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Wiltshire Council has issued a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) to a Swindon resident who paid an unlicenced person to dispose of their domestic waste. The waste was subsequently fly-tipped in a layby in Winterbourne Monkton, near the Avebury World Heritage Site, and was inspected by Environmental Enforcement Officers.

Wiltshire Council will be seeking to work with a specialist contractor to help deliver energy efficiency measures to up to 175 existing homes in the county.

With Christmas only a few weeks away, Wiltshire Council is sharing top tips on what people can do with their waste including electrical items, wrapping paper and packaging over the festive season.

Wiltshire Council has issued fixed penalty notices (FPNs) of £400 each to a resident from Calne and another resident from the Southampton area for dumping waste in Sainsbury's car parks in Calne and Royal Wootton Bassett.

A Calne resident has been issued with a £200 fixed penalty notice for abandoning a vehicle on Harris Road in the town.

Wiltshire residents will see more rewilding and wildflower areas popping up across the county as Wiltshire Council works to increase biodiversity and improve the natural environment.

Hills Municipal Collections and GMB Union have confirmed they have reached an agreement, which means the waste collection strike has now concluded with immediate effect.

Damage was caused to waste collection vehicles at our Churchfields depot in Salisbury

Due to ongoing industrial action, no blue lidded bins or black boxes will be emptied until 4 April