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Along with colder nights and fallen leaves, October also sees the return of Stoptober, with Wiltshire Council once again backing the annual national stop smoking campaign, to help support locals to quit smoking for good

With around one in three adults over 65 and half of people over 80 having at least one fall a year, Wiltshire Council has created a suite of resources to help prevent falls and to enable more to access support.

Wiltshire Council has confirmed how it will spend more than £1.7m of Government funding to support victims of domestic abuse and their families.

Wiltshire Council's Dog Warden team has been awarded the special RSPCA Innovator in Animal Welfare Award at the national RSPCA PawPrints Awards 2023.

Emmy-winning and BAFTA nominated wildlife cameraman, James Aldred, will be visiting Wiltshire libraries this September as part of a regional tour.

It is the last chance for key stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for Wiltshire before the consultation period ends on 13 June 2022.

Wiltshire Council is asking people to have their say on a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in Downton and Redlynch before the engagement period ends on 15 June.

Wiltshire Council is installing Pool-Pods across its leisure centres, making swimming pools more accessible for disabled customers and anyone who may struggle to access swimming independently.

This week (9-15 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year's theme is tackling loneliness.

Wiltshire Council is reminding local food and independent retailers of the need to carry out urgent checks to ensure that all Ferrero and Kinder products identified in a recent product recall linked to Salmonella typhimurium have been removed from sale.