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Wiltshire Council is due to begin a non-statutory consultation and engagement exercise on proposed improvements to three road junctions in the Salisbury area later this month.

Following the publication of the Government's roadmap for lifting COVID-19 restrictions, free parking on streets and in Wiltshire Council car parks for NHS and care workers will come to an end from 21 June 2021.

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet has agreed the next steps for the proposed A350 Melksham bypass.

The update on COVID-19 in Wiltshire will start at 5.30pm

Wiltshire Council is encouraging people who may have time to spare or thinking of a new career in social care to join a government scheme that will support care provision across the county.

At Full Council on 23 February, Wiltshire Council Leader Cllr Philip Whitehead said a rapid scrutiny review will go ahead around issues surrounding Furlong Close where Wiltshire Council has a number of residents.

Community testing is available for symptom-free people who work for small businesses, private non-maintained early years settings, and childminders

Cllr Philip Whitehead, Wiltshire Council Leader said, "Following the Prime Minister's announcement about the timetable for the lifting of restrictions over the next few months, we will continue to work to support schools, businesses, residents and our staff to ensure restrictions can be lifted safely across Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Council has confirmed that two cycle lanes, in Salisbury and Chippenham, will begin to be removed 1 March, conditions permitting, while three other schemes will be made permanent, and two new schemes are in development.

Terence Herbert and Kate Blackburn spent an afternoon volunteering at the City Hall NHS vaccination centre in Salisbury