• Wiltshire Council and Ridgeway Care and Repair support Big Energy Week (January 16-21)

  By kaylacey at 23:31 on 17/01/12

  

  Wiltshire Council and Ridgeway Care and Repair are supporting Big Energy Week (January 16-21) and will host a number of roadshows that people are welcome to attend. Visitors will receive practical help and advice on how they can cut their fuel bills, obtain all the financial support they are entitled to, and the types of heating and insulation grants currently available. Ridgeway Care and Repair staff will dress in...

• Schools help name Council Salting Vehicles

  By kaylacey at 16:07 on 13/01/12

  

  Six of Wiltshire Council's  salting vehicles are to be officially named next week (January  16 to 20) after schools in the county took part in a competition. Schools were asked to help name new vehicles. School pupils duly submitted names such as Chiller Killer and Gritzilla. The winning schools will be visited next week by the salting vehicle they named to enable their name badge to be fitted at the...

• Wiltshire Council supports Big Energy Week (January 16-21)

  By kaylacey at 15:52 on 13/01/12

  

  Wiltshire Council is supporting Big Energy Week (January 16-21)  & is holding a number of roadshows, where you can receive practical help and advice on how to cut fuel bills and get financial support you are entitled to. The roadshows are taking place at 10am - 2pm at the following locations in January: Tuesday 17 in Salisbury, outside the Guildhall Thursday 19 in Trowbridge, Fore Street Thursday 26 in Devizes, outside the...

• Wiltshire Trading Standards Issues Winter Warning on Doorstep Crime

  By kaylacey at 19:24 on 24/12/11

  

  Wiltshire Council urges homeowners to think twice before opening their door to strangers after an increase in reported doorstep crime this winter. Wiltshire Council's trading standards team are advising people not to open the door to callers who are not expected. Relatives and neighbours are also being asked to help support elderly people at this time of year as many can become quite isolated during the busy Christmas period. ...

• Marlborough area - Waste collection and recycling arrangements this Christmas

  By kaylacey at 18:02 on 24/12/11

  

  Wiltshire Council is delivering 135,000 blue lidded bins to homes across west, north and east Wiltshire to allow residents to recycle plastic bottles and cardboard. Linda Conley, portfolio holder for waste said: "The new plastic bottle and cardboard recycling service has got off to a good start. In the first month over 700 tonnes of plastic bottles and cardboard have been collected from households across Wiltshire...

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