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Wiltshire Council Environmental Enforcement Officers have issued three separate businesses with fixed penalties notices (FPNs) after they were unable to produce commercial waste documentation.

Wiltshire Council is working with furniture charity Kennet Furniture Refurbiz (KFR) and The Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) to provide a cost effective, innovative carpeting solution for social housing residents that cannot afford flooring.

Wiltshire Council is putting a call out for people who smoke or have quit smoking to take a short survey and help ensure future support to stop is targeted and effective

Wiltshire Council has successfully prosecuted two smallholders following mistreatment of cattle.

Following public consultation on anti-social behaviour in Downton and Redlynch, Wiltshire Council is putting a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in place in the area from Summer 2022.

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Fires have been flaring up again on Salisbury Plain

An update has been provided on the ongoing fire on Salisbury Plain, with residents in the affected areas being asked to take sensible precautions where they can to keep them as safe as possible from the smoke.

The air quality in Bradford on Avon has improved, as levels of particulate matter have fallen below the objective set in air quality law that originally led to the town's Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) order, and as a result this part of the order has now been lifted.

Wiltshire Council is increasing its partnership working with Wiltshire Police to conduct roadside checks on people carrying waste in order to disrupt and prosecute fly-tippers. These people are breaking both stay at home government guidance and fly-tipping laws.