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Along with colder nights and fallen leaves, October also sees the return of Stoptober, with Wiltshire Council once again backing the annual national stop smoking campaign, to help support locals to quit smoking for good

With around one in three adults over 65 and half of people over 80 having at least one fall a year, Wiltshire Council has created a suite of resources to help prevent falls and to enable more to access support.

Wiltshire Council has confirmed how it will spend more than £1.7m of Government funding to support victims of domestic abuse and their families.

Wiltshire Council's Dog Warden team has been awarded the special RSPCA Innovator in Animal Welfare Award at the national RSPCA PawPrints Awards 2023.

Cllr Philip Whitehead, Leader of Wiltshire Council, has made changes to the council's Cabinet and Portfolio Holders to align with the recovery structure now being put in place within Wiltshire Council following COVID-19.

Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Police have joined forces to remind residents to play their part and act responsibly when pubs reopen this weekend

Dear friends, The country continues to battle the Coronavirus pandemic. As HM The Queen's representative in Wiltshire and on behalf of the Lieutenancy, I would like to offer an interim note of appreciation to everyone, the young or not so young in every corner of Wiltshire, on the frontline or not, for their forbearance and resilience.

Wiltshire Council has answered an urgent call from a local hospital after a request for thousands of PPE face masks went out when stocks were low.

We are working with Salisbury District Hospital and service providers across Wiltshire to highlight that we're all #InItTogether when responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Businesses across Wiltshire are being asked to help support the local efforts in tackling COVID-19.