Swindon Borough Council invites residents to join in paying their respects to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. After Buckingham Palace confirmed the death of His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh today (9 April), the Council has offered their condolences to the Royal Family and invited residents to join… read more
Following a rapid rise in infections, hospital admissions and case rates across the country, the Prime Minister announced yesterday (04 Jan) a national lockdown in England with immediate effect and instructed people to stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. The drastic jump in COVID-19 cases has been attributed… read more
Ward Cllrs have confirmed that as of today (11th June 2020) that there has been no formal offer of the Chiseldon Firs traveller site to travellers currently residing in Tadpole Garden Village. We will provide updates if this situation changes
Dear resident The Parish Council want to engage with Swindon Borough Council to facilitate the re-surfacing of New Road, between the Mays Lane junction and the roundabout. One hurdle to this work will be the inevitable road closure of New Road whilst works take place. The Parish Council is hoping to gain the support of… read more
Download a full list of pharmacy opening hours for the bank holiday today, and the rest of the weekend. Download (Excel File)
Local Offer is a website in Swindon offering information and advice for children and adults with support needs. Please visit: localoffer.swindon.gov.uk/home
“Wiltshire’s beauty spots aren’t going anywhere” That’s the message from the Wiltshire and Swindon Local Resilience Forum (LRF), as people are urged to stay at home and avoid unnecessary travel over the Easter bank holiday weekend. With sunny weather forecast and people heading into the third weekend of the Government’s restrictions, the advice to the… read more
Yesterday (2 March), 95 per cent of pupils due to start secondary school in September were offered a place at their first choice school. Swindon Borough Council’s School Admissions Team were also able to offer 99 per cent of Swindon pupils one of their top three preferences. The number of applicants who received… read more
It’s a New Year so what’s in store? There’s lots you can’t change going on in the world, but we can help you to create a new you for the New Year. Check out our catalogue for great new books on health and wellbeing Search the catalogue Healthy Living Fest at the Central Library Saturday,… read more
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning people to not let Halloween become scary for all the wrong reasons. Every year on 31 October, children and adults are injured in accidents where candles or fireworks have set fire to costumes and hair. Plastic capes and bin liners, often used as costumes, are also… read more
There will be laughs aplenty at Lydiard House when an interactive Fawlty Towers-themed dinner show comes to the popular country park next month. Basil Fawlty and his team will present the hilarious ‘Basil’s Christmas Carol Comedy Dinner Show’ at Lydiard House, from 7pm on Saturday, 30 November. After telling Manuel he has to work on… read more
As the Christmas shopping period fast approaches, we’d like to urge members of the public to be extra vigilant following a spate of purse thefts. Our towns and shopping centres are likely to become increasingly busy over the coming weeks and it is important that shoppers are aware of their surroundings and can take steps… read more
You can view or download these documents below. They are also available on our Parish Account Transactions page. Public rights to view accounts June 2019 Completed part 1 & 2 of 2018 2019 AGAR for audit LOCAL AUTHORITY ACCOUNTS – a summary of your rights
A team of experienced researchers will be on hand at Central Library next week to help people trace their family history. The free genealogy drop-in sessions will see volunteers from the Swindon Branch of the Wiltshire Family History Society offer special family tree help sessions to members of the public. The team of experienced researchers… read more
With national Mental Health Awareness Week just around the corner, Swindon Borough Council’s Public Health Team have been working with several local organisations to encourage residents to be more open about how they’re feeling and talk about their mental health. From 13 – 19 May, a series of activities will be taking place across the… read more
Improvement work on the GWR network at Christmas Dear David I promised to keep you updated on improvement work over the Christmas period and thought it would be helpful to share the link to our dedicated web page, which details the work scheduled to take place between 23 December – 3 January 2019. https://www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/christmas –… read more
We wish to pass on an apology from Stagecoach West Bus Company for the loss of the Service 81 for two mornings because of the roadworks through Wroughton, which put the village into gridlock and they were unable to bring the bus back for the 09.50 service into Swindon. This means that a number of… read more
A consultation event is to be held on Monday 23rd April 2018, 3.00pm – 8pm at Swindon Marriott Hotel. This will address outline proposals for the land at Commonhead, Swindon.
Holocaust Memorial We are writing to you to let you know about arrangements in Swindon for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday 27 January 2018. The theme for this year is “The Power of Words – for good or evil” We would like to invite you to join us, if you would like to… read more
Please see below for updates on our latest work in the Swindon area to electrify the railway between London Paddington and Cardiff. Roman Road/Ermin Street Bridge We are currently working to raise the parapets (sides) of the bridge to provide a barrier between bridge users and the overhead lines which will power new electric trains…. read more