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A new supported living scheme for adults with learning disabilities which provides support so they can be independent and be part of the community, has opened in Salisbury.

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.

Wiltshire Council's Shared Lives service has been rated as Good in its recent inspection carried out by the Care Quality Commission.

Wiltshire Council hosted a Ukraine webinar on Wednesday (28 September) to provide latest information on support available and hear from hosts and community figures.

Wiltshire Council cabinet will discuss the Wiltshire Independent Living Strategy at its meeting on 13 September

Wiltshire Council has received £75,000 in funding as part of a national scheme to help involve older residents in shaping new digital services

Personal canvassers will soon be leaving calling cards at the final non-responding addresses to ensure that the county's electoral register is up to date.

Salisbury's most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes have been moved to an exotic location and will meet 50 potential life mates with hopes romance will happen.

Residents at Furlong Close will continue to access care and support as usual while the future provision at the site is determined.