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Wiltshire Council housing tenants in Salisbury have been taking part in cookery classes aimed at giving those involved the skills and confidence to eat healthily and on a budget.

Wiltshire Council has featured at the UN Climate Change conference COP27, as part of a campaign that showcases the activities and projects that councils are delivering to tackle this global issue.

Wiltshire Council has expressed its opposition and frustration at Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) Council's proposals to extend its Clean Air Zone by introducing a charge for Euro VI diesel HGVs exceeding 12 tonnes.

Wiltshire Council has worked with developers, Newland Homes to build six zero-carbon affordable rent and shared ownership homes in Semington.

Wiltshire Council is using government funding to help secure homes for Ukraine nationals where host families can no longer provide a home for them and all other options have been explored.

New air source heat pumps have been installed at a number of Wiltshire Council leisure centres, one of which is one of the biggest in the country, meaning the facilities are now carbon neutral for all their energy use.

Wiltshire Council has received more than £600,000 from the government to help provide long term accommodation for rough sleepers.

Homeowners and landlords can now access funding to pay for the cost of energy saving measures under the new Green Homes Grant scheme and businesses are being encouraged to register their services.

More than £47,000 will be spent on a range of measures

A further 21 properties are expected to be purchased this year