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Residents and businesses are being invited to share their views and ideas on the development of a new and comprehensive Town Centre Masterplan for Chippenham to help boost Chippenham's economy, enhance the environment and celebrate the town's heritage.

Here's a round-up of some recent projects Wiltshire Council's area boards have been involved with and supported - ranging from keeping residents healthy, supporting people through the cost-of-living crisis and providing activities for young people.

There is just over three weeks to go before the Coronation of King Charles III and Wiltshire's communities still have time to plan events to mark and celebrate this historic occasion.

The next event will take place at Westbury Community Project on Tuesday 25 April, from 6pm to 7.30pm.

Two improvement projects supported by the £9 million investment from the government's Future High Streets Fund are due to start on site soon.

Wiltshire Council is offering further support for Ukraine guests as they take the next steps into finding their own housing.

Local people in Trowbridge will have more say on how grounds maintenance and streetscene services are run in the town, as Wiltshire Council agreed to pass several services and assets to Trowbridge Town Council.

Wiltshire Council is urging businesses and organisations in the county to submit plans for funding that will help Wiltshire communities to continue to thrive.

The consultation on the Wiltshire Local Plan review has now ended, with more than 2,500 responses received so far.

Wiltshire Council has submitted bids to the Department for Transport (DfT) for funding to develop feasibility studies for two new stations in Wilton and Corsham, as part of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund to link the two towns to the national rail network.