Getting ready to vote in May’s local elections

Any residents wishing to vote in the Borough and Parish elections on Thursday, 4 May need to make sure they’re registered to vote by 17 April. Voters normally only need to register once, but they will need to register again if they’ve changed their name, address or nationality. Voters will need to bring an accepted… read more

Ridgeway Bell Articles – March 2023

CHISELDON PARISH COUNCIL REPORT Points of interest from the meetings held in February 2023 The Old Chapel, Butts Road, Chiseldon SN4 0NW Facebook page – Chiseldon Parish Council Notices email: clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk; telephone: 01793 740744 Chiseldon Parish Council Gravestone Audit Inspections April 2023 Chiseldon Parish Council takes its responsibilities for the Health and Safety of the… read more

The February Edition of Neighbourhood Watch ‘Our News’ is here.

We’ve received the following message from Neighbourhood Watch: We are delighted to bring you February’s edition of OUR NEWS – our newsletter for Neighbourhood Watch supporters across England and Wales. This edition includes advice on how to steer clear of romance fraud this Valentine’s Day, as well as three major cybercrime predictions for 2023, and… read more

Roadworks alert: Marlborough Road, 10th – 14th February

We have received the following from one.network: Marlborough Road, Swindon 10 February – 14 February Roadworks, Delays likely Traffic management: Road closure Description: Carriageway resurfacing, replacement of road markings and associated works. Works location: From the junction with Marlborough Road to the junction with The Ridgeway Responsibility for works: Wiltshire Council Current status: Planned work… read more

Staff and volunteers thanked after two years of running STEAM vaccination centre

Staff and volunteers thanked after two years of running STEAM vaccination centre Staff and volunteers at Swindon’s biggest vaccination centre have been thanked for their support ahead of the centre’s closure on Saturday (28 January). After just over two years in operation, the COVID-19 vaccination centre at Swindon’s STEAM Museum will administer its final vaccine… read more

Temporary Road Closure – Sambre Road from 23rd February

PUBLIC NOTICE Swindon Borough Council   SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – SAMBRE ROAD, CHISELDON This Order is being introduced for Openreach works and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on Sambre Road from the junction with Aisne Road extending east along Sambre Road for a distance of… read more

Changes to Oasis dome get green light from council’s planners

Swindon Borough Council’s planners have approved proposals to restore the dome of the Oasis Leisure Centre. The building’s owners, SevenCapital, submitted an application to seek Listed Building Consent for the restoration and re-glazing of the swimming pool’s doomed roof, while it continues to develop an outline scheme to reopen the Oasis. The application was made… read more

BBC Radio Wiltshire Make A Difference Awards 2023

We have received the following message from BBC Radio Wiltshire: The BBC Radio Wiltshire Make a Difference Awards are back for 2023! Every day we hear stories of people doing incredible things for each other and their communities. These awards are a way to say “Thank You” to those who are really going above and… read more

Council’s Cabinet to discuss proposals to close unprecedented budget gap

Proposals to spend over £130m on services to support vulnerable children and adults in Swindon will be discussed by councillors next week (1 Feb). Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve a proposed overall budget of £166.4m for the next financial year (23-24), approximately 80 per cent of which has been allocated for… read more

Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson’s parish column

Listening to recent results of how Wiltshire Police officers feel about their job, their morale and general state of mind causes me great concern. Hearing people’s lived experiences are often very, very, different to what you think you know. I talk to our frontline officers regularly and these results aren’t surprising given the last six… read more