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Wiltshire Council will be investing more into helping people who are homelessness and have been rough sleeping into stable, long term accommodation after being successful in bidding for £1m government funding.

Wiltshire Council has today (Friday 9 February) taken the decision to stop using Denwell Coaches, which provides transport to two schools in the county.

Wiltshire Council has agreed to invest £8m over the next four years to maintain its school buildings.

Locals to open their homes during county-wide Green Open Homes week 9 - 17 March 2024.

Pupils and staff at Silverwood School have just achieved top marks for efforts to create a healthy school environment.

Wiltshire Council has worked with contractor, Redcliffe Homes and employer's agent, Ridge and Partners, to build three affordable rent and nine shared ownership homes on a section 106 site at Rowden Brook, Chippenham

Wiltshire Council has renewed its housing partnership with the charity Alabaré, to give people in Wiltshire who find themselves homeless, support and accommodation.

Young people arriving from Ukraine are being offered information on choices post-16 to support them into education, employment or training while living in Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Council has worked with local childminders and activity providers to create a childcare and activity directory to help parents find childcare during the school holidays this summer.

Nineteen schools in Wiltshire have received a bronze Wiltshire Year of Reading award and four have received a bronze and silver award.