Karen Gardner

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Artist hopes exhibition will 'repay iconic museum'Karen GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandBBCArtist Roy Wilde said the museum had made "preparing for his first exhibition very enjoyable"An artist hopes his first exhibition will repay a museum that has become a "cultural icon" in his city. Former Wiltshire soldier Roy Wilde is "delighted" that Salisbury Museum is staging his The Downland and Valleys of South Wiltshire exhibition, which is running until mid-July.

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Protecting airfield is about 'protecting heritage'Karen GardnerBBCA fire last Thursday destroyed much of the Grade II listed Hangar 3Protecting the hangars on an historic airfield after one was gutted by a huge fire is a matter of safeguarding "our national heritage," according to the proprietor of a collection of vintage aircraft. The blaze destroyed the Grade II*-listed hangar three and the neighbouring cafe at Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on the evening of 17 April.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Karen Gardner

Image caption, A fire last Thursday destroyed much of the Grade II listed Hangar 3Protecting the hangars on an historic airfield after one was gutted by a huge fire is a matter of safeguarding "our national heritage," according to the proprietor of a collection of vintage aircraft. The blaze destroyed the Grade II*-listed hangar three and the neighbouring cafe at Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on the evening of 17 April.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Karen Gardner

Prison charity wants help so families stay connectedKaren GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandListen to Karen Gardner's report on how the charity, Friends of Erlestoke Prison, aims to help more families using free visitor transport schemeA charity has appealed for more volunteers to get involved with its transport scheme, to help families of prisoners maintain contact.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Karen Gardner

Family wins compensation after asbestos-related deathKaren GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandBradley DowntonCarol Downton took over her husband Vincent's case for compensation after his death from an asbestos-related cancer in 2023The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer have won compensation from his former employer. Vincent Downton, 63, Amesbury, Wiltshire, died in October 2023 after working as a painter and decorator for five years more than four decades ago.