Local News

Salisbury’s Wessex Water customers have learned that the utility provider has dropped from an industry leading 4 stars to just 2 in its Environment Agency performance rating. This largely relates to the number of pollution incidents last year.

South Western Railway is offering free travel to Armed Forces personnel and veterans for London Poppy Day and Remembrance Sunday.

A man who stalked a woman and repeatedly found ways to contact her despite a police warning has appeared in court.

A man who led officers on two separate dangerous pursuits in Salisbury has been put behind bars.

Brian Dutton's Salisbury are out of the relegation zone after a one-nil win over Farnborough at the Ray Mac.

A Top-rated local physiotherapy clinic has launched free physiotherapy career consultations ahead of the October half-term.

A mountain of bras collected by Wiltshire Police officers and staff has been handed over to a Devizes lingerie shop owner in support of the charity Against Breast Cancer.

St Martin’s CE Primary School Nursery was officially opened on 15th October by Mark Lacey, CEO of the Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust.

On Friday, 17th October, the Salisbury Arts Centre buzzed with excitement as local businesses gathered for the annual Corporate Gala Quiz, hosted by Salisbury Hospice Charity.

A fundraising Audience With: Mark Dawson event has been organised to raise funds for Fugglestone St Peter Trust.

Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a child by a number of masked males in Tidworth.

Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity has announced the launch of Flight to Funding – a unique opportunity for secondary schools, sixth forms and colleges across the region to get creative and support a cause which saves lives every day.

Brian Dutton's Salisbury side have secured their first league win of the season, lifting them off the bottom of the table.

Wiltshire Police are keen to speak to a person as a witness for an investigation into a burglary which took place at a business in Salisbury last Friday (10th October).

Homelessness charity ALABARÉ has announced that TV personality and Wiltshire legend, Phil Harding, is to join the charity on their BIG Sleep at Stonehenge on Friday, 14th November.

Three churches from different denominations – St Francis and Hope Church, St Paul’s Church and Salisbury Baptist Church – have united to run Youth Alpha Salisbury, where young people aged 10-18 have been gathering every Sunday for the past four weeks to explore life’s big questions, develop leadership skills and build lasting community.

Wiltshire Council is asking residents to support its road resurfacing and maintenance programme by ensuring their vehicles are not causing an obstruction during the work.

If you had a budget of £200 million, how would you design your own police force?

This Halloween, the streets of Salisbury come alive with the eerie glow of costumed revellers, beats and the clink of shot glasses.

Boiler Room Records, an independent record shop in Cross Keys Shopping Centre, has announced a special in-store celebration on Saturday, 18th October for National Album Day 2025.

Pitton Church of England Primary School has celebrated its 175th Birthday with current and former pupils in attendance.

In September, The Old Sarum and Longhedge Community Pantry was awarded the “Parker Bullen’ prize for best Community Project Award at the Salisbury Radio Local Hero Awards, but they need the support of the community to continue their work.

Wiltshire Council is repairing and extending the life of more roads around the county, with its latest micro asphalt treatment programme underway.

Candlelit carols, cosy family films, twilight tower tours and a towering 32ft Christmas tree, there is plenty of Christmas joy at Salisbury Cathedral this year.

Join Mark Dawson at Salisbury Guildhall on Thursday, 4th December, as he shares his journey and discusses The Inheritance, the latest book in the Atticus Priest series.

Wiltshire Council has launched a new team to support those at risk of becoming homeless.

Following a busy spring and summer of events, our local fundraising branch of the RNLI are involved with two forthcoming events to raise money.

On Monday, 20th October, Salisbury Cathedral will welcome medieval manuscript expert, Dr Christopher de Hamel, to give a talk about the recent return of the 13th-century Sarum Master Bible to Salisbury.

A Tidworth man has been jailed for seven and a half years after being found guilty of rape.

60 guests gathered at the Mercure White Hart Hotel in Salisbury for the Rotary Club of Wilton’s monthly Guest Night on Monday.

A consultant surgeon at Oxford University Hospital, who has been travelling regularly to Gaza for 15 years, will be giving a talk about his work at Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday, 30th October.

Wilthsire Police are looking for witnesses to a theft from a garden in Whiteparish at the end of last month.

Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet has approved a Setting Study for the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site (WHS), which, if adopted by Full Council later this month (October), will be used to ensure that developments in Wiltshire do not adversely impact the internationally significant monuments and the area they are located in.

Wiltshire Council has published its latest annual update on its commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, showcasing significant reductions in emissions and a wide range of initiatives that are helping to meet this ambitious target. 

Blithe Spirit, written by Noel Coward, is currently playing at Salisbury Playhouse. We sent Andy to see it. Here is what he thought.

In 2027, Salisbury will mark a significant milestone: 800 years since receiving its Royal Charter.

Alabaré, a leading charity based in Salisbury and supporting vulnerable and homeless individuals across the South West and Wales, has unveiled a refreshed visual identity that reflects its deepening commitment to breaking the cycle of homelessness.

At its meeting today (Tuesday, 7th October), Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet agreed to restore free parking for all Blue Badge holders in all Wiltshire Council car parks.

Street drinking, retail crime and anti-social behaviour were some of the key issues discussed as Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Philip Wilkinson, met with business representatives, council officials and outreach recovery workers at a specially held event in Salisbury city centre organised by Wiltshire Police.

A Salisbury care home has achieved ‘veteran-friendly’ status under a national scheme designed to support the armed forces community.

Wiltshire Council is proposing a small but important change to how it supports working-age residents who receive Universal Credit with their Council Tax through the Council Tax Reduction Scheme.

Salisbury City Council has launched a budget consultation survey to hear your views and priorities before the budget is decided for the 2026/27 year.

The final countdown is on for Rockbourne Fair 2025 - the Early Christmas shopping event returns to Salisbury Racecourse next week, from Wednesday, 15th to Friday, 17th October.

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.