Photos of 2015 St George’s Day Celebrations in Salisbury



Special 30th anniversary steam rally to support local charity Jessie May

The annual Castle Combe Steam Rally is returning for 2015 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in style. This year the Steam Rally will feature all the old favourites including displays of vintage steam engines, tractors, cars, military vehicles and motorcycles as well as an exciting stunt show by BMX and Mountain bike legend Jez […]



Name revealed for new community campus in Tisbury

The name of Tisbury’s new community campus facility, due to open next year, has been revealed as Nadder Community Campus. The campus will serve communities throughout the Nadder Valley, and a logo has been chosen for the development featuring a brown trout – the species that brings those wanting to fish in the chalk stream […]



Eleven professional teams confirmed for Cycle Wiltshire

With just over two weeks to go, the excitement is building for a special spring weekend of cycling in Wiltshire. Sir Bradley Wiggins’ newly formed Team Wiggins will be one of the eleven professional cycling teams that will be racing through south Wiltshire in the Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix on Sunday 10 May. Around 120 […]



Village Pump Folk Festival 2015

  Patrons Steve Knightley and Phil Beer announced the 2015 headline acts as well as their own unique contribution to the event at the spiritual home of the Village Pump Folk Festival – the Village Pump Folk Club at the Lamb Inn Trowbridge. Show of Hands appearance at this year’s festival will be recorded as […]



Chalke Valley History Festival 2015

7 days in June, more than 140 speakers, over 110 literary talks and debates, in excess of 300 living historians and re-enactors. The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival is a celebration of history like no other. 2015 is a year of many anniversaries. The 800th of Magna Carta, the 600th of Agincourt, the 200th […]



Bluebells in West Wood

Bluebell Sundays in West Woods, Manton, Marlborough

West Woods is famed for spectacular carpets of bluebells in spring.



Gearing up at Gurston for 2015

The new motorsport season gets into gear again at Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb, Broad Chalke near Salisbury on April 18th and 19th with two packed days of exciting championship racing against the clock. As always the opening weekend will provide a real feast of speed as over 130 drivers in saloons and sports cars from […]



Wiltshire Council customer services in Salisbury move to Bourne Hill

Residents in Salisbury will be able to access Wiltshire Council services under one roof from this spring as the council moves its customer service desks from Milford Street to Bourne Hill. The move will see all services currently at Milford Street, including benefits and housing, moving to Bourne Hill. The customer desks will open to […]



New act means changes to care and support system

Care and support will be more consistent across the country following this week’s changes to England’s care and support system, and Wiltshire Council is supporting people and carers through a new health and social care website. The Care Act will be introduced gradually now until 1 April 2016 and has been described as the most […]