PEOPLE across the county have complained about waking up on Thursday morning to a smoke plume that came from a fire on Salisbury Plain.

The military were monitoring the early morning fire, that ended up causing smoke to billow up into the sky and spread across Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon, and reportedly even as far as Bath.

As a result of the smoke, people across the county complained about the visibility.

Police closed the A360 between Shrewton and West Lavington between 6.30am-8am because drifting smoke from the fire meant it was unsafe for drivers.

The MoD confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that no fires were burning on the training area of the plain. Fires had been burning on the plain for more than a week previously. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue has advised people to keep their windows and doors closed because of the smoke.