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Wiltshire Council has awarded £197,000 to help businesses around the county move into vacant shop units and improve high streets, as part of its Vibrant Wiltshire grants programme

Following the Government's announcement that all Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) functions should be transferred back to local authorities, the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP), Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council have reached agreement in principle that Wiltshire Council will be taking on the services currently offered by SWLEP from 1 April

Wiltshire Council Businesses and organisations from around the county raised £100,000 last night (Thursday 21 March) to help local sports stars at the tenth Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Business and Sports Gala Dinner.

Wiltshire Council is working in partnership with town councils around the county to develop projects that will attract more visitors to town centres. The projects look to create wider town centre visions that will bring a range of improvements, improving vibrancy and enhancing the local economy

Last year, the council was awarded £16,347,056 to develop a range of projects which would reinvigorate Trowbridge town centre

The former operator of a restaurant in Salisbury has pleaded guilty and been fined for ten charges of poor hygiene practices found by Wiltshire Council's Food and Safety Team

Wiltshire Council has published its draft business plan 2022-2032, which sets out the council's mission and its 10-year ambition for the county.

The multi million pound refurbishment of Trowbridge's historic Town Hall, has moved to an exciting stage in the project with the appointment of an award-winning architectural and heritage consultancy practice to oversee the design of the renovations.

Business leaders can now register for the second Wiltshire-based Help to Grow: Management course, starting in February

Survey work is set to commence on Fisherton Street, one of the key areas in Salisbury to receive investment from the government's Future High Streets Fund. These include topographic, utilities and drainage surveys.