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Along with colder nights and fallen leaves, October also sees the return of Stoptober, with Wiltshire Council once again backing the annual national stop smoking campaign, to help support locals to quit smoking for good

Rough sleepers in Wiltshire will have access to additional help including for trauma counselling and targeted financial assistance, after Wiltshire Council successfully applied for government funding.

With around one in three adults over 65 and half of people over 80 having at least one fall a year, Wiltshire Council has created a suite of resources to help prevent falls and to enable more to access support.

Wiltshire Council has submitted a planning application for 18 affordable houses on land at Old Common Way, Ludgershall, Wiltshire

Wiltshire Council has confirmed how it will spend more than £1.7m of Government funding to support victims of domestic abuse and their families.

Wiltshire Council's Dog Warden team has been awarded the special RSPCA Innovator in Animal Welfare Award at the national RSPCA PawPrints Awards 2023.

The advice remains the same

Long walks, chats over the phone, visits, newsletters and exchanging craft ideas are just some of the many ways the Wiltshire Council in-house Learning Disability Team has been keeping in contact with adults they care for during COVID-19.

Inspirational Shared Lives Wiltshire carers who open up their homes to support young people and adults, will be hosting virtual tea parties and sharing their heartwarming stories online this month.

Carer Support Wiltshire is running a series of virtual events and activities for this year's Carers Week. Running from 8-14 June, Carers Week shines a light on the thousands of unpaid carers there are in the UK. Across the UK today an estimated 6.5 million people or 1 in every 8 are carers and this includes many thousands who live in Wiltshire.