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In a letter to the Journal, Mark Wareham, Steward and Branch Secretary for the Salisbury branch of UNISON, has criticised the proposed one per cent pay rise for NHS staff, which he has described as "measly". Mr Wareham said: "Today is April 1, and the government are treating our members, NHS workers, like fools. "Our members should have been due a pay rise today, yet due to footdragging by Boris, Matt and Rishi we still don't know what NHS staff will be receiving and if it were up to them we'd only be getting a measly one per cent." Salisbury District Hospital. Picture by Spencer M...

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A VICTIM of fly-tipping has hit out at "unfair" rules which mean he must clear up rubbish dumped on his land. It is the second time in two-and-a-half-years that items, which include a double mattress and some old tyres, have been left near Windwhistle Way, West Grimstead. Tim Mundy, from Salisbury, said it is "literally one of the must frustrating things in the world". Last time items were left here, residents were told they had to clear the rubbish themselves, or face a fine of up to £400. 'The law needs to be looked at' Tim said: "Wiltshire Council is an absolute disgrace with is...

Salisbury District Hospital. Inset: Danny Kruger MP and John Glen MP. MP FOR Salisbury John Glen has defended the proposed one per cent pay rise for NHS staff. Mr Glen said the pandemic had hit the economy hard, so savings needed to be made - which only allowed a modest increase for NHS heroes. But a Labour city councillor has insisted NHS staff and key workers "desparately need" a "tangible" increase in income. It comes after Sir Keir Starmer said the starting point for an NHS pay rise should be 2.1 per cent, but declined to express his backing for the 12.5 per cent raise demanded by...

Main picture: Salisbury Guildhall. Picture by Spencer Mulholland. Inset: Traffic on A36 Churchill Way East. Picture by Tom Gregory THE City council has voted to oppose calling for a bypass or relief road for Salisbury. In a full council meeting last night (March 8), Salisbury City Council also voted to oppose a housing development on the field between East Harnham and Britford - but did not oppose the further extension of Rowbarrow on the opposite side of the road. A big part of the debate at the meeting was concerning the city council's response to Wiltshire Council's Local Plan Revie...