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How the development at Nunton Farm could look. Picture: Michael Lyons/Wiltshire Council

Two homes, pool and solar panels plan for Salisbury barn site

PLANS to demolish a barn on a farm near Salisbury and build two new homes have been submitted. The scheme,…

'Well-heeled' Tisbury in Wiltshire made the Best Places to Live list from The Sunday Times

Wiltshire village named among best places to live in Sunday Times list

A WILTSHIRE village has been named on a list of best places to live in the south west. Tisbury, famed…

Garden equipment stolen from Whiteparish outbuilding

GARDEN equipment taken from an outbuilding in Whiteparish was found nearby by police. The theft occurred at a property in…

Photo: Peter Shallcross.

Wiltshire farmer takes the ‘elm in fight against deadly disease

A WILTSHIRE farmer is fighting back against a deadly epidemic. Dutch elm disease (DED) has killed almost all mature elms…

Schools and other groups can take part in Plant Your Pants. Picture: The Countryside Trust

Plant Your Pants this spring – to see what’s going on ‘down there’!

PEOPLE in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire are being urged to plant their pants – yes, pants – this spring,…

Residents enjoying flower arranging at Moors Manor care home

Blooming good time at care home to mark flower day

RESIDENTS at a St Leonards care home had a blooming marvellous time on International Flower Day. The occasion, on Friday…

Get your entries in for Verwood Spring Show

GARDENERS are being urged to enter a competition next month. The Verwood & District Horticultural Society’s (VDHS) Spring Show is…

Recycling collections and leisure centre opening hours will change over Christmas and new year

Wiltshire Christmas bin collections and recycling centre opening hours

OPENING times for services – and bin collection dates – in Wiltshire over the Christmas and New Year period…

Sorting areas have been installed at Wiltshire recycling centres. Picture: Wiltshire Council

Sorting areas installed at Wiltshire recycling centres

SORTING areas have been set up at Wiltshire recycling centres as data showed more than a third of items…

Petrol lawnmower and leaf blower stolen from Chute Forest garage

A PETROL lawnmower and a leaf blower were stolen from a garage. Police are investigating a burglary at a garage…