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Wiltshire Council is starting work on a new cycling and walking facility later this month that will enable people to walk or cycle between Hilperton and Melksham on a mostly traffic-free route.

Wiltshire Council began targeting local areas where this is a high need for foster carers last summer

Local Disabled children and young people will be supported to be more physically active following the publication of new guidelines from the UK Chief Medical Officers.

Wiltshire Council is encouraging residents who want to support the people of Ukraine to consider donating to the Ukraine Disaster Emergency Committee Appeal.

As agreed in its recent budget, Wiltshire Council is making several changes to its parking fees to better reflect current inflation levels and recover some operational costs.

The next scheme of works to improve pedestrian and cyclist access to Chippenham railway station is due to start on Monday 30 November.

Wiltshire Council and the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) are planning transport improvements in the vicinity of New Road and Station Hill, Chippenham over the coming months as part of the Chippenham Station Hub project.

Wiltshire is in COVID-19 Tier 2 'high' category from 2 December

Wiltshire Council has decided to extend the survey on the proposed A350 Melksham bypass, and the 18 different route options that are being considered.

The scheme will suspend indefinitely from the end of this month