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Wiltshire Council's area boards have been involved with a huge range of projects to improve their communities in recent months.

Wiltshire Council is launching a new grants programme in the new year to help businesses in the county bring vacant shops and commercial spaces back into use.

With Christmas only a few weeks away, Wiltshire Council is sharing top tips on what people can do with their waste including electrical items, wrapping paper and packaging over the festive season.

Wiltshire Council has issued fixed penalty notices (FPNs) of £400 each to a resident from Calne and another resident from the Southampton area for dumping waste in Sainsbury's car parks in Calne and Royal Wootton Bassett.

A free event is taking place in Melksham next week to provide a host of fun activities for local young carers to thank them for their vital work in the community.

Over 9,000 pensioner households in Wiltshire on low incomes will shortly be receiving an additional Discretionary Energy Rebate payment of £70 directly into their bank accounts.

An organised fly-tipping gang has recently been convicted for fly-tipping and burning waste at Winchester Crown Court following a three-month covert camera operation

Wiltshire Council housing tenants in Salisbury have been taking part in cookery classes aimed at giving those involved the skills and confidence to eat healthily and on a budget.

Wiltshire Council has launched a new campaign to combat fly-tipping in the county.

Wiltshire Council has received a grant of £2.7m from the Department for Work & Pensions' £421 million national Household Support Grant Scheme to help support people in the county that are struggling to cope with the impact of the recent cost of living increases.