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This year, 6,206 children across the county registered for the Summer Reading Challenge that ran in Wiltshire Council Libraries for eight weeks over the summer. This was an increase of 39% on last year.

Young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) from across Wiltshire checked out exciting options for the future at a special event last week.

A new hospital liaison service will help carers when those they care for are in hospital, and in the often-difficult first few weeks after they return home.

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.

Wiltshire residents can now apply for primary and secondary school places for September 2023 entry, for children starting school for the first time or for children who are moving from a primary to secondary school or from an infant to junior school.

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

Wiltshire Council received just under £130,000 as part of a partnership bid to tackle youth anti-social behaviour in the Devizes area

Children at eight Salisbury schools have worked with professional artists to create beautiful BookBenches that will be located at Salisbury Library during August before returning to the schools for the children to use in the autumn.

Two Wiltshire primary schools have been successful in achieving the British Dyslexia Association's nationally recognised Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark.

The Salisbury River Park project has started construction to better protect homes and businesses in the city from flooding along with making improvements to the environment.