability of captain Russell Rowe, the cancellation of the Shrewton's first team game saw the arrival of many of their top players at Berwick to represent their third 11 against the previously undefeated Winterslow. A

A TRIO of enterprising cyclists from Bishopstone are among some 5,000 amateur riders taking part in this weekend's Tour de France warm-up event. Nineteen years since the world's most famous cycle race was last started on these shores, the Tour is due

AMESBURY Town begin pre-season training tonight (Thursday) at their Recreation Ground home and have extended an open invitation to anyone wishing to play for the Wessex League side next season to join them at 7pm. Meanwhile the club has confirmed six

IT'S been a cracking good fishing week! The rain may not have been pleasant for anglers but it certainly did something for the fish, with big catches and big fish reported across the district. Take the Avon for example. Higher than normal for June

SOUTH Wiltshire led the way in the world of motorsport this weekend, with the area's two foremost stars both topping the podium in their respective championships. Alan Blencowe picked up his second victory of the current Seat Cupra Championship season

PACE and excitement were just two of the outstanding hallmarks of Philip Wilson's production of Corpse! staged at Salisbury Playhouse last October, and the director is sure to bring these qualities to his new role - as the new artistic director of the

THE construction of reservoirs on farms and estates to conserve water is one way landowners and farmers could help the country meet the challenge of climate change, according to a report just published. With a hotter and drier climate predicted there

HI Gang. I hope you are all having a great week. This week, we're going potty about Harry Potter, as the launch of the new film and book are just weeks away. I know from your letters that lots of you are Harry Potter-mad, so read on to find out how you

THE building behind Toad is not Toad Hall but the equally impressive Newhouse in Redlynch, which will provide the setting and backdrop for the Redlynch Players next production. The company wanted somewhere a bit different, a bit special, to stage what

TWO businesses from south Wiltshire have won top awards in their fields and a third has reached the regional final of a national competition. Salisbury Oil and gas exploration company Rockhopper Exploration received a special commendation at the South

AN ARCHITECT who has been a sole practitioner since setting up his own business nearly 20 years ago, has turned it into a limited company and made two long-standing colleagues his fellow directors. Sean O'Mahony founded Favonius Architects in 1989 and

A NEW networking group has been launched for women entrepreneurs in south Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset. The Phoenix Group is for women business owners who want to share the experiences of a growing business and be part of a support network. Elizabeth

TWO members of Bulford-based 4th Battalion The Rifles died within three days of each other in a black week in Iraq for the south Wiltshire regiment. A highly respected company commander, Major Paul Harding, 48, from Winchester, died on Wednesday morning

A COMMUNITY centre fears it could miss out on £35,000 after Salisbury District Council whisked the money away just hours after telling them they had secured the grant. St Michael's community centre at Bemerton Heath applied for the funding to improve