History

Clarendon Palace comes to life at Salisbury Rotary Club

Report by Salisbury Rotary Club. SALISBURY Rotary Club members were enthralled at a recent meeting as Dr Cindy Wood, of…

Thousands descend on Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice each year

‘Pay to pray’ accusations after Stonehenge Solstice parking fees hiked

NEWS that English Heritage (EH) has increased its parking charges at Stonehenge over the Summer Solstice…

Pictures of the collapse on May 29, 2000 Pictures: Brian Edwards

25 years since the collapse of Silbury Hill: the hole story

IT was 25 years ago that a tourist visiting Wiltshire from Germany made an astonishing discovery at Silbury Hill. A…

The History Day will take place at the Michael Herbert Hall next month Picture Google

Explore your roots and learn more about your family tree at history day

EXPERTS will be on hand in Wilton next month to help people research their family trees…

Christian said it was impossible to know at the time what effect her work had on the invasion Picture: Martin Lamb

104-year old honoured in Salisbury for secret map-making that helped shape D-Day victory

A 104-YEAR-OLD woman has been celebrated after her secret map-making efforts helped make D-Day a success. Christian Lamb was a…

The event was well attended Picture: St Ives House/Care South

Ringwood care home residents share memories of VE Day

STAFF and residents at a care home in Ringwood welcomed the community to join in with special celebrations to…

International best-selling author Damien Lewis was co-hosted by Handelsbanken who came together to raise funds for homeless veterans Picture: Alabaré

Author Damien Lewis helps raise £30,000 for homeless veterans with SAS talk in Salisbury

RENOWNED war reporter and author Damien Lewis came to Salisbury, where he led an inspiring talk for homeless veterans. Damien…

The cathedral will be lit up in red until tomorrow (May 9) Picture: Martin Cook

Salisbury Cathedral lit up in red for VE Day 80

A RED glow can be seen covering Salisbury Cathedral at night this week as a tribute to the 80th…

Fort Delimara - which was abandoned after 1956 and used to raise pigs until it was transferred to Heritage Malta in 2005 Picture: Google

Alabaré veterans to restore historic Malta fort to commemorate 80th anniversary of VE Day

PREVIOUSLY homeless UK veterans, who have been supported by leading Salisbury-based homeless charity Alabaré, are on a ‘Mission to…

Two dates have been organised for May Picture: Royal Artillery Museum

Rare chance to explore Royal Artillery Museum’s historic treasures at Larkhill

THE public is being invited to go behind the scenes of the Royal Artillery Museum’s historic…