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A Wiltshire teenager has spoken about the comfort, encouragement, and sense of normality that the Stars Appeal charity has brought her during a long and challenging period of treatment at Salisbury District Hospital.

Leading homelessness charity ALABARÉ is disappointed yet unsurprised by the Government’s latest Rough Sleeping Snapshot, with more people having to bed down in inadequate and unsuitable places.

The village community of Barford St Martin recently came together to plant a new traditional Community Orchard to help save a range of rare Wiltshire heritage apple trees.

Public meetings will start next week as part of the ongoing consultation into the potential closure of eight fire stations by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Wiltshire Creative’s Take Part Team are hosting 'Curious About Culture' – a free drop‑in event celebrating the breadth of creative opportunities available across our city on Wednesday, 4th March.

Maidenhead steal three points deep into the second half through a late counter-attack after the Whites scored within ten minutes.

The Royal Artillery Museum has announced its latest Open Day on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026 at its Wood Road stores in Larkhill.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St John the Baptist, Bishopstone, has announced it has been awarded a grant of £248,280 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Wiltshire Council is asking people in Tidworth and Ludgershall to help shape the future of walking and cycling routes across their towns, as well as three others across the county.

It is with great sadness that homelessness charity, ALABARÉ, has learned of the passing of Brigadier Simon Firth CBE, at the age of 86, following a long illness.

The Salisbury, Wilton & District branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution held a collection at Tesco Extra, Southampton Road, Salisbury on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th February.

British motorsport rising star John Bennett enters a new FIA Formula 2 Championship season full of optimism, with front-running speed throughout official testing pointing towards an exciting 2026 ahead for the Trident Motorsport driver.

Residents are being encouraged to come along to the next Salisbury Area Board meeting later this week (Thursday, 26th Feb), which will shine a spotlight on local environmental action and how the community can get involved.

A local 'Library of Things', Share Salisbury are on the hunt for a new location to operate from after their lease ran out on their base on Churchfields Industrial Estate.

The Whites take home a crucial point after going down to ten men and conceding a penalty in additional time to deny the visitors all three points.

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.

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.