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Wiltshire Council has confirmed that it will soon be implementing a grace period to allow Blue Badge holders an extra hour on any parking ticket they purchase in council-run car parks.

As temperatures are expected to fall well below zero tonight (Monday 16 January) and for much of the coming week, there is a significant risk of dangerous patches of ice on Wiltshire roads tonight and over the next few days.

Wiltshire Council is advising that due to recent heavy rainfall, there are a number of areas in Wiltshire that are flooded or at risk of flooding.

Wiltshire Council has released an updated version of its smartphone app, MyWilts, and is reminding residents that it is the quickest and easiest way to report issues such as road defects, fly-tipping, trading standards issues and more.

Work will start next week on a £1million scheme to make Chippenham station fully accessible from both sides of the railway, delivered by Great Western Railway on behalf of Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire bus users can now travel on most routes in the county for just £2 or less for a single fare until 31 March.

Following the hot and dry summer, a period of cold winter weather and the continuing heavy rain, Wiltshire Council and its contractors are working hard to fix cases of potholes on the county's highways.

Cabinet has agreed to proceed with proposals for the A350 Melksham bypass and will be making changes to the scheme after feedback received from the community.

Wiltshire Council is making some further changes to its Salisbury junction improvements project after reviewing the public consultation responses.

It will be considered on Tuesday 30 November