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

The Community Environmental Toolkit and Salisbury River Park projects will both be displayed at COP26

Wiltshire Council's Dog Warden service has received national recognition from the RSPCA.

Flood wardens, community emergency volunteers and town and parish councils are encouraged to sign up to the free training sessions taking place on 27 October and 28 October

The update on COVID-19 in Wiltshire will start at 5.30pm

Community testing is available for symptom-free people who work for small businesses, private non-maintained early years settings, and childminders

Cllr Philip Whitehead, Wiltshire Council Leader said, "Following the Prime Minister's announcement about the timetable for the lifting of restrictions over the next few months, we will continue to work to support schools, businesses, residents and our staff to ensure restrictions can be lifted safely across Wiltshire.

Terence Herbert and Kate Blackburn spent an afternoon volunteering at the City Hall NHS vaccination centre in Salisbury