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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Volunteers wanted to help patients at Dorset hospital
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to join a group dedicated to helping patients at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). People are being…
Would-be thieves tried to tow van off driveway before catapult attack
A MAN who confronted would-be burglars trying to tow his van off a driveway was hit by something fired…
Snow warning issued for parts of Somerset and Wiltshire
A WEATHER warning for ice and snow has been issued for parts of Somerset and Wiltshire. The yellow warning, from…