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Council leaders have pledged to support young people leaving care in Wiltshire by building on the good work already ongoing.

While Wiltshire Council's Local Plan consultation is open for another month, more than 1,200 people have attend in-person events around the county, with a further 800 watching the webinar online.

During National Adoption Week (16-22 October 2023) we are celebrating how adoption has transformed over the decades

Wiltshire Council is hosting the last of its Local Plan drop-in sessions next week before the consultation ends at 5pm on Wednesday 22 November.

A new approach to commissioning the service which provides support and guidance for unpaid carers in Wiltshire has been approved by council leaders.

Wiltshire Council's Local Plan consultation events continue next week with in-person drop-in sessions being held at Marlborough Library, Malmesbury Library, Springfield Community Campus in Corsham, Royal Wootton Bassett Library and Trowbridge Library. All of these events take place from 3pm to 7pm. There is also an online information session on Tuesday 10 October, from 6.30pm to 8pm.

People providing a caring role for family and friends are being asked for feedback to help shape services for unpaid carers in the future.

Significant refurbishment of the Trowbridge Town Hall is officially underway ensuring its future as a hub of activity at the heart of the town

There are now less than two weeks to take part in the Wiltshire Local Plan review consultation, and for people to have their say on where future developments may be built in the county in the next 15 years.

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.