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Wiltshire Council has issued a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) to a Swindon resident who paid an unlicenced person to dispose of their domestic waste. The waste was subsequently fly-tipped in a layby in Winterbourne Monkton, near the Avebury World Heritage Site, and was inspected by Environmental Enforcement Officers.

Wiltshire Council has successfully been allocated almost £10m in funding as part of a government nutrient mitigation scheme to reduce the environmental impact of new developments in the Hampshire Avon river catchment.

Wiltshire Council will be seeking to work with a specialist contractor to help deliver energy efficiency measures to up to 175 existing homes in the county.

A Calne resident has been issued with a £200 fixed penalty notice for abandoning a vehicle on Harris Road in the town.

Wiltshire residents will see more rewilding and wildflower areas popping up across the county as Wiltshire Council works to increase biodiversity and improve the natural environment.

The South West Energy Hub, will work with Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council to deliver over £5 million worth of home upgrades

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

Wiltshire Council has received an excellent rating of 81% in Climate Emergency UK's Council Climate Plan Scorecards

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet will look at the next steps for tackling climate change and improving the natural environment in the county.

Initial work on the site of the Salisbury River Park project is due to start at the end of this month (January 2022)