News from your Community

        Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council are part of a multi-agency pilot to help address issues of child exploitation in the county.  The government announced Wiltshire would pilot a new scheme where a local panel makes decisions using local expertise on who may be vulnerable to child slavery or exploitation so action can be taken to safeguard and support them.  The recommended decision of the local panel ...more

          Wiltshire Council’s FUEL programme has formed a partnership with the British Olympic Foundation to deliver Olympic Sport taster sessions as part of the FUEL camps taking place during the Easter holidays. Wiltshire Council is running ten FUEL camps across the county during the Easter ...more

        As you are aware, to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III, there will be celebratory and community events taking place over the Coronation Weekend between Saturday 6th and Monday 8th of May 2023. In the thriving communities of Wiltshire, the cities, towns, parishes, and hamlets we know ...more

            With the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort taking place in under eight weeks, Wiltshire Council is encouraging residents to finalise their celebration plans. A momentous weekend of nationwide activities is being planned, and people are being invited ...more

        Wiltshire Council is supporting the local administration of national Government schemes that aim to help people who haven’t yet received any automatic financial assistance from energy support schemes.   Most households get a £400 discount on their energy bills. However, in some cases, people do not get the discount automatically; for example, if they pay for energy through a landlord, housing manager or ...more

        Wiltshire Council has launched a new support service to help people that are medically fit to leave hospital and continue their recovery in a safe environment while regaining the daily living skills and confidence they need to return to their own home. The Shared Lives Home from Hospital Service will enable people to stay and be cared for in the home of a Shared Lives carer for up to 12 weeks before either returning ...more