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World Book Day at Hillside First School

World Book Day sees literary interest sky rocket!

YOUNGSTERS swapped good reads, heard from authors and recited poetry during a week of activities to explore the beauty of…

Salisbury woman in her 80s had necklace stolen after hug from stranger

A WOMAN in Salisbury received a hug from someone she gave money to – only to later realise her…

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Former Wiltshire PC started ‘sexual and improper’ relationship with vulnerable woman

A POLICE officer who resigned before a gross misconduct panel could hear accusations he started an inappropriate relationship with…

Photo: Finbarr Webster

WATCH: Regimental Colours removed from Salisbury Cathedral after 175 years

REGIMENTAL Colours have played an important role in military operations for millennia. Often displayed as flags, the emblems have been…

Princess of Wales visits freezing Salisbury Plain

PICTURES: Princess of Wales visits a freezing Salisbury Plain

THE Princess of Wales was in Wiltshire yesterday (Wednesday) taking part in a military drill. Braving freezing temperatures on Salisbury…

PC Cheryl Knight

Row after Wiltshire Police officer with hunt links appointed to rural crime team

MORE than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of an officer from Wiltshire Police’s Rural…

Schools closed over snow fall

Schools closed as snow hits in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire: Full list

DOZENS of schools are closed today after snow hit Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire overnight. Children will be rejoicing as they…

Sir David Attenborough at the Old Harry Rocks. Photo: BBC

Wiltshire to star in new Sir David Attenborough series Wild Isles

‘THE richness of the Purbeck landscape’ features at the heart of a new series – the last to be…

Alarm clock. When do clocks go forward

When do the clocks go forward in the UK – and why?

THE evenings are getting longer as spring approaches. And the question on everyone’s lips is – when do the clocks…

Photo: Charterhouse

Queen Victoria’s sketchbook sold by Sherborne auction house

A SKETCHBOOK that once belonged to Queen Victoria – and was due to go up for auction in Sherborne…