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Art Society takes a walk around long lost Salisbury

Arts Society takes a walk around long lost Salisbury

In September, The Arts Society Salisbury will be taking a walk around Bugmore or ‘Boggy Moor’. This was a…

Old Trafford football and cricket grounds are captured in 1944, with bomb damage visible at the home of Manchester United. Picture: Historic England Archive/USAAF Photography

PICTURES: Stunning Second World War photos show Salisbury and beyond

A UNIQUE insight into war-time Salisbury – and much of Wiltshire – has been provided by new photographs released…

Work to install high-speed connectivity at Old Wardour Castle was a challenge... Picture: Wessex Internet

How to install 21st century technology – at a 14th century castle…

UNDERSTANDABLY, high-speed broadband was not at the top of the list when designing buildings in the 14th century. However, for…

Sir Ted Heath, inset (picture: Allan Warren), lived at Arundells from 1985 until his death in 2005.

How Sir Ted Heath’s garden is helping veterans in Salisbury…

THE vegetable patch of a former prime minister has been turned into a thriving community garden. The plot, at Arundells,…

All pictures by Steve Kemp

PICTURES: Hundreds turn out for Living History Festival in Salisbury

HUNDREDS of history fans turned out to see some of the very best reenactments at an event in Salisbury. The…

The war memorial in Alderholt is set to be repaired if plans are approved. Picture: Alderholt PC/Dorset Council

Restoration plan for ‘leaning’ Alderholt village war memorial

A VILLAGE war memorial is set to be restored – if plans are approved. Alderholt Parish Council has applied to…

Commander Douglas Parish in his room at Colten Care’s Braemar Lodge in Salisbury where he has been sharing his memories of D-Day with fellow residents.

D-Day Veteran Shares Personal Memories of World War II at Salisbury Care Home

A 98-year-old D-Day veteran has enthralled fellow residents at his new Salisbury care home by sharing personal memories of…

The plaque would be installed at Pembroke House, in Salisbury, formerly the infirmary

Blue plaque plan to honour work of Salisbury’s Dr Marina Seabright

PLANS for a blue plaque honouring the pioneering work of a Salisbury woman have been submitted. A bid to install…

The Sanctuary, in Avebury, is part of the World Heritage Site. Picture: English Heritage

Summer Solstice parking restrictions in Avebury announced

PARKING restrictions will be in force in Avebury for the upcoming Summer Solstice. Wiltshire Council has announced plans to ‘safeguard’…

Local societies join together for family history day

Local societies join together for family history day

Children baptised Faintnot, Twitty or Anonymous, a boy who has been given a girl’s name by mistake, a woman…