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The grant will help enable the purchase of 35 acres of land. Picture: BBNR

£50,000 grant to help create nature reserve in Salisbury

A SALISBURY project has been awarded £50,000 to buy land for a public nature reserve. Salisbury City Council has awarded…

Wiltshire Council leader, Richard Clewer, will be in Tidworth this month

Tidworth residents’ chance to quiz Wiltshire Council leader

PEOPLE in Tidworth will have the chance to raise issues at an Ask the Leader event this month. On Tuesday,…

The Business and Sports Gala Dinner will return in 2025

Team GB high jumper on why grants are vital – as 2025 scheme opens

GRANTS for budding Olympians and Paralympians are open for applications. Wiltshire Council’s scheme to fund aspiring athletes, made possible through…

Council leaders Bill Revans (Somerset), Richard Clewer (Wiltshire) and Nick Ireland (Dorset) have expressed an interest in devolution in a joint statement

Wiltshire Council joins ‘expression of interest’ in devolution with Somerset and Dorset

WILTSHIRE could be set to join forces with neighbouring Somerset and Dorset in a bid to unlock more powers…

White Horse has written to deputy PM Angela Rayner over a stalled project in Broad Chalke

Wiltshire housing association writes to Angela Rayner over stalled home projects

A WILTSHIRE housing association has written to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner pleading for her help over an ‘under…

“Multiple parties” interested in taking on Salisbury City Hall as entertainment venue

“MULTIPLE parties” have shown an interest in taking on Salisbury City Hall and running it as an entertainment venue. Wiltshire…

John Glen got behind the bar at The Albert in Westminster

Salisbury MP gets behind the bar in Westminster to back pub campaign

SALISBURY MP John Glen got behind the bar to raise awareness of a campaign to save pubs. On September 10,…

Lucy Townsend has been appointed the new chief executive at Wiltshire Council

New chief appointed to £180,000 chief executive role at Wiltshire Council

LUCY Townsend - a current chief at Wiltshire Council – has been appointed to the £184,000 role of chief executive…

Sharon Rideout won the by-election by 162 votes Picture: Sharon Rideout

Labour largest party on council following by-election

LABOUR became the dominant party in Salisbury City Council last week following the election of Sharon Rideout. Ms Rideout, who…

John Glen retained his seat to continue his 14 year run as Salisbury MP Picture: John Glen

Conservatives remain dominant in Salisbury

JOHN Glen has been elected as the MP for Salisbury following last night’s election result. The conservative candidate received 17,110…