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City venue has 'so much potential' say new operators

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jeremy Stern |Sophie Parker

Search queryCity venue has 'so much potential' say new operatorsJeremy Stern - BBC News, Wiltshire and Sophie Parker - BBC News, WiltshireThu, April 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM UTCThe new operator of Salisbury's closed City Hall said it has a lot of potential [BBC]The operator taking over a closed city venue that once hosted The Beatles has said the site has got "potential".
Wiltshire firm started decade ago by teens now thriving

2 months ago | bbc.com | Jeremy Stern |Sophie Parker

Firm started decade ago by teens now thrivingJeremy Stern & Sophie ParkerBBCDan Beckles told the BBC they wanted to expand and employ more local people in futureTwo business partners who started a furniture company when they were "incredibly competitive" 17-year-olds say they are hoping to expand again. Wiltshire-based Furniturebox was founded by Dan Beckles and Monty George ten years ago after they met at school.
Hope for solution to pharmacy shortage 'crisis'

2 months ago | msn.com | Jessica Moriarty |Sophie Parker

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Hope for solution to pharmacy shortage 'crisis'

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Moriarty |Sophie Parker

Jessica Moriarty - Local Democracy Reporting Service and Sophie Parker - BBC News, WiltshireTue, March 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM UTC1 min readAn additional retail unit would be added at Broxburn Road in Warminster for the pharmacy [Google Maps]Plans for a permanent pharmacy unit have been submitted in a town previously described as being in "crisis" following recent pharmacy closures.
Research suggests mass grave from 1600s Civil War

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Sophie Parker

A retired GP has developed a theory as to where a mass grave containing the bodies of hundreds killed in a 1643 Civil War battle could be located. Dr Normal Beale said he had used satellite imagery and older records of archaeological finds to locate the site. The Battle of Roundway Down in the countryside overlooking Devizes is believed to have left hundreds dead - some estimate as many as 600.
Dig reveals luxury Roman villa with bath house

Dec 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sophie Parker

A Roman villa indicating a "luxury lifestyle" has been discovered by archaeologists and 60 volunteers after metal detectorists reported a number of finds in the area. It is the first time the site has been excavated and it is the only Roman villa known of in Wiltshire's Chalke Valley. At 35m long, the villa had columns, mosaics, a bath house and possible outdoor pool, with finds now undergoing analysis before moving to Salisbury Museum.
Dig reveals luxury Roman villa with bath house

Dec 6, 2024 | flipboard.com | Sophie Parker

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Folk exhibition has objects never displayed before

Nov 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sophie Parker

Generate Key TakeawaysAn exhibition focusing on the folklore, art and customs of the Wessex area is putting objects from several museums and private collections on show. Called Un/common People, it has opened in Swindon before going to the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes, Poole Museum and then finishing in Salisbury Museum. The items on show cover a period of hundreds of years up to the present day.
Lottery winners given 'the gift of time'

Nov 21, 2024 | msn.com | Sophie Parker

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Novichok attack suspects gave revealing TV interview

Nov 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Dan O'Brien |Sophie Parker

Key suspects believed to be involved in the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning took part in a revealing Russian TV interview, an inquiry has been told. Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, gave evidence on Wednesday to the inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess.