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Wiltshire Council’s play areas will reopen from Saturday (4 July) and families are strongly advised to follow the social distancing measures in place to protect others and use the facilities safely. The following measures will be in place to keep people as safe as possible: If anyone in the household is displaying COVID-19 symptoms then do not visit People should ensure they are social distancing – if this isn’t possible because the ...more

Wiltshire Council can confirm that as of 26 June, in the Wiltshire Council area there were 584 positive coronavirus tests confirmed through the Pillar 2 testing programme. From the beginning of the pandemic to 26 June 2020 Wiltshire has had a total of 550 confirmed cases of Covid-19 through the Pillar 1 testing programme (NHS and Public Health England) and a total of 584 cases confirmed through the Pillar 2 testing programme (commercial ...more

Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Police have joined forces to remind residents to play their part and act responsibly when pubs reopen this weekend At the end of June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that pubs, restaurants, and hotels could reopen from 4 July. Several other businesses will also be allowed to reopen, such as barbers, hair salons and cinemas. Whilst this is a positive step forward in revitalising the economy and showing ...more

Wiltshire Council is seeking the views of residents and library users to help with its planning for reopening library services safely in the county during the COVID-19 pandemic. The library service in Wiltshire was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 20 March. The existing eBooks, eMagazines and eAudio service ...more

Community First are the governing body for the 43 Link schemes that run throughout Wiltshire. As I am sure you know Link Schemes are voluntary groups which offer a transport and good neighbour service to local people who are in need, perhaps because they are elderly, disabled, isolated and lonely, single parents, or perhaps ...more

A small number of people from the Armed Forces and Wiltshire Council came together for a socially distanced get together to mark Armed Forces Day.  Armed Forces Day, which took place on 27 June, is a chance for people to show their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces Community.  In attendance at ...more