Salisbury to make parking free to help local businesses recover from Skripal incident

Staff writer
A police car blocks a route to the Sainsbury's car park in Salisbury in Wiltshire, as police and members of the armed forces continue to investigate the suspected nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripa.
A police car blocks a route to the Sainsbury's car park in Salisbury in Wiltshire, as police and members of the armed forces continue to investigate the suspected nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripa.

Wiltshire Council has suspended all parking charges in Salisbury, to encourage shoppers to return to the city.

Local businesses have reported a drop in visitor numbers following a major incident in the city earlier in the month. Former Russian intelligence agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found suffering from the effects of a nerve agent known as A232 Novichok after a visit to the town's shops. Twenty-one other people, including members of the emergency services, were also found to have been affected, although as yet the incident has not resulted in any deaths.

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