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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

The Police and Crime Commissioner Election takes place on 2 May and Wiltshire Council is reminding electors of everything they need to know in order to vote, including photo ID and some changes to postal voting processes.

Residents have received an update on the campus

The bids are part of the Government's Levelling Up Fund, which aims to invest in infrastructure projects that improve everyday life across the UK.

Wiltshire Council is ending its online booking system for visits to its household recycling centres (HRCs), so people will soon be able to return to visiting a site during normal opening hours on an ad hoc basis.

Wiltshire Council has started its annual process of ensuring the county's electoral register is up to date.

The Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel has appointed a new chair and vice chair and has agreed arrangements for the interim period until the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner in August.