AN MEP candidate who sparked anger across the country following his controversial "rape tweet" will be campaigning in Salisbury this weekend. UKIP's Carl Benjamin, also known by his YouTube persona Sargon of Akkad, came under fire for a social
A DRIVER punched someone in the face before driving away in a road rage incident in Salisbury. At around 5pm on April 25, the victim, a man in his 20s, was driving near to the junction with Bourne Avenue when a silver vehicle forced him into the
THE McDonald’s restaurant on Winchester Street in Salisbury Town Centre has officially opened a play area. The free-to-use apparatus is fitted with brightly coloured slides, climbing frames and tunnels. Named Playland, this is the eighth play
PHASE two of Wiltshire College's £24 million development has now been launched. The Salisbury campus refurbishment, which was first announced in February 2017, has now reached its second stage of development, meaning the central building will be
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from London has been arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin with intent to supply in Salisbury. Police attended a property in the city centre on Tuesday and seized a significant amount of cash and heroin wraps. The teenager
POLICE are appealing for help after a teenage girl was assaulted in Salisbury. Officers say that the incident, at 3.45pm on May 10, resulted in the 18-year-old being hit by another woman at the R1 Festival Avenue bus stop on Gainsborough Close.
A LOCAL author has written a book about his father's involvement in the Burma war campaign, and will be signing copies over the next two weeks. Richard Isaac, from Salisbury, has written a book about his father, Arthur Harry Isaac, who fought in
A MAN had to be taken to hospital after being hit by a car - and the driver didn't even stop. Now police are hunting for the motorist following the incident yesterday in Mildenhall. Wiltshire Police says the hit-and-run occurred at the cross
VAPING items worth about £2,000 were stolen from a shop in Tidworth. The burglary happened sometime between midnight and 8am on Wednesday, May 15. Police say the offenders smashed a window to gain entry to the South West Vape UK shop in Zouch
WHEN it comes to racing quotes of the season, surely one from Eve Johnson Houghton should be submitted to the short list. "She shows nothing at home, I mean nothing. In fact she wouldn't even beat me on the gallops if I wore wellies!" Johnson
BEER lovers will be able to sample an exclusive tipple at the Armed Forces Day National Event in Salisbury next month, thanks to a local family brewer. Wadworth Brewery, based in Devizes, has announced Salisbury Armed Forces IPA as a bespoke beer
IT'S not every day that you get to see Salisbury Cathedral in Leicester Square. But, that is now the case for visitors to London's iconic Leicester Square as the city's famous building takes centre stage as part of a new advertising campaign launched
IT WAS a pleasure at the end of last week to see the Pantry Partnership finally installed in its new home in Victoria Park. I first met Fiona Ollerhead when the organisation was just a dream. It is wonderful to see it come to fruition and I salute
THREE of this region’s MPs claimed a total of almost £500,000 expenses during the 2017-18 financial year, figures have shown. One of those, MP for Salisbury John Glen, claimed £191,596.96, ranking him 132nd out of 650 members of parliament across
A TELEVISION drama series which will focus on how the Novichok poisonings impacted Salisbury and its community has been commissioned by the BBC. The two-part programme, named 'Salisbury', tells the story of how ordinary people reacted to the crisis
