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Although Wiltshire Council's Get Wiltshire Walking programme has been suspended, the council's walking coordinators have made more than 100 calls to the group members to ensure they feel supported and connected during this difficult time.

Wiltshire Council has made an urgent call to hoteliers, B&Bs, and Airbnb providers to come forward to offer accommodation to house homeless people in Wiltshire during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

A total of £46,617 was raised on 5 March at our eighth Wiltshire Business and Sports Gala Dinner, as local businesses and organisations helped to support the next generation of the county's sports stars.

The new fitness suite at Calne Leisure Centre will open this month, as our £3.4m Calne Community Campus project reaches another milestone.

The principal contractor has been appointed to construct Melksham Community Campus, with work set to get underway this year marking another significant milestone for the project.

A member of our leisure team is donning his trainers and taking on a mammoth 100-mile run in aid of Sport Relief.

We are changing the recycling system in Wiltshire to make it even easier for people to use the kerbside recycling collection service.

"Rewarding," "providing a warm friendly home" and "making a difference" are just some of the ways Julie and Clare describe their role as foster carers.