Stonehenge
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has uncovered prehistoric monuments, Anglo-Saxon graves and military features from WW1 and WW2 during pre-development works on MOD land in Bulford, Wiltshire, which is earmarked for 227 new Army family homes. The archaeological features were first discovered during standard pre-planning application trenching, by a specialist team from Wessex Archaeology, working […]
Construction has started on a around £70 million housing development for Army families at Tidworth in Wiltshire. Working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), award-winning housebuilder Hill will construct 322 new three and four bedroom homes for Service personnel and their families based at barracks on and around Salisbury Plain. The homes have […]
Introduced in 2013, the Wilton Wake-Ups give car and motorcycle enthusiasts the opportunity to display their own wheels, look at other interesting vehicles and talk to fellow like-minded petrol heads for free, all based within the picturesque grounds of Wilton House, Wiltshire. Following the success of these established events, the popular format remains for the […]
English Heritage is introducing the following two changes to the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge: To reduce the risk to those attending and to the monument itself, alcohol will not be allowed in the monument field. To encourage more people to use public transport or to car share and to make best use of the […]
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams will be swapping his skis and the cold weather of Antarctica for silk stockings and a High Sheriff’s uniform. He will be sworn in at Swindon County Hall on 23 March 2016 at 2.30pm to become the High Sheriff of Wiltshire for one year. His theme for the year will be ‘youth’. […]
There is a case for building a railway station in Corsham, according to a new report, but its viability would be reliant on securing a sustainable train service. Last year, Wiltshire Council commissioned Atkins to carry out initial feasibility work on a possible station in the town. The main findings include: There is an identified […]
A streamlined waste collection service which will see residents’ household and garden waste and all recyclables managed by one contractor has been agreed. The service, set to start on 1 August 2017, will mean black boxes will be used solely for glass collection and blue lidded bins will take all other recyclables including a wider […]
The Wiltshire Wall of Remembrance, featuring thousands of commemorative crosses, is available for display in community venues across the county as part of its First World War centenary tour. The Wall of Remembrance was created as part of a project for schools which took place across the county in 2014, with thousands of children making […]
Major Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to leave Earth in more than two decades. After 186 days in space for his Principia mission on the International Space Station, he returned to Earth at 10:15 on 18 June 2016, landing in Kazakhstan with commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA’s Tim Kopra in the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft. On landing, […]
Young people who want to take part in a national scheme that helps them make a difference in their community and pick up life skills along the way, are being offered support from a new opportunity in Marlborough. Each year more than 2,000 Wiltshire young people, aged 14 to 24, take part in the Duke […]
