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  • Sunday parking charges scrapped indefinitely

    SUNDAY parking charges in all council-operated car parks and on-street pay and display bays throughout the county have been scrapped. This, Wiltshire Council says, is to support local businesses and communities. Charges on a Sunday had previously

  • Deacons in Salisbury voted Pub of the Year

    DEACONS in Salisbury has been named Pub of the Year by Salisbury and South Wilts Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The pub in Fisherton Street was voted for by members of the local CAMRA group. Owners Dave Hancock and his wife Aimee

  • No arrests have yet been made after golf club vandalised

    NO ARRESTS have yet been made after a vehicle was driven across a golf course, causing damage to one of the greens. The incident at Salisbury and South Wilts Golf Club occurred between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. A spokesperson for

  • CAT OF THE WEEK: Jeeves will serve you well

    Jeeves is a grey tabby, 10 years old. He has recovered well from surgery and is now ready for his forever home. Jeeves is very friendly and talkative. He loves his food and will sit on a lap, although he is a bit of a fidget. He would prefer

  • First changes to recycling come into force today

    THE first changes to recycling waste collection in Wiltshire have now come into force. The changes, which will be rolled out from today to March 20, will mean more items going into the blue lidded bin instead of the black recycling box. But

  • Black spot climbs 87 places in most dangerous list

    A ROAD campaigner hopes hopes that Wiltshire Council may "at last" agree to changes at a notorious crossroads after it soared from 94th to 7th in the county’s most dangerous list. Michael Maxwell was furious earlier this month when he was asked

  • Salisbury man choked girlfriend in park

    A MAN from Salisbury chased his girlfriend through a park and choked her so hard she “thought she was going to die”. Michael Ashburn, of Wessex Way, carried out the attack in Southampton Common after his partner woke him with a cramp pain in her