News and communications

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.

A new service to help 16 & 17 year olds get back on track with future career options has been launched this month.

A £33m investment in special schools in north Wiltshire has just taken a major step forward as the contractor for the work has been announced.

Despite libraries not being open at the moment, children can still enjoy the Summer Reading Challenge with support from Wiltshire Council with this year's campaign having a very 'silly' theme.

Wiltshire residents are being asked to show their support to unite against the exploitation of children and young people.

A total of £46,617 was raised on 5 March at our eighth Wiltshire Business and Sports Gala Dinner, as local businesses and organisations helped to support the next generation of the county's sports stars.

The new fitness suite at Calne Leisure Centre will open this month, as our £3.4m Calne Community Campus project reaches another milestone.

The principal contractor has been appointed to construct Melksham Community Campus, with work set to get underway this year marking another significant milestone for the project.

A member of our leisure team is donning his trainers and taking on a mammoth 100-mile run in aid of Sport Relief.