News and communications

The Returning Officer for Wiltshire is advising Salisbury residents to send their postal votes back for the upcoming unitary and city council elections as soon as possible, due to planned Royal Mail strike action in October and November.

Please send your postal votes back as soon as possible for Laverstock and Ford Neighbourhood Plan referendum

The Neighbourhood Planning process in Marlborough is expected to move to the referendum stage after a resident's application for a judicial review was refused by the High Court.

Wiltshire Council has been awarded £547,825 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) to continue its rough sleeper prevention work, which has seen the rehousing of 130 rough sleepers in the county over the past 12 months.

Wiltshire Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord in Salisbury for three offences related to running an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

To find out more about fostering with Wiltshire Council you can talk to the friendly team behind the scenes and hear from foster carers by joining a series of online events.

The count for the Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner elections has been completed today (Monday 10 May).

Wiltshire Council has today (Saturday 8 May) completed the count for the council unitary elections.

Young people in care have been sharing their thoughts on what makes a good foster carer as Wiltshire Council launches a new campaign to encourage more people to consider fostering.

Teenagers and those who have been in care are sharing experiences of how a foster family can change a life.