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A number of elections take place on 6 May 2021

Wiltshire Council staff have been sharing their experiences of being a social worker during the pandemic as they mark World Social Work Day this month.

Wiltshire Council has launched a free holiday activity and food programme for children on free school meals for the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays.

Make sure you have your say on the proposals. The consultation closes this Friday (12 March) at 5pm!

Wiltshire Council staff are volunteering in a number of secondary schools across the county from Monday providing support for pupils taking lateral flow tests as part of the back to school programme.

The air quality in Bradford on Avon has improved, as levels of particulate matter have fallen below the objective set in air quality law that originally led to the town's Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) order, and as a result this part of the order has now been lifted.

Figures released today (1 March) show 99% of Wiltshire children will secure a place at one of their preferred secondary schools from this September - up from 98.5% last year.

An ambitious project to create new teaching and sports facilities at a Wiltshire school has been given the green light after Wiltshire Council agreed to invest £3m into the scheme.

Wiltshire Council is hoping to welcome the next generation of social workers to make a positive difference for Wiltshire as it seeks to recruit to the 'Step Up to Social Work' programme.

The 2021/22 budget has been formally agreed at a meeting of Full Council