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With only one week to go until the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay visits Devizes, excitement in the town is building.

The brand new facility is opening soon

Wiltshire Council is visiting different towns in the county to mark Shared Lives Week from Monday 13 June - Friday 17 June

It is less than one month until the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay will be in Devizes as part of its final journey through England this summer.

The council has a three-year campaign to provide 100 new foster carers by spring 2023

The update on COVID-19 in Wiltshire will start at 5.30pm

Wiltshire Council is encouraging people who may have time to spare or thinking of a new career in social care to join a government scheme that will support care provision across the county.

At Full Council on 23 February, Wiltshire Council Leader Cllr Philip Whitehead said a rapid scrutiny review will go ahead around issues surrounding Furlong Close where Wiltshire Council has a number of residents.

Community testing is available for symptom-free people who work for small businesses, private non-maintained early years settings, and childminders

Cllr Philip Whitehead, Wiltshire Council Leader said, "Following the Prime Minister's announcement about the timetable for the lifting of restrictions over the next few months, we will continue to work to support schools, businesses, residents and our staff to ensure restrictions can be lifted safely across Wiltshire.