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Ambitious plans to transform a key site in the heart of Trowbridge town centre are set to proceed after outline planning permission was granted yesterday, 29 November 2023.

Following enforcement action by Wiltshire Council, Swindon Magistrates Court has ordered the owners of 3 High Street, Warminster, to make the building and scaffolding outside of it safe.

You can now borrow activity tracker watches and blood pressure monitors for up to six weeks from Salisbury and Trowbridge libraries as well as the North and South mobile libraries.

While Wiltshire Council's Local Plan consultation is open for another month, more than 1,200 people have attend in-person events around the county, with a further 800 watching the webinar online.

Wiltshire Council is hosting the last of its Local Plan drop-in sessions next week before the consultation ends at 5pm on Wednesday 22 November.

Wiltshire Council is taking part in the annual national campaign to enable digitally excluded people to learn the essential skills needed to get online safely, confidently, and affordably.

The Story Adventurers' Club is a new reading challenge offered by Wiltshire Council libraries and aimed at inspiring four to 16 year-olds to read for pleasure all year round.

Wiltshire Council's Local Plan consultation events continue next week with in-person drop-in sessions being held at Marlborough Library, Malmesbury Library, Springfield Community Campus in Corsham, Royal Wootton Bassett Library and Trowbridge Library. All of these events take place from 3pm to 7pm. There is also an online information session on Tuesday 10 October, from 6.30pm to 8pm.

Significant refurbishment of the Trowbridge Town Hall is officially underway ensuring its future as a hub of activity at the heart of the town

Wiltshire Council Libraries are celebrating Libraries Week (2-8 October) with activities and books on the themes of recycling, sustainability and climate change.