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As this winter may be milder and wetter than normal, Wiltshire Council is advising residents in the county to be prepared for a potentially increased risk of flooding.

As part of the Wiltshire Year of Reading (#WYOR), Wiltshire Council has arranged a series of events for schools with well known children's authors and illustrators.

Wiltshire Council will be installing an Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera enforcement system at the Keepers Road, Devizes early next month.

Government grant to support people this winter

Wiltshire Council will once again be delivering the Government's Holiday Activity and Food programme in Wiltshire during the school Christmas holiday. Funded by the Department of Education, the programme provides children who are eligible for benefits related free school meals with free activity and food provision during school holiday periods. The programme is being delivered in partnership with Learn By Design, Occasional Kitchen and Purely Nutrition in Wiltshire.

The Employment and Community Skills Team won the Best Sustainable Travel Initiative - Education Award and the Contribution to Sustainable Travel Award

As many keen gardeners will know, November through to January are the best months to cut back hedgerows and shrubs

Wiltshire Council is resuming the annual process of ensuring the county's electoral register is up to date by contacting Wiltshire residents who have not yet responded to the annual canvass.

Survey work is set to commence on Fisherton Street, one of the key areas in Salisbury to receive investment from the government's Future High Streets Fund. These include topographic, utilities and drainage surveys.

Wiltshire Council is writing to residents in sheltered housing sites to advise them how housing support services will be provided from April next year.