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With inflation and energy costs still high, Wiltshire Council continues to provide support to people through the cost-of-living crisis.

Plans to refurbish and remodel the Grade II listed Town Hall in Trowbridge have been given the go ahead

Local people in Trowbridge will have more say on how grounds maintenance and streetscene services are run in the town, as Wiltshire Council agreed to pass several services and assets to Trowbridge Town Council.

Residents at Furlong Close will continue to access care and support as usual while the future provision at the site is determined.

Cllr Richard Clewer has been confirmed as the new Leader of Wiltshire Council

Update from Terence Herbert, Chief Executive, Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council is encouraging people who may have time to spare or thinking of a new career in social care to join a government scheme that will support care provision across the county.

The 2021/22 budget has been formally agreed at a meeting of Full Council

At Full Council on 23 February, Wiltshire Council Leader Cllr Philip Whitehead said a rapid scrutiny review will go ahead around issues surrounding Furlong Close where Wiltshire Council has a number of residents.

Shared Lives Wiltshire is broadening its reach so more people can benefit from its ethos of building meaningful relationships with a carer and their family and connecting with their local community.