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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

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, household waste collections will move from every two weeks to every three weeks.   Household R

If you use this route to access the Castle Hill Country Park, Ford, or further afield, note that it will be closed for resurfacing from Monday 30 March to Thursday 2 April. Expect delays along Castle Road on 30 & 31 March as there will be temporary two-way traffic lights on Castle Road to provide safe access for maintenance vehiciles.

Regular News - The latest applications for the Salisbury St Francis & Stratford Ward have been downloaded from the Wiltshire Council website and are available to view in the Local Information section of the village website: Local Information - Planning applications   The search date was 20 March 2026 These applications are from just outside our ward and may be of interest to local residents: (1) Old Sarum Airfield see this webpage . (2) A proposal by Wiltshire Council fo

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

Southern Gas Networks are still in Stratford with temporary traffic lights* near Chancellor's Farm and equipment and spoil heaps...

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. ...

If you have received a magazine by post, it may have been enclosed in flimsy plastic. A message on a recent mailing from the National Trust said: " Please do not put this wrapper in your plastic recycling bin or with your general domestic waste. Most councils provide garden and food waste bins, please check with your local council if you're unsure ." A different 'provider' advised that the film could go with garden waste. Wiltshire Council was asked to comment and this was

Today, Monday 16 July, volunteers from South Wiltshire Ramblers working under the direction of Wiltshire Council Rights-of-Way Officers...