News and communications

Wiltshire Council is sharing stories of how having an adult to talk to and trust can have a positive impact on a young person in care in a bid to encourage more volunteers to come forward.

Wiltshire Council has worked with local childminders and activity providers to create a childcare and activity directory to help parents find childcare during the Christmas school holidays.

Which book does your child like the most? If you were asked which was your favourite read of all time what would you pick? These are the questions Wiltshire Council has been asking as part of a special exercise to determine the county's favourite books of all time.

An independent, multi-agency report has today been published into the death of Ellie Gould.

A Swindon resident has been ordered to pay £440 in fines after giving her household waste to an unlicensed waste collector, who then fly-tipped it in Lyneham, in the Wiltshire Council authority area

The Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mrs Sarah Troughton has attended a tree planting ceremony at Bourne Hill Secret Garden in Salisbury, organised by Wiltshire Council.

A Wiltshire mum who showed amazing dedication to learning to help achieve new goals has met HRH The Princess Royal at a special event.

As part of the Wiltshire Year of Reading (#WYOR), Wiltshire Council has arranged a series of events for schools with well known children's authors and illustrators.

Government grant to support people this winter

Wiltshire Council will once again be delivering the Government's Holiday Activity and Food programme in Wiltshire during the school Christmas holiday. Funded by the Department of Education, the programme provides children who are eligible for benefits related free school meals with free activity and food provision during school holiday periods. The programme is being delivered in partnership with Learn By Design, Occasional Kitchen and Purely Nutrition in Wiltshire.