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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

UPDATE 3 November The fallen trees and shrubs have been cleared from Gradidge Lane. Original newspost Strong winds have brought down several trees around Stratford sub Castle and these have been reported to Wiltshire Council using the MyWiltshire app: Gradidge Lane Restricted Byway has fallen trees and some large bushes in at least five separate places between Stratford Road and Phillips Lane. If you are walking up to Old Sarum, there are alternative paths eg from the path c

Wiltshire Council's mobile library service visits Castle Keep, Stratford sub Castle every two weeks and is now served by an electric vehicle (EV). The new vehicle meets the latest standards for fuel efficiency and emissions - part of Wiltshire Council's wider fleet decarbonisation strategy - with a longer-term goal of moving towards all electric vehicles and expanding EV charging networks across council sites. Source The scheduled dates for Stratford sub Castle have been a

News from Wiltshire Council: More booking slots are now available at participating Household Recycling Centres "We're making more booking slots available each day at the Household Recycling Centres taking part in our booking system trial. Since the trial started, we've been looking at how residents are using the sites. We've found that most visits take less than 30 minutes and that there is enough space at the centres to welcome more vehicles. This means we can increase the

News from Wiltshire Council "Current Government policy requires Wiltshire to plan for around 3,500 new homes each year, making it important that local people have their say on how the county develops. Growth is something Wiltshire needs to plan for, and local feedback will help to ensure new development supports communities and brings the right benefits in the right places. Find out more about the Wiltshire Local Plan and share your views at Salisbury Market – Tuesday 8 Septe

Left by the bin in Mill Lane. Reported. https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywilts-online-reporting Newspost from 2 June 2026 This flytipped material on Gradidge Lane has been reported to Wiltshire Council. https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywilts-online-reporting

Reminder - you have until 17 April to make your views known. Original newspost 26 March Wiltshire Council is inviting residents to give Feedback on the changes that have been announced to waste and recycling services. The changes are being made to improve sustainability and provide value for money. Here’s what’s coming: More recycling at home: Weekly food waste collections and fortnightly plastic bag and wrapping collections. Less general waste: With more recycling, house

UPDATE On the BBC website (but not yet on Wiltshire Council's site) is a news report dated 5 March that the appeal against allowing 315 new houses to be built on the Old Sarum Airfield site was dismissed: "Plans to build hundreds of homes on a former World War One airfield have moved a step closer to reality, after the High Court rejected a challenge by Wiltshire Council. The council argued the circumstances surrounding the development of Old Sarum, near Salisbury, had chang

Wiltshire Council is providing free practical one-to-one help for users of mobile phones, tablets, ipads, and laptops. Various dates and times are available. Contact Salisbury Library to book an appointment with a volunteer 01722 434437.

Cabinet has agreed a series of proposals to make waste and recycling services more sustainable, cost-effective, and ready for future national changes. These plans aim to deliver long-term value for taxpayers, reduce carbon emissions, and support better recycling rates. Key proposals agreed: Maintain the current kerbside system for dry recycling, as improvements at the Material Recovery Facility will boost recycling rates without changing household collections. This avoids

8 December - a streetlight not working on Stratford Road near Mawarden Court (and on the well-used route to the Reading Room and St Lawrence Church), has today been reported. 28 November - a streetlight on Stratford Road near Russell House is not working and has been reported to Wiltshire Council using the MyWiltshire app. How to help make our local roads and pavements safer at night! Newspost from 19 December 2024 Please report a non-working streetlight to Wiltshire Council.

As this sign has still not been repaired, a request for a review/update has been submitted using the MyWiltshire app. 17 March 2025. Our Wiltshire Councillor, Dr Mark McClelland, has been requested to enquire why this sign has still not been replaced. Image taken 4 March 2023 15 January 2025 Will this will be third-time-lucky? ANOTHER report has been submitted to Wiltshire Council via the MyWiltshire app as this sign pointing to the Woodford Valley and the 45 National Cyclew

The surface on the cycle path near Ashley Road has been removed and will be replaced by a non-skid surface. News from 27 September The image above left, taken on Saturday 27 September, shows the crossing back in operation. Cyclists now have priority over motorists at this point, and do not legally have to dismount. There have been fears expressed on social media of the risks of cyclists not stopping and/or motorists being unaware of their presence/the priority change. Furthe

An air quality monitor was recently installed at the primary school. The monitor was provided by the Wiltshire Community Air Network as...

Wiltshire Council's yellow 'Parish Steward' vans appear to be visiting our area more frequently. The purpose of a visit today was to cut back the hedge that was obscuring a sign near Mill Lane, followed by a clean-up of the sign with a wet cloth. The hedge engulfing the 30 mph signs between Stratford Bridge and the church was similarly cleared a couple of weeks ago. Here is the 'before' picture - would you have been able to see the signs if you had been driving into Stratfor

Wiltshire Council has released news of two new Library vans that will replace two of the three vehicles currently in use in Wiltshire. However, the new vehicles will not be used on the rounds that visit Stratford sub Castle (see below). One of the new vehicles will be based in Chippenham to serve the northern part of the county, while the other - the new (Residential) Homes Mobile Library - is based in Warminster and focuses on care and supported schemes across Wiltshire. Th