Wilton's mayor Councillor Chris Harrison with his deputy Councillor Charlotte Blackman. (Picture: Wilton Town Council)

Salisbury Hospice’s “Sponsor a Nurse” campaign selected as this year’s mayoral charity

THE Mayor of Wilton has revealed this year’s chosen charity, which will benefit from this year’s fundraising, live on radio...

Wiltshire residents urged to have their say on police reform proposals

THE “biggest changes to policing in a generation” have been put forward and Wiltshire residents are being urged to have...

Officers want to identify this person after a theft in Fordingbridge. Picture: Hampshire Police

CCTV appeal after theft of plate compactor from Fordingbridge roadworks site

POLICE investigating a theft from a roadworks site in Fordingbridge want to identify this person. The incident occurred at around...

Brooke Higgs and Elizabeth Love

Results Day 2026: Salisbury students celebrating top marks

STUDENTS and staff at the Wiltshire College & University Centre in Salisbury celebrated bright futures in the sunshine as they...

Police appeal to find ‘unknown teens’ behind spate of criminal damage and bad behaviour

"UNKNOWN teenagers" are believed to be behind an outbreak of criminal damage and anti-social behaviour in a Salisbury wooded area....

The Moon fully eclipsing the Sun as captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Picture: NASA

Solar eclipse 2026: Warning issued – how to view safely in Salisbury and beyond

A SAFETY warning has been issued to anyone hoping to witness the partial solar eclipse in Salisbury and beyond on...

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Zizzi classic pizza and soft drink

Free Zizzi pizza for Salisbury students on results days

STUDENTS are being invited to celebrate, or commiserate, with free pizza after picking up their exam results this month. Italian...

Perseid Meteor Shower. Picture: Jim Vajda from Oxford, Ohio, USA

Perseids meteor shower Salisbury: Three places for stargazing as spectacle peaks

THE Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak overnight on Wednesday (August 12) and into Thursday (August 13) and Salisbury is...

Supplier urging households to save water amid “exceptionally high demand”

HOUSEHOLDS in Ringwood, Christchurch, Bournemouth, the New Forest and south of Salisbury are being urged to "use water with care"...

The Railway Hotel in Fordingbridge first customers

“Exciting new beginning” for Fordingbridge pub and restaurant

A “NEW ERA” dawns for a heritage hotel in Fordingbridge as a well known pub landlord takes the reins. Experienced...

Salisbury Bemerton Community Board “significant milestone” for Pride in Place programme

The creation of the Salisbury Bemerton Community Board has been hailed as a “significant milestone” for the government’s Pride in...

Leader of Wiltshire Council and Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Councillor Ian Thorn

Help shape Wiltshire’s future as Local Plan scoping consultation begins next month

HOUSING developments, jobs, and waste management are all up for discussion as Wiltshire Council prepares to launch the first consultation...

Southampton Independent Lifeboat service's new Kontra R450CC lifeboat

Newly formed lifeboat service receives very first vessel from Wiltshire business

THE newly formed Southampton Independent Lifeboat service has received its first ever vessel thanks to a Wiltshire business. Maritime firm...

Amber heat alert issued for south west – including Wiltshire – as temperatures set to hit 33C

AN AMBER heat alert has been issued for the south west - including Wiltshire - as temperatures continue to soar...

New Forest fire closes A31

Fire crews “worked through the night”: Major road closed amid “challenging” rural blaze

A MAJOR incident has been declared after a “challenging” rural fire closed a main road in Hampshire. Crews have “worked...

Aerial view of Copehill Down trenches

Realistic military training on Salisbury Plain gets £2 million boost

TRAINING facilities at Salisbury Plain have received a £2 million upgrade to “reflect the changing character of warfare”, a top...

Person planting tree sapling

800 new trees in Salisbury will ‘enhance city’s natural environment’

A HISTORIC milestone is set to be marked with the planting of 800 new trees in Salisbury. Celebrating the 800th...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue

50 firefighters tackle hay bales blaze – residents told ‘close windows and doors’

DOZENS of firefighters are battling a blaze which started in hay bales - with residents urged to keep windows and...

“Avoid the area”: Main road closed after vehicle fire spreads to heathland

A MAIN Wiltshire road was closed in both directions after a fire this evening (August 9) - with the blaze...

Tim Peake Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space is coming to Salisbury City Hall in the autumn

Astronaut Tim Peake to take Salisbury audience on ‘quest to explore space’ in live tour this autumn

BRITISH astronaut Tim Peake is heading to Salisbury, taking his audience on a ‘quest to explore space’ this autumn. Tim...

Artworks by Caroline Tucker and Tansy Lee Moir feature in Exhibitions in Salisbury this summer

Salisbury exhibitions: Trio of art collections on show this summer

OVER the last 800 years, Salisbury has developed a strong tradition of arts and culture, and this summer you are...