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Wiltshire Council will once again be delivering the Government's Holiday Activity and Food programme in Wiltshire during the school Christmas holiday. Funded by the Department of Education, the programme provides children who are eligible for benefits related free school meals with free activity and food provision during school holiday periods. The programme is being delivered in partnership with Learn By Design, Occasional Kitchen and Purely Nutrition in Wiltshire.

The Employment and Community Skills Team won the Best Sustainable Travel Initiative - Education Award and the Contribution to Sustainable Travel Award

Wiltshire Council is writing to residents in sheltered housing sites to advise them how housing support services will be provided from April next year.

Wiltshire Council Leader Richard Clewer has offered his thoughts to those affected by the train derailment yesterday

A new campaign is being launched this November to find foster homes for 23 children and young people who live in the Devizes area.

Wiltshire Council has created a new team dedicated to championing the voices of children and young people throughout Wiltshire.

Twenty of Wiltshire Council's adult and children's social workers have been recognised in the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) national awards.

The Wiltshire Wellbeing Hub, which has proved a lifeline to many local residents during the pandemic, is taking on an additional role from 1 April.

You can now collect tests at your convenience

Wiltshire Council is encouraging parents with children who were two years old on or before 31 March 2021 to apply for 15 hours free childcare.