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To celebrate World Social Work Week, Wiltshire Council will be running a series of events to bring together social workers to learn, connect and influence change.

We've announced a new partnership to support unpaid carers in the county

The Police and Crime Commissioner Election takes place on 2 May and Wiltshire Council is reminding electors of everything they need to know in order to vote, including photo ID and some changes to postal voting processes.

A total of 89 candidates from 21 schools and the local community are putting themselves forward

People that want to know more about fostering with Wiltshire Council are being invited to an online information session this month.

Wiltshire Council is proposing changes to how it funds certain day services for adults with learning disabilities and older people as new opportunities for providing these services emerge.

More than 50 foster carers have already been recruited and more are needed - particularly to foster teenagers.

Young people can get involved in local decision making and have a say on funding for youth projects as part of a new democratic body being set up for Wiltshire.

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.