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Who looks after the carer? What support is available as they carry out this important role? Wiltshire Council and partners will be answering some of these questions at a Carer Support Event in March. The event will be held in partnership with Prospect Hospice and Carer Support Wiltshire, and is an opportunity for carers to find out about a range of information and support. The session will cover: Talking to relatives and looking after yourself Financial ...more

Following its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030, and to support Wiltshire to do the same, Wiltshire Council is working hard on a number of projects to make a difference. In February 2019 at a meeting of full council, Wiltshire Council resolved to acknowledge there is a climate emergency and seek to make the county of Wiltshire carbon neutral by 2030. In July 2019 Wiltshire Council’s cabinet also pledged to make Wiltshire Council ...more

Are you a Salisbury resident or a local business?  There’s just over a week left to have your say on two important projects in Salisbury.  The first project is the final phase of public consultation on the Salisbury Central Area Framework (CAF), which will help shape the future of the city centre. This has been amended to reflect the comments received from the public consultation held last summer and Wiltshire Council now wants to hear ...more

Wiltshire Council Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984   Temporary Closure of: Manor Farm Road (Part), Salisbury (Ref: TTRO 6462) Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily to all traffic: Manor Farm Road (Part), Salisbury; from its junction with Milford Mill ...more

Two South Wiltshire residents have been issued with fixed penalty notices after successful investigations by Wiltshire Council’s Environmental Enforcement Officers. A Wilton resident was been issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice for failing in their household waste duty of care. This resident passed their waste on ...more

Porton Science Park is set to gain international recognition after it was awarded a coveted Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status. The Government announced this week it was one of only six sites out of dozens that applied, which were successfully granted the status. The Government scheme allows partners on the site to showcase the capabilities of the Porton Science campus to an international audience, particularly overseas life sciences ...more