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Wiltshire Council has been awarded £547,825 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) to continue its rough sleeper prevention work, which has seen the rehousing of 130 rough sleepers in the county over the past 12 months.

Wiltshire Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord in Salisbury for three offences related to running an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Art fans and book lovers will be able to once again enjoy the Edwin Young Gallery, reopening on Thursday 20 May, and some longer opening hours at libraries across Wiltshire from Monday 17 May.

The count for the Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner elections has been completed today (Monday 10 May).

Wiltshire Council has today (Saturday 8 May) completed the count for the council unitary elections.

Some of our libraries will be here for you during restrictions

Wiltshire Council has received more than £600,000 from the government to help provide long term accommodation for rough sleepers.

Five more libraries will reopen in Wiltshire over the next three weeks. These libraries will be fully reopened for people to browse for up to 30 minutes, to select and loan books and book a computer for up to 45 minutes.