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Wiltshire Council has awarded £197,000 to help businesses around the county move into vacant shop units and improve high streets, as part of its Vibrant Wiltshire grants programme

Following the Government's announcement that all Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) functions should be transferred back to local authorities, the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP), Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council have reached agreement in principle that Wiltshire Council will be taking on the services currently offered by SWLEP from 1 April

Wiltshire Council Businesses and organisations from around the county raised £100,000 last night (Thursday 21 March) to help local sports stars at the tenth Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Business and Sports Gala Dinner.

Wiltshire Council is working in partnership with town councils around the county to develop projects that will attract more visitors to town centres. The projects look to create wider town centre visions that will bring a range of improvements, improving vibrancy and enhancing the local economy

The procurement team at Wiltshire Council are inviting Wiltshire-based businesses that would like to supply goods and services to the council to come and meet them at special events taking place to demystify the tendering process.

A new service that will provide a stepping-stone for rough sleepers needing support to move into more permanent accommodation has opened in Trowbridge.

Wiltshire Council has confirmed that it is continuing work to identify third party organisations who are interested in managing and operating City Hall in Salisbury.

Throughout March, local residents and businesses will be able to see the updated designs, floor plans and images of how Trowbridge Town Hall could look after the extensive remodelling and refurbishment takes place.

Wiltshire Council is launching a new, updated portal to enable residents to manage their council tax online and go paperless.

Wiltshire residents are being encouraged to recycle their previously unrecyclable pool accessories such as goggles and armbands, in an innovative way at swimming pools across the county.