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A photo showing the entrance to Salisbury's City hall with cones and a green barrier either side

Operator found to take over historic music venue

The venue, where the Beatles once played, closed in 2023 but now has a new leaseholder.

Councillor Victoria Charleston standing by the Market Square toilets in Salisbury. She has blonde hair which is tied up and is wearing a long navy blue coat. Her hands are in her pockets and she is looking directly at the camera and smiling.

'Unsafe' underground toilets to close after attacks

Councillors say closing two public toilet blocks will also save money.

A police custody photo of Ross Neiland against a grey background. He has light, brown hair which is short at the sides with a quiff rolled down onto his forehead, as well as a moustache and beard.

Man jailed after lorry driver death on motorway

Ross Neiland, 38, drove at high speed and collided with a lorry on the M27 near Southampton.

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A child in a school classroom with a yellow toothbrush brushes his teeth whilst looking at the camera. He is wearing a teal-coloured school uniform, as are the 4 students in the background who are all also brushing their teeth. A woman looks over the top of the nearest child wearing a pink and grey striped cardigan.

Wiltshire in Pictures: Toothbrushes, tigers and barges

A round-up of some of the pictures captured around the county this week.

A old looking train on an unidentifiable train platform.

Railway sorely in need of investment, study finds

The new study recommends improving the West of England line, which runs parallel to the A303.

A night time view of Bristol Airport, with a powerful light showing three stationary aeroplanes and a covering of snow on the tarmac

Headlines: Snow, floods, playhouses and a beaver

A round-up of some of the headlines in newspapers across the West of England this week.

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Ban for drink driver who hit car with family inside

Jake Ridgway, 35, was driving at more than two-and-a-half times the legal drink drive limit.

Two women wearing white boiler suits sitting in front of a row of test tubes in a laboratory.

Porton Down team to increase pandemic preparations

A new team at Porton Down will improve the speed that tests can be made for new diseases.

Three men and two women standing together. One man is wearing a Santa hat and Kermit the Frog on jumper. Two of the women are holding hands and smiling.

'Inspiring' woman, 99, to walk 200 miles for charity

Phyll Babb is aiming to complete the challenge before her 100th birthday in July.