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Before and after photos showing the restortion work in progress Credit: Salisbury Cathedral

Repair work continues on historic Poultry Cross

Words by Tristan Ovington. Salisbury’s iconic Poultry Cross is currently undergoing repairs following the damage caused by motorist Luke Gamblin…

Wessex Community Action Chief Executive Amber Skyring, centre, with Partnership and Engagement Lead Anita Hansen, right, and Operations Manager Linda Cantillion-Guyatt

Wessex Community Action awarded prestigious sector accreditation

WESSEX Community Action has been given a prestigious accreditation for its work supporting the voluntary sector. Following a rigorous assessment,…

Read Easy South and East Wiltshire offers free and confidential, one-to-one coaching, from trained volunteers for adults who want help with learning to read or to become more confident readers

World Book Day encourages adults who struggle to read

Local charity Read Easy South and East Wiltshire used World Book Day 2023 to encourage adults who struggle to…

Dr Anna Barton, Emma Fortescue and Keith Noble with Michael Beck’s daughter Jane Brine at the unveiling of the artwork in the hospital

Artwork unveiled to honour the legacy of Stars Appeal supporter

A dedicated supporter of the Stars Appeal who raised hundreds of thousands of pounds has been honoured with a…

World Book Day at Hillside First School

World Book Day sees literary interest sky rocket!

YOUNGSTERS swapped good reads, heard from authors and recited poetry during a week of activities to explore the beauty of…

Salisbury woman in her 80s had necklace stolen after hug from stranger

A WOMAN in Salisbury received a hug from someone she gave money to – only to later realise her…

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Former Wiltshire PC started ‘sexual and improper’ relationship with vulnerable woman

A POLICE officer who resigned before a gross misconduct panel could hear accusations he started an inappropriate relationship with…

Photo: Finbarr Webster

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…

Princess of Wales visits freezing Salisbury Plain

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…

PC Cheryl Knight

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…