The Latest Breaking News from Wiltshire

Tories facing ‘rough and bumpy time’, Badenoch concedes after defections

East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger, who had sat on Kemi Badenoch’s front bench as a shadow welfare minister, defected to Reform on Monday.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

St George’s cross appears on Westbury white horse monument

Wiltshire landmark assessed for damage after red fabric pinned across it to form England flag

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025

England flag appears on famous white horse landmark

English Heritage will be assessing the landmark to see if there is any damage

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

The A-List actor pulling pints at his local pub

Rupert Everett has been doing shifts as part of a community initiative in Wiltshire

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025

Music lovers rally for end-of-season festival despite heavy rain

A sell-out crowd of 13,500 braved persistent downpours and increasingly muddy conditions at the End Of The Road Festival in Wiltshire on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025

How an ancient cow’s tooth could help solve the mystery of Stonehenge

New evidence confirms link between Stonehenge and two quarries in Wales believed to be sources of Wiltshire landmark’s legendary standing bluestones

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Man who used car as ‘dangerous weapon’ jailed for more than six years

Ashley Sherred, 33, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, mounted the kerb and drove directly at his victim who suffered a broken leg.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

Ham and bacon sold in Tesco and M&S found to contain cancer-causing chemicals

Cancer Research UK estimates about 13 per cent of the 44,100 cases of bowel cancer diagnosed each year in the UK are linked to eating processed meat

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Ham sold in UK found to contain carcinogens 10 years after WHO warning

Study finds Wiltshire ham products sold by retailers such as M&S and Tesco contain highest level of nitrites

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025

Dale Vince calls for Battle of the Beanfield to be included in Orgreave policing inquiry

Ecotricity founder was part of new-age convoy heading to Stonehenge in 1985 when more than 500 people were arrested

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025