Jamie Jones

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...

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...

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...