PAPER PREVIEW January 14, 2021

Salisbury District Hospital has been forced to make changes and postpone some operations as the number of coronavirus patients under its care continues to rise.

The next two weeks are going to be “critical”, Wiltshire’s public health boss has warned, as the impact of loosened restrictions on Christmas Day starts to be reflected in official figures.

A number of parents in Salisbury have spoken out about issues with free school meals, with one mum in particular arguing the food parcel she received contained very little her son could actually eat.

In pictures: The Covid-19 vaccination process begins in south Wiltshire, as hubs are set up in Wilton and Tidworth. 

And more.

In Forest Journal: 

There have been calls to introduce an average speed camera system after a series of animal deaths on a New Forest road.

A Fordingbridge-based wildlife and conservation trust has received a grant of more than £123,000 for a project to protect barn owls.

The owner of Retro Barbers in Fordingbridge and Downton says he is “holding on” to survive a third lockdown. 

In The Vale Journal:

More than 1,000 people in north Dorset have now received the first of their Covid-19 vaccinations.

Dorset Council has purchased the closed St Mary’s School near Shaftesbury.

As the controversy surrounding free meals for children continues, a coat collecting organisation has been launched to ensure that kids are also warm enough to learn.