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Wiltshire’s 24-strong fleet of new gritters have all been given names thanks to suggestions and an online vote by the county’s residents. Six names have been given to the gritters by local schools: Nitty Gritty, by Greentrees Primary School, Salisbury Frosty the Gritter, by Sambourne School, Warminster Snowhenge, by ...more

A new and unique mobile Veterans Outreach Support service is making its first ever deployment to Salisbury on Wednesday 18 December 2019.    The mobile van, which contains a wealth of information and support for Armed Force Veterans, will be available at Salisbury Market Square from 10am to 3pm.  The van is part of a wider regional partnership project to raise awareness and encourage engagement in the Armed Forces Covenant – a promise ...more

General Election results for Wiltshire announced Election results for the five Wiltshire parliamentary constituencies have been announced.   Chippenham Martha Anachury Labour Party: 6,399 Helen Belcher Liberal Democrats: 19,706 Michelle Donelan Conservative Party: 30,994 The turnout was 57,437, which equates to 74.38% Devizes Emma Dawnay – Green Party:  2,809 Danny Kruger – Conservative Party: ...more

Works to improve the New Cut junction on the A360 Devizes Road/The Avenue in Salisbury by installing a new four arm roundabout are back underway.  The roundabout is being delivered by Persimmon Homes, as part of their St Peter’s Place development and is expected to be completed by May 2020.  Workers will be on site a minimum of five days a week, with the exception of a two week shutdown (20 December – 2 January), for the Christmas ...more

Do you know how much one unit of alcohol is for your chosen tipple? People are being encouraged to visit our Christmas Drink-Drive campaign events to learn more about legal alcohol limits and the dangers of drink and drug driving. At the events people will be challenged to pour out what they think is one unit of alcohol, to highlight how easy it is to exceed the limit. The exercise demonstrates you cannot reliably count units. Even the smallest ...more

They’re a sight that no motorist wants to see, but from 2 January 2020, all Wiltshire Council penalty charge notice bags will be both biodegradable and recyclable.  The new bags comply with BS EN 13432 standards for compostability, which ensures a minimum of 90% biological degradation within six months, and a minimum ...more