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Following a consultation held in May and June, Wiltshire Council is applying for new powers to help improve road safety by using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to help enforce moving traffic offences.

Wiltshire Council has been awarded £480,000 over the next two years by the Department for Transport (DfT) to spend on staff who will plan and support delivery of growth in the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the county.

Wiltshire Council has been issuing fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to fly-tippers around the county and beyond for dumping waste in Wiltshire.

Secondary schools throughout Wiltshire can help to reduce carbon emissions for journeys to and from school with a new Active Travel Toolkit, a resource for teachers to support more students to walk and cycle.

At its meeting today (Tuesday 12 September), Wiltshire Council's Cabinet agreed to invest a further £10m over the next two years into maintaining and resurfacing the county's roads.

Wiltshire Council is proposing improvements to two Salisbury road junctions to increase traffic capacity, reduce journey times and improve pedestrian and cycling shared use facilities.

Wiltshire Council has dealt another blow to unlicensed scrap metal and waste collectors operating in the county as three people have been fined nearly £30,000 in total.

With children heading back to school this week, Wiltshire Council is reminding Salisbury residents to allow extra time for their journey given the construction works currently taking place in the city.

Road closures will be in place in Devizes from Monday 4 September as Wessex Water undertake a two-year project to enhance the quality of water in the town.

With the first phase of improvement works at Castle Street in Trowbridge due to be completed in September, the second phase of works will start next week to ensure the scheme is completed before the Christmas period.