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A person tried to stop the Just Stop Oil activists carrying out the attack at Stonehenge. Pictures: JSO

Two arrested after Just Stop Oil spray orange ‘paint’ on Stonehenge monument

TWO people have been arrested after Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists sprayed Stonehenge with orange paint. The environmental campaign group…

A bed base dumped in Devizes, left, and items fly-tipped at Churchfields Recycling Centre in Salisbury, right. Pictures: Wiltshire Council

Former Salisbury resident gets leaving gift – a £400 fine for flytipping

A FORMER Salisbury resident got a £400 fine as a leaving gift after fly-tipping furniture outside a recycling centre. The…

Have your say on Salisbury’s forthcoming fleet of electric buses

SALISBURY residents and visitors are being given a chance to glimpse into the future as an electric demonstrator…

Funding up for grabs for parish councils across Wiltshire to upgrade play areas

PARISH council’s across Wiltshire are being offered the opportunity to upgrade their play area thanks to a £603,000 programme…

Key Salisbury footpath finally re-opens following almost two-year closure

A POPULAR footpath in Salisbury, which lies between the two sites of the Salisbury River Park project, has finally…

Flood waters in the Ashley Road area, Salisbury

£1m investment to help prevent flooding in Wiltshire

A FURTHER £1 million will be invested into flood prevention around Wiltshire with plans to improve the drainage systems,…

Salisbury ‘pocket park’ and eco-friendly planters rolling out this week

NEW, sustainable plant displays – and a ‘pocket park’ – will be rolled out in Salisbury from…

How a young Keir Starmer defended Druid human rights at Stonehenge…

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer was instrumental in religious freedom of expression at Stonehenge, a senior Druid remembers. Pagan priest…

John King, trading as John's Tree & Garden Services, has been fined for fly tipping. Picture: Wiltshire Council

Fines for fly-tipping and littering in Wiltshire increased to up to £1,000

ANYONE caught fly-tipping in Wiltshire could face a fine of up to £1,000 under new rules. Currently, people issued a…

Trains stopped, homes evacuated and roads closed after Salisbury gas leak

TRAINS were stopped, roads closed and homes evacuated due to a “significant” gas leak in Salisbury. Gas firm SGN, along…