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Wiltshire Council Cabinet has approved plans to change Community Area Transport Groups (CATGs) into Local Highway and Footway Improvement Groups (LHFIGs) - and increase funding for community highways projects.

Wiltshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee voted to defer the planning application from Northacre Renewable Energy Ltd for an energy from waste facility in Westbury.

Latest figures show more than 280 Wiltshire households have been matched with Ukrainian refugees as people fleeing the war-torn country start arriving in the county.

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet will consider a proposal to increase funding and widen the scope of its current Community Area Transport Groups (CATGs).

The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre has been awarded £10,000 to showcase the history of gardening through archives, activities and events, and promote its positive impact on physical and mental wellbeing.

Young people from across Wiltshire came together on Friday (8 April) for a special Star Awards ceremony.

A brand-new climbing centre has opened in Chippenham, built by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity (CBLC) and run by The Climbing Academy (TCA), with funding from Wiltshire Council and Sports England.

Wiltshire Council has lots of contracts available which start at around £30 a day for short routes, increasing to £250+ a day for longer routes

Wiltshire Council's Health and Wellbeing Board and partners have written a draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) based on the information gathered from various sources including Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Community Pharmacy service provisions and feedback of a recent public survey about Wiltshire's pharmaceutical services.

As the government's COVID grant support schemes come to an end, Wiltshire Council has paid £183m to businesses in the county to help them through the pandemic.