Salisbury Radio

With red and amber warnings for extreme heat issued by the Met Office for this week, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is advising owners to stick to early morning and late evening walks for dogs and avoid exercising them in the hottest parts of the day to prevent potentially fatal heat-related illnesses.

With amber warnings in place for extreme heat across Salisbury, South Wiltshire and West Hampshire, a red warning is now in place for Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Wiltshire Council is continuing to support residents facing financial hardship through its local delivery of the Government’s Crisis and Resilience Fund, working in partnership with key organisations, including Wiltshire Citizens Advice and the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), to provide targeted help. 

Police officers were in attendance at Stonehenge and Avebury to welcome in the longest day of the year and thanked those in attendance for a safe summer solstice.

Wiltshire Council say they are investigating the cause of damage and lifted paving slabs on Fisherton Street.

Thousands of people are expected to travel to Wiltshire this weekend for this year’s Summer Solstice celebrations.

A three-year-old boy, whose dad is being treated for cancer, has set himself a challenge to walk 3km to support Salisbury District Hospital’s Stars Appeal.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a remarkable prehistoric structure near Stonehenge that may represent the earliest known solstice alignment in the area – predating the famous stone monument's astronomical alignment by around 500 years.