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The new £9.9 million Collaborative Innovation Centre being built at Porton Science Park in Salisbury is beginning to take shape.

Wiltshire Council will upgrade the pelican crossing on Exeter Street in Salisbury later this month to install a modern puffin crossing and make it safer for pedestrians.

Rate-paying businesses that have not yet received any rate relief during the pandemic may be able to claim a rate reduction this financial year, under a new Wiltshire Council scheme.

County Hall will play a key role in the upcoming elections

Wiltshire Council is urging businesses and organisations in the county to submit plans for funding that will help Wiltshire communities to continue to thrive.

The consultation on the Wiltshire Local Plan review has now ended, with more than 2,500 responses received so far.

Wiltshire Council has published a report on the recent Melksham bypass consultation, which shares the views of the public, businesses and local stakeholders, such as town and parish councils.

Wiltshire Council has submitted bids to the Department for Transport (DfT) for funding to develop feasibility studies for two new stations in Wilton and Corsham, as part of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund to link the two towns to the national rail network.

Wiltshire Council has given a boost to mobile traders in the county, which can now apply for street trading consent to use council land or the highway as part of a mobile round, or for short-term static use.

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