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May is Local and Community History Month and Wiltshire Council is celebrating local history with an array of events and exhibitions at libraries across the county.

Latest figures show more than 280 Wiltshire households have been matched with Ukrainian refugees as people fleeing the war-torn country start arriving in the county.

The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre has been awarded £10,000 to showcase the history of gardening through archives, activities and events, and promote its positive impact on physical and mental wellbeing.

A brand-new climbing centre has opened in Chippenham, built by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity (CBLC) and run by The Climbing Academy (TCA), with funding from Wiltshire Council and Sports England.

Wiltshire Council's Health and Wellbeing Board and partners have written a draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) based on the information gathered from various sources including Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Community Pharmacy service provisions and feedback of a recent public survey about Wiltshire's pharmaceutical services.

As the government's COVID grant support schemes come to an end, Wiltshire Council has paid £183m to businesses in the county to help them through the pandemic.

Wiltshire Council has confirmed that the NHS has signed a six-month extension to its lease of City Hall, which will see them continue to use the venue until the end of September 2022.

Wiltshire Sexual Health (WiSe) will continue to provide sexual health and HIV services in Wiltshire after it was awarded a new contract following a competitive process.

There are now less than two weeks to take part in the Wiltshire Local Plan review consultation, and for people to have their say on where future developments may be built in the county in the next 15 years.

An additional online public webinar is being held this Saturday, 20 February 2021 at 11am, to provide a further opportunity for residents and businesses to find out more about the consultation on the Future Chippenham distributor road route options.