The right headlines…

It’s been another eventful week in Salisbury and Amesbury. Since March we’ve experienced highs and lows and last week certainly followed that pattern.

The incident at Prezzo was a worrying moment which as we have all heard is now being investigated by the police as a possible hoax. Hard to believe, I know. As our local MP John Glen said it’s certainly not in the least bit funny and I couldn’t agree more.

The relief that what happened is in no way connected to any nerve agent is reassuring and I hope that everyone will continue to focus on getting back to normal.
Last week there were a number of positive milestones. The last of the Salisbury City Centre sites, Zizzi, was handed back with a clean bill of health to its owners. This means all the affected sites in our city centre have now been returned and will be back in normal use by the end of the year.

The only remaining site in Salisbury is the Skripal house in Christie Miller Road where the clean-up has now started. And, last weekend there was also good news in Amesbury when the clean-up got underway at Boots pharmacy in Stonehenge Walk, Amesbury Baptist Church and Charlie Rowley’s home in Muggleton Road.

While the Prezzo incident may have dominated the media headlines for a few days, the real headline is that we’re moving forward and making good progress in returning to business as usual. This week international and influential food bloggers will visit our beautiful city to help promote what makes it so special and why people should take the time to visit. Now that’s the media headlines we want and need right now and I hope is a sign of more highs and a lot fewer lows…