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Tom Leaman
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Senior reporter at the Salisbury Journal | [email protected]
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🎥 A moment to remember for Academy graduate George Birch who scored his first professional goal with a stunning strike ⬇️

#ECFC #SemperFidelis
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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‘I’ve never celebrated a goal at 9-0 down in my life’: inside Exeter’s dressing room on a day to remember
‘I’ve never celebrated a goal at 9-0 down in my life’: inside Exeter’s dressing room on a day to remember
League One club offered behind-the-scenes access for their FA Cup tie and Gary Caldwell will not let their crushing loss at Manchester City define them
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January 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
At least we kept Haaland quiet… 😬 #ECFC #EmiratesFACup
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A pub landlady has been recognised for supporting her community throughout the Covid pandemic 🎖️ Lorna Janse van Vuuren launched a pop-up shop, sold takeaways and helped collect villagers' medications during lockdown - and found out about the honour on her wedding anniversary!
Pub landlady receives New Year Honour for supporting community during lockdown
A pub landlady from the Woodford Valley has been recognised in the New Year Honours list for helping her community through the coronavirus pandemic
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Snaps from a (cold and windy) New Year’s walk in Croyde, Devon 🌊
January 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
How much does it cost to repair an at-risk, Grade I-listed monument? £400,000 over two years, Salisbury City Council budget and financial plan documents have revealed. More this week…
January 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Nigel Farage called Wiltshire Council “woke” and accused it of “virtue signal spending” during a visit to Salisbury ahead of this week's local elections

Interview with: tinyurl.com/yvz6k6fv
April 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fire ripped through a historic aircraft hangar at Old Sarum Airfield last night. We were at the scene as firefighters battled to contain the blaze at Grade II* listed Hangar 3

Live coverage: tinyurl.com/54xurdjw

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April 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Campaigners are “dismayed” that a government inspector has granted permission for 315 homes and a ‘flying hub’ to be built at Old Sarum Airfield after a planning saga
Campaigners ‘dismayed’ as planning inspector grants airfield homes permission
Controversial plans to build more than 300 homes and commercial facilities on land at Old Sarum Airfield have been given the green light
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There are police cordons in Salisbury tonight, hours after a ‘targeted attack’ left two people in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries

Live coverage: tinyurl.com/4n245r7m
March 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A prolific tagger who pleaded guilty to graffitiing more than a dozen #Salisbury buildings on Sunday will be sentenced next month

The 20-year-old daubed the word 'Buddy' - the name of her cat that died in December - across the city centre

Full story: tinyurl.com/mu5tk7na
March 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Enjoyed getting dressed up and speaking to the deserving winners at the Salisbury Business Excellence Awards on Friday night 🤩

Full story: tinyurl.com/mrp5m653
March 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Homes and businesses including a veterinary practice have been left with without power in #Amesbury after a driver crashed into a roadside service box
Homes and businesses without internet as car crashes into service box
Amesbury homes and businesses have been left without internet access after a car crashed into a BT connectivity box on Salisbury Road
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A man who threatened shop workers with a knife told police he “wanted to know how it would feel to commit a robbery” after watching The Sopranos

Jailed Alfie Hough made off with £80 but was soon tracked down and arrested

Full story: tinyurl.com/yrc3tumy
Man jailed after threatening shop workers with knife to ‘know how robbery feels’
A man who threatened Amesbury shop workers with a knife told police he ‘wanted to know how it feels to commit a robbery’
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March 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Plans to build around 315 homes at Old Sarum Airfield once again hang in the balance as a planning saga approaches its crescendo - an inquiry, starting in Salisbury tomorrow...
Everything we know about Old Sarum Airfield inquiry as planning battle continues
Plans to build around 315 homes at Old Sarum Airfield once again hang in the balance ahead of a planning inquiry in Salisbury
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A retired priest who was the victim of a burglary six years ago is delighted that one of his prized possessions has been found and returned.

His Cross of St Augustine was found by an eBay seller and arrived in the post on his 87th birthday!

Story 👉 bit.ly/3Cr60yg
February 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Locals and tourists might have noticed some changes at Salisbury Cathedral at the moment... This is what's going on behind the scenes to improve visitor experience ahead of Easter and the busy summer season 👷‍♂️

Story 👉 bit.ly/4hlbIkj

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February 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Worse places to finish your run
February 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“The amount of money that people will have to spend will be in the thousands” 😬

A 'serious' pothole on the A30 has been fixed after it damaged 20+ cars last week
Claims A30 pothole damaged ‘appalling’ number of cars and caused a crash
Drivers have spent ‘thousands’ on vehicle repairs caused by a ‘serious’ pothole on the A30 near Salisbury, a garage owner has said
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A former Sergeant Quartermaster who abused his Army position to buy hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of printer cartridges to resell on eBay has been jailed.

The court was told he used the money to impress his mistress and fund lavish purchases
Ex-Sergeant jailed after using Army cash to impress mistress and buy luxuries
A former Quarter Master Sergeant who used his Ministry of Defence laptop to purchase printer cartridges worth nearly £500,000 has been jailed
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The chair of Salisbury's Reform UK branch has denied that he was 'removed' from his role. His departure came after a leaflet falsely claimed Wiltshire Council spends "millions" to house illegal immigrants in three towns and villages
Ex-chair of Reform UK Salisbury denies he was ‘removed’ over ‘harmful’ leaflet claim
Reform UK has removed Byron Logue as interim chair of its Salisbury branch after it distributed a leaflet containing false information
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Five men who were arrested by officers investigating the sale of cocaine by street dealers in Salisbury have been jailed for running a county line from London to Wiltshire

Report here: tinyurl.com/5n7pxvm4
January 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A lot can change in six years…

Toby and Lisa met in 2019 when they both started working at a pub near Salisbury. Now, they’re married, have a toddler and are running the place
Husband and wife take over the pub they met in after whirlwind six years
Husband-and-wife duo Toby and Lisa Cocking have taken on the lease of The Earl of Normanton pub, which they met in six years ago
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January 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A lot has been made of the toilet closures that will take place under the next Salisbury City Council budget – but what else can residents expect?

From ice cream vans to National Insurance, here are some other key points 👇
Guildhall bar, ice cream van and stage: budget proposals you might have missed
A lot has been made of the toilet closures that will take place under the next Salisbury City Council budget – but what else can residents expect?
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Salisbury's Pubwatch group has criticised the closure of two city centre public toilet blocks, labelling it ‘another poor decision’ for the visitor experience
‘Another poor decision’ – publicans’ anger over public toilet closures
Pubs have criticised the forthcoming closure of two public toilet blocks in Salisbury city centre, saying it will burden them and worsen visitor…
www.salisburyjournal.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM