News and communications

Wiltshire Council will raise the Ukrainian flag and take part in the moment of silence as residents are encouraged to look back on the last 12 months welcoming Ukraine guests to the county.

Wiltshire Council's libraries continue to be available for anyone who might need help, support, advice and comfort during the cost-of-living crisis.

Groups and individuals working together to tackle youth anti-social behaviour in the Devizes area are hosting a chat and information drop-in event in March

Wiltshire Council is encouraging communities to get together to celebrate and mark the Coronation of King Charles III with local events involving as many people as possible.

Twenty of Wiltshire Council's adult and children's social workers have been recognised in the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) national awards.

The air quality in Bradford on Avon has improved, as levels of particulate matter have fallen below the objective set in air quality law that originally led to the town's Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) order, and as a result this part of the order has now been lifted.

Long walks, chats over the phone, visits, newsletters and exchanging craft ideas are just some of the many ways the Wiltshire Council in-house Learning Disability Team has been keeping in contact with adults they care for during COVID-19.

Wiltshire Council has secured funding from the government's One Public Estate (OPE) programme to explore future possibilities for a new community facility in central Bradford on Avon.

Inspirational Shared Lives Wiltshire carers who open up their homes to support young people and adults, will be hosting virtual tea parties and sharing their heartwarming stories online this month.

Carer Support Wiltshire is running a series of virtual events and activities for this year's Carers Week. Running from 8-14 June, Carers Week shines a light on the thousands of unpaid carers there are in the UK. Across the UK today an estimated 6.5 million people or 1 in every 8 are carers and this includes many thousands who live in Wiltshire.