Latest news and advice on COVID-19 from Wiltshire Council

Following the government guidance on staying at home, all household recycling centres are now closed until further notice.Trips to the recycling centres are not essential. Read the government guidance online.

This temporary suspension will remain under review and we will work to re-open these facilities as soon as is it reasonable to do so.

Residents are reminded not to dump waste – fly-tipping is illegal. Neither should householders use an unlicensed waste carrier to collect and dispose of their waste during this period of service suspension. Where possible, please store the waste you would want to take to the household recycling centre until such time as the sites reopen.

For more information about licensed waste carriers, go online.

Our waste and recycling collections services are currently operating as normal.

Following government guidance to stay at home, all Wiltshire play areas and outdoor gyms are closed until further notice, so please do not use these and do not allow your children to use these areas until further notice.Open spaces, such as country parks, will remain open, but you should only leave the house for one form of exercise a day alone or with members of your household, and you must ensure you are two metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

Following government guidance to stay at home, all Wiltshire play areas and outdoor gyms are closed until further notice, so please do not use these and do not allow your children to use these areas until further notice.

Open spaces, such as country parks, will remain open, but you should only leave the house for one form of exercise a day alone or with members of your household, and you must ensure you are two metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

We have published a directory of community volunteer groups that have been set up throughout the county, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

So far, we’ve been made aware of more than 100 groups that are supporting their fellow residents throughout Wiltshire during this difficult time.

This is a worrying time for everyone but particularly for the older and more vulnerable members of our society. Communities are looking at ways to pull together and provide help to those who may need or want to self-isolate. One of the suggestions we are seeing is to offer services to those who are unable to leave their homes. While we do not wish to discourage much needed kindness, we are also aware of the opportunity this provides to rogue traders, distraction burglars, bogus callers and other criminals.

If you have friends or relatives who may be targeted, remind them to use their safety chains when answering the door. If they don’t have one then they may prefer to speak through a window or not answer at all. They should avoid letting anyone they don’t know into their home.

Action Fraud have reported scammers sending out e-mails advertising Coronavirus kits and cures. Do not respond to these.

If you are looking for ways to offer help, we would suggest the following:

– consider only calling on neighbours who know or are likely to recognise you
– try to avoid asking for money in advance if collecting shopping or prescriptions
– keep an eye out for rogue traders carrying out work
– phone elderly and vulnerable friends and relatives to reiterate this advice

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