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Wiltshire's Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) launches this month and will be part of the Family Court in Swindon, run alongside a specialist FDAC Team based in Wiltshire Council.

The four individuals have been financially rewarded as part of Wiltshire Council's ongoing 'We're Targeting Fly-tippers' campaign

Wiltshire Council is asking parents and carers for their views on childcare in the county and if there are enough places on offer to enable them to work or access training.

Council leaders have agreed a policy to help secure places for the future by providing financial support to private providers to invest in new stock

Wiltshire Council has a number of volunteer roles which are there for children, young people and parents when facing difficult challenges or at a crisis point in their lives.

A Melksham resident has been successfully prosecuted by Wiltshire Council for environmental and trading standards offences whilst operating a waste clearance service on Facebook selling sites across Wiltshire.

Special Educational Needs and or Disabilities (SEND) groups and organisations have been making use of a Wiltshire Council small grants scheme to buy much needed play equipment and facilities for their communities.

Over 700 young people took part in the FUEL programme during the summer holidays in 2021

Wiltshire Council successfully delivered the Government's Holiday Activity and Food programme to over 1,800 young people during four weeks of the summer holidays. The programme, which aims to provide children eligible for benefits related free school meals with free access to high quality activities and nutritious meals, was delivered across Wiltshire using the brand FUEL and was funded by the Department for Education.

Wiltshire Council is launching a year-long campaign involving schools, libraries and communities to encourage people of all ages to delve into reading. The Wiltshire Year of Reading starts today (27 September 2021) encouraging everyone from very young children to older adults to enjoy the written word.