FROM water fights to BBQs, Salisbury really has been enjoying the latest heatwave.

Yesterday we went out to join in the July festivities, with temperatures soaring to 29 degrees early afternoon. 

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Shoppers, families and friends flocked to sun traps like Queen Elizabeth Gardens and The Old Mill in Harnham to take part in the summer fun.

The city was filled with sunbathers, kids eating ice cream, and water-lovers paddling, and the same has happened today.

Photographer Spencer Mulholland captured the above gallery of the city embracing the sunshine.

And the heat isn't going away any time soon, with the Met Office issuing an amber weather warning for 'extreme heat' this weekend.

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