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The Stars Appeal welcomed Ellie Orton OBE, Chief Executive of NHS Charities Together, to Salisbury District Hospital last week to see first-hand the impact of projects funded by the charity.

Police in Salisbury are appealing for information after a Nissan Juke was stolen from Brown Street.

A 53-year-old man has been jailed for a year, after admitting assaulting a member of staff at the Bridge Tap pub on Fisherton Street.

There are 'new kids on the block' with the arrival of two pygmy goat kids at Longleat.

Lidl has confirmed that its second store in Salisbury will open on Thursday 26th February and the local community is invited to join for the grand opening celebrations from 7am.

Rock and Roll Man is simply superb; a show filled with iconic music, an important story, and some laughs along the way, but it will also make you pause and think.

Sections of Wyndham Road in the city will be closed in phases for almost two months to allow gas works to take place.

A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s have died following a crash between a car and a lorry in Nether Wallop.

A new Lidl store is due to open in the city next week.

The former Pizza Hut premises in the city centre is set to open as a "drinkers' pub".

As rain continues to fall across the county, Wiltshire Council and its contractors say they are working around the clock to repair potholes across the road network.

On Saturday, April 25th 2026, St Thomas’s Church and Kate Edgar Music are hosting their third Salisbury Festival of Choirs at St Thomas’s Church in the heart of Salisbury.

Stars Appeal volunteers are celebrating after raising over £71,000 in the charity’s bookshop and through bucket collections at Salisbury District Hospital during 2025.

With this year’s Great British Spring Clean just around the corner, there’s still plenty of time for people to join forces with their local community and get involved.

It looks like love is in the air at Longleat as Valentine’s Day approaches.

Wiltshire Council is urging residents across the county – but particularly in the south – to check their flood risk now and take action where Environment Agency flood warnings and alerts are in place.

An exhibition inside a train that’s packed with amazing stories and interactive fun is heading to Salisbury – and it’s completely free to visit.

A brand-new community market is launching at Wilton Village, offering residents and visitors an exciting new reason to shop local and support independent traders.

Salisbury FC has launched an initiative to help boost literacy levels in collaboration with local primary schools.

Salisbury Neighbourhood Policing Team supported Immigration Officers as they conducted several visits to premises in Salisbury city centre on Monday (9th February).

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority has today (10th February) agreed to take proposals for closing up to eight fire stations to public consultation.

ALABARÉ has launched its iconic BIG Sleep at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, 26 June 2026, marking its first-ever public sleep-out at the world-famous site.

Internationally renowned author Janina Ramirez will be speaking at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday, 8th March, to mark International Women’s Day.

Salisbury City Council has announced a brand-new and exciting initiative: a 6-week stage installation in the Market Place.

A Government decision to withdraw funding specifically to target antisocial behaviour (ASB) and serious violence hotspots is ‘short-sighted and not in the best interests of local communities’, Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson has warned. 

Wiltshire Police have issued a warning about rogue traders operating in more rural parts of the area, including Newton Tony and Shrewton.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Salisbury this afternoon with heavy rain during Monday afternoon and evening, which may cause some flooding and disruption to travel.

Salisbury keep their good fortunes at home alive as Noah Coppin converts a last-minute equaliser to secure a hard-fought point.

Wiltshire Council is inviting villages around the county to take part in the CPRE Wiltshire Best Kept Village Competition 2026, an annual event celebrating community pride, care for the local environment, and the people who help villages thrive.

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a violent disorder and robbery during the Salisbury vs Worthing football match on January 10th.

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has once again received the highest possible score for safeguarding vulnerable people on its network.   

Wiltshire Police will be able to protect police officer numbers and continue modernising local policing - while saving and transforming for the future, says PCC Philip Wilkinson, after the Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel approved his 2026/27 budget.

Wiltshire Police are seeking dashcam footage or witnesses to come forward after a pedestrian was hit by a car on Devizes Road.

Salisbury-based charity ALABARÉ has supported more than 170 former military personnel facing homelessness, thanks to a generous grant from the Veterans’ Foundation.

Yesterday, Wiltshire Council Liberal Democrats reversed their budget proposals to close Household Recycling Centres in Lower Compton and Purton, and to withdraw funding for much-needed Community Transport. 

Wiltshire Council has issued a £1,000 fixed penalty notice (FPN) to a Larkhill resident after CCTV footage caught them fly-tipping on an industrial estate in Salisbury.

A top or side venting blank firer (TVBF) amnesty is taking place across England and Wales from 2 – 27 February 2026, to remove five specific models of Bruni TVBFs from circulation.

Wiltshire Council has welcomed the Government’s new Warm Homes Plan, as the local authority continues its efforts to support energy upgrades locally.

Salisbury Cathedral has announced the appointment, by the Bishop of Salisbury, of The Revd Neil Traynor as its new Canon Treasurer, a role previously held in Salisbury by the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally.

Salisbury City Council’s Salisbury Street Sellers markets are returning this year, bringing four days of themed family fun to the city centre!

St Nicholas Primary School in Porton received their Song for Christmas Trophy on Friday (30th January) at their celebration worship.

A well-drilled Dorking outfit put an end to Salisbury's new year unbeaten streak.

Salisbury Radio is delighted to announce the return of Song for Christmas, with local schools filling the airwaves with their festive songs in the lead-up to Christmas 2025.

Salisbury Radio have announced the winner of Song for Christmas 2024.