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Two members of staff from Wiltshire Council's libraries service have been announced as finalists in the prestigious Libraries Connected Awards.

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

Report say the local authority is in a strong position to meets its carbon neutral commitment by 2030, but the county as a whole needs to do more.

Preliminary works for the Salisbury River Park project are now complete. Work began in January to prepare the site ahead of the main construction work which will start in June.

This week the tour will be taking in Tisbury, Amesbury, Five Rivers at Salisbury, Royal Wootton Bassett, Tidworth, Malmesbury and Westbury

This week (9-15 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year's theme is tackling loneliness.

Wiltshire Council is seeking feedback from taxi drivers and the general public on proposals to change the county's taxi licensing zones.