Wiltshire Magazine

Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts overnight and into this morning

HUNDREDS of homes remain without power following overnight storms in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks says…

Emma Hawes and Gareth Haw Picture: Alice Pennefather

Pictures: Ballet Under the Stars wows audiences with magical performances

A MAGICAL weekend of exceptional dance and live music took place at Hatch House last month. The 16th annual Ballet…

Malaika was known as the queen of the pride Picture: Longleat

Sadness as one of the UK’s oldest lions, Malaika, dies at Longleat

A LION who is believed to be one of the oldest to reside in the UK has sadly passed…

The fire station is calling for more on-call firefighters to join Picture: Sherborne Fire Station

20 firefighters tackle Tisbury shed fire that spread to oil tank

FIRE crews faced a four-hour-long battle with a blaze in Tisbury that spread to an oil tank last night. Firefighters…

Cllr Bill Revans (Somerset Council), cllr Ian Thorn (Wiltshire Council), cllr Millie Earl (BCP Council) and cllr Nick Ireland (Dorset Council) Pictures: BCPC/DC/SC/WC

Wessex council leaders push again for devolution

COUNCIL leaders across the Wessex area are once again pushing for devolution and the creation of a Mayoral…

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“Really bad decision”: Wiltshire Council slammed for selling off council homes

A CONTROVERSIAL decision to sell off two council-owned houses in Wiltshire has been defended by the local authority. The Liberal…

Police said students would not get in trouble for handing over vapes they suspect to contain Spice Picture: Unsplash/Romain B

Warning after vapes contaminated with Spice on the rise in schools

POLICE say there has been an increase in vapes being contaminated with the drug Spice in secondary schools across…

The man suffered a serious head injury Picture: Google

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital following crash

A MAN in his 30s was taken to hospital by air ambulance following a crash near Berwick St Leonard. Wiltshire…

One vehicle will be based in Warminster and the other in Chippenham Picture: Wiltshire Council

Mobile library service in Wiltshire boosted by new vehicles

PEOPLE living in rural parts of Wiltshire can now make use of two mobile library vehicles. The two new vehicles…

Police carried out operations across the south west. Pictures: Dorset Police

More than 100 arrests in drug crime crackdown in Dorset and across south west

A WEEK-LONG operation targeting drug crime in the south west resulted in more than 100 arrests, 65kg of cocaine…