Details on £400 energy payment announced
Further details have been announced today on how households will receive £400 off energy bills from October. To find out more, please follow the link to the SBC newsletter. Swindon Borough Council News
Tenant Focus – July 2022
Please see the link below for the July Teanat Focus newsletter from Swindon Borough Council. July 2022 Tenant Focus
COVID-19 guidance and news
Changes to COVID-19 testing Last month, the Prime Minister announced a plan for us to begin to safely live with and manage COVID-19. In line with this plan, by the end of this month routine asymptomatic (lateral flow testing) and symptomatic testing (PCR testing) will no longer be available for free for the general population…. read more
Coate Water play area survey
Coate Water play area survey In preparation for a new play area to be built at Coate Water, Swindon Borough Council will be asking the public would sort of things they would like to see in the play area. This Saturday there will be a pop-up gazebo onsite at Coate Water from 11am to 3pm near… read more
News and Information from SBC – Bulletin 1081
Beat the Street is returning to Swindon Beat the Street is returning to Swindon on 15 September for a third time. Beat the Street is designed to get communities moving by helping people to make small changes, such as walking or cycling to school every day, to improve health and help embed physical activity into everyday… read more
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the Delta variant
The Prime Minister is expected to announce next Monday (14 June) – based on the latest review of the evidence – whether or not further easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions (Step 4) can take place in England on 21 June. The Government’s decision will be based on four tests: The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully… read more
Town centre preparations ahead of lockdown relaxations
Ahead of the lockdown relaxations coming into place next Monday, 12 April (non-essential retail/public buildings/personal care premises/outdoor hospitality/indoor leisure facilities being able to reopen), the Council is preparing the town centre for the increase in visitors and users to keep everyone safe. This includes: The cleaning team operating enhanced cleaning of street furniture (waste bins,… read more
Some useful links if you need financial support
This page on the SBC website has some useful links if you need financial support at the moment, including: Financial help if your income has been affected Test & Trace payment if you have to self-isolate Warm and Safe Wiltshire – help with energy bills Swindon Borough Council: sources of financial help
COVID-19: Stick to the rules to stop the spread
Please follow the link to the Swindon Borough council Covid-19 update. This includes updates from Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health and recent Swindon Covid-19 statistics. SBC Covid-19 update: stick to the rules and stop the spread
Council joins forces with HSE to crack down on businesses who are not COVID-compliant
Swindon Borough Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to contact 6000 businesses in the borough to make sure they are COVID-secure. The Council is responsible for enforcing health and safety checks at a number of premises across Swindon including shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, warehouses, distribution sites and supermarkets. In order to… read more
Public asked for their views on where new cycling facilities should be located
New facilities for people to park their bikes could pop up around Swindon as a way of encouraging more people on to two wheels. Over the last few months, Swindon Borough Council has carried out a number of improvements to cycle routes in the Borough thanks to £731,500 in funding from the Government’s Active Travel… read more
Swindon: it’s up to all of us to protect our NHS
Coronavirus (COVID‑19) is spreading fast in Swindon. The Great Western Hospital (GWH) is today treating more COVID-19 patients than at any point in the pandemic so far. That’s over 120 coronavirus patients including those in intensive care. The GWH is battling with COVID-19 alongside all the existing 24/7 emergency health needs of our community,… read more
Council to provide support to vulnerable Swindon residents at risk of COVID-19
A package of support measures is in place for local people who have been identified by the NHS as clinically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus. Thousands of Swindon residents will receive a letter from the Government’s National Shielding Team over the coming days providing advice on what they should do during the current lockdown. Clinically extremely… read more
National Lockdown: Where Swindon goes from here
Update from Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health The next four weeks will be challenging for all of us, as we live with the new national restrictions now in force in England until 2 December. But the Government’s decision to introduce them, agreed by Parliament, was informed by clear evidence that hospitals across the region… read more
Social workers to work in Swindon schools as part of national pilot scheme
Social workers will be placed in Swindon’s secondary schools to work with school staff to support children at risk. Swindon Borough Council is among 20 other local authorities in England to receive funding to place social workers in its schools to help reduce referral rates to children’s social care, in an expansion of a previous… read more
Council gets behind government campaign ahead of new school term
Swindon Borough Council is backing a national campaign to reassure parents and children that it is safe to return to school when the new term starts next week. The Government’s #backtoschoolsafely campaign is part of the wider Stay Alert campaign, and features newspaper, digital, radio and billboard adverts to showcase a range of new creative… read more
Swindon: It’s up to all of us – coronavirus update
The latest newsletter from Swindon Borough Council includes: An update on the situation in Swindon from Steve Madden, Director of Public Health The latest Government updates Advice on car sharingLocal testing available A survey about coronavirus You can read the newsletter by following the link below. Swindon Borough Council – It’s Up to All of… read more
Council reinforces COVID safety messages to local residents
People in Swindon are being reminded to follow public health advice in order to bring the town’s COVID-19 case rate down. Swindon Borough Council’s Public Health team is writing to thousands of households following an increase in cases across the Borough in recent weeks. Last Friday (7 August), the Government described Swindon as “an area… read more
Council brings Coate Water back to life with £400,000 investment
Swindon Borough Council has received more than £400,000 in developer contributions to make improvements at Coate Water Country Park. A country park improvement plan covering the whole town will be published in the coming months. The £424,000 funding pot, which has come from Section 106 funding associated with the Badbury park development, will be spent… read more
Get silly with this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading Challenge is back and for the first time ever, the challenge is being brought online. This summer young readers are being encouraged to join the Silly Squad, a colourful crew of fun-loving animals, and discover the joy of reading. To take part, children and their parents or guardians need to register online… read more