New arrivals a handful for keepers at Longleat’s Jungle Kingdom

Keepers at Longleat’s Jungle Kingdom have got their hands full looking after their newest arrivals – a quartet of rescued boa constrictors with a total length in excess of seven metres. The four giant snakes, the largest of which is called Zeus and measures 2.2 metres in length, were all re-homed at the Wiltshire attraction […]



Photos of Pigeon Whistles at Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival



Pigeon Whistles

Pigeon Whistles is a performance by Pigeon Pete and Nathaniel Mann and was shown at the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival. It was part of the Oxford Contemporary Music Audible Forces event. “I wondered what they would sound like so set about making some myself.” The stars of the show are a small flock of […]



Photos of the Countess of Wessex at Alabare



Rural businessess get funding opportunity

New businesses across Wiltshire and Swindon will have the chance to bid for funding through a rural grants scheme. The rural economy grants scheme, run by Wiltshire Council, is open for applications and runs until December 2014. The scheme aims to support people starting-up a business, and will also help existing micro-businesses (businesses with fewer […]



New Deadly Challenge for Longleat visitors

Longleat Safari & Adventure Park invites visitors to face the ultimate test of their mental and physical abilities when they try out the brand-new Deadly Challenge attraction which opens this week. Located next to the park’s Adventure Castle, the Deadly Challenge is made up of six themed zones focussing on different animals’ deadly skills– the […]



Bowood

Photos of Bowood rhododendron walk



Salisbury Festival announces new director

Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival has appointed Toby Smith to be its new director from August 2013. Toby joins from the Royal Northern College of Music and will be engaged in a handover process over the coming months before taking on the role full time in August. Maria Bota completes her term as Festival Director […]



Wiltshire volunteers to be awarded

Hard-working volunteers and community groups who help transform the lives of people in the county will be recognised at the Wiltshire Voluntary and Community Awards. The awards, run by Wiltshire Council and NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group, are now into their fourth year and people have until Friday, July 12 2013 to make their nominations. […]



Dementia adviser service launched

A new dementia adviser service is being launched in Wiltshire to coincide with dementia awareness week (May 19 – 25). Funded by Wiltshire Council and the Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group, the service will be available to people with dementia and their carers. It will provide personalised information and guidance, and give people a named adviser to support […]