内容摘要：Tractors for charity: 300 tractors and 4x4s have been out for a special road run on Salisbury Plain in aid of the Stars Appeal, the Salisbury Hospital charity. It is part of Berwick St John Country Fayre.

Tractors for charity: 300 tractors and 4x4s have been out for a special road run on Salisbury Plain in aid of the Stars Appeal, the Salisbury Hospital charity. It is part of Berwick St John Country Fayre.

Scottish Borders Council, which is responsible for both Whitestone Park and the neighbouring Gytes, is looking to hold meetings with both the football club and league officials in the coming weeks.Council leader Euan Jardine: "We are fully aware of the predicament Peebles Rovers find themselves in.

"We have asked the East of Scotland Football Association for a meeting so that we can come up with a solution."It is in all of our interests to to give Peebles Rovers a secure future."The East of Scotland FA has been approached for comment.

The spring equinox on Thursday provided many opportunities for beautiful shots like these at Avebury and Mouldon Hill.Moon in the minster: Warminster got involved with StarFest this week, run by Cranborne Chase Dark Sky Reserve.

It includes a huge moon installation at the Minster Church of St Denys in the centre of the town.

Rescue to recovery: Reggie the police dog has celebrated his first year of service after arriving from a rescue centre."If we had people who went to prison who didn't get drugs and weren't intimidated by serious organised criminals, they'd be far more likely to engage with a sentence and get well enough so that when they leave they don't commit further crime."

The government has commissioned an independent sentencing review to explore alternatives to prison in an attempt to ease overcrowding. The review will provide long-term solutions for the justice system and examine the use and composition of non-custodial sentences, including community alternatives to prison and the use of fines. Increased tagging will also be considered.The total number of people fitted with an electronic monitoring device in England and Wales on 30 June 2024 was 20,893, an increase of 17% on the previous year.

There are three types of ankle tags currently used to monitor offenders: alcohol, GPS, and curfew tags. A new study suggests tags that monitor curfews cut reoffending by 20%."We want them to have a one-way ticket - not a return back into prison or back into non-custodial sentences," Lord Timpson says.