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Wiltshire Council is starting its annual process of ensuring the county's electoral register is up to date.

The council has a three-year campaign to provide 100 new foster carers by spring 2023

A total of 89 candidates from 21 schools and the local community are putting themselves forward

Wiltshire Council's preparation for the construction at Melksham Community Campus site early last year revealed archaeological evidence from as early as the Iron Age (700BC to AD43), found by Cotswold Archaeology.

People that want to know more about fostering with Wiltshire Council are being invited to an online information session this month.

The Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre has launched an updated, more intuitive version of its Wiltshire Community History website. With a more modern feel, the site gives users the opportunity to gain a greater understanding and connection to the place where they or their ancestors lived.

More than 50 foster carers have already been recruited and more are needed - particularly to foster teenagers.

Wiltshire Council currently has 24 foster families in the Trowbridge area, however latest figures show a further 25 foster families are needed

Wiltshire Council has started its annual process of ensuring the county's electoral register is up to date.

The Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel has appointed a new chair and vice chair and has agreed arrangements for the interim period until the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner in August.