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Over £1 million in funding has now been paid out to businesses in Trowbridge from the council's Vacant Commercial Units Fund (VCUF), marking a key milestone in the scheme.

Wiltshire Council has extended the deadline for businesses to apply for Vibrant Wiltshire vacant units grants programme. The new deadline for applications is Monday 15 April

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.

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

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.

Local residents and businesses are invited to attend a public drop-in event to find out more about the refurbishment and remodelling of the Trowbridge Town Hall and to see the stunning artist illustrations of how the building could look once the works are completed.

Wiltshire Council is reminding non-retail businesses in the county that there is still time to claim a rate reduction.

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.