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A new supported living scheme for adults with learning disabilities which provides support so they can be independent and be part of the community, has opened in Salisbury.

Wiltshire Council's area boards have been involved with a huge range of projects to improve their communities in recent months.

Wiltshire Council is launching a new grants programme in the new year to help businesses in the county bring vacant shops and commercial spaces back into use.

Wiltshire Council's Shared Lives service has been rated as Good in its recent inspection carried out by the Care Quality Commission.

A free event is taking place in Melksham next week to provide a host of fun activities for local young carers to thank them for their vital work in the community.

Over 9,000 pensioner households in Wiltshire on low incomes will shortly be receiving an additional Discretionary Energy Rebate payment of £70 directly into their bank accounts.

Wiltshire Council housing tenants in Salisbury have been taking part in cookery classes aimed at giving those involved the skills and confidence to eat healthily and on a budget.

Wiltshire Council has received a grant of £2.7m from the Department for Work & Pensions' £421 million national Household Support Grant Scheme to help support people in the county that are struggling to cope with the impact of the recent cost of living increases.

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Wiltshire Council has won a prestigious national recruitment award for the positive way it treats its job candidates.