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Wiltshire Council has accredited a precious metal buyer as part of a national scheme providing consumers with a list of local businesses which have given their commitment to trading fairly. Gold-Traders is a precious metal buyer, which offer customers valuation on their jewellery, up-front, with no hidden fees or extra charges, and is the first business of its kind in the country to be awarded this status.

Wiltshire Council has started a review into the governance arrangements of some further town and parish areas and provided an update on an ongoing review taking place for the Malmesbury area.

Following a two-year break due to the pandemic, Wiltshire Council's charity cycle-ride will take place once again, this September in memory of the late Councillor Jerry Wickham.

Cllr Richard Clewer, Leader of Wiltshire Council has paid tribute to Salisbury Councillor Mary Webb who has recently passed away

We are carrying out upgrade work to our payment system which means we won't be able to take any payments over the phone, in person, or via the website for a few hours from 6am on 11 August

The campus will open its doors on 1 August from 10am

Following public consultation on anti-social behaviour in Downton and Redlynch, Wiltshire Council is putting a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in place in the area from Summer 2022.

Some safety work will be carried out from 25 July

People in the Salisbury area are being advised that their telephone landlines are due to be upgraded to a digital network, moving from copper wires to fibre, with the switch completed by April 2023.

Wiltshire Council is continuing to ensure that the county's electoral register is up to date by contacting Wiltshire residents who have not yet responded to the annual canvass.