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Over £1 million in funding has now been paid out to businesses in Trowbridge from the council's Vacant Commercial Units Fund (VCUF), marking a key milestone in the scheme.

Wiltshire Council has extended the deadline for businesses to apply for Vibrant Wiltshire vacant units grants programme. The new deadline for applications is Monday 15 April

Wiltshire Council has today (Friday 9 February) taken the decision to stop using Denwell Coaches, which provides transport to two schools in the county.

Wiltshire Council has agreed to invest £8m over the next four years to maintain its school buildings.

Pupils and staff at Silverwood School have just achieved top marks for efforts to create a healthy school environment.

Wiltshire Council successfully delivered the Government's Holiday Activity and Food programme to over 1,800 young people during four weeks of the summer holidays. The programme, which aims to provide children eligible for benefits related free school meals with free access to high quality activities and nutritious meals, was delivered across Wiltshire using the brand FUEL and was funded by the Department for Education.

Wiltshire Council is launching a year-long campaign involving schools, libraries and communities to encourage people of all ages to delve into reading. The Wiltshire Year of Reading starts today (27 September 2021) encouraging everyone from very young children to older adults to enjoy the written word.

The council is encouraging these people to consider fostering and help meet the demand for more people to foster with Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council is explaining how a call out for private rented properties to help Afghan families will not impact on the affordable homes to house Wiltshire households.

An ambitious project to create new teaching and sports facilities at a Wiltshire school has been given the green light after Wiltshire Council agreed to invest £3m into the scheme.