A brand-new special school will be built and dozens of extra school places created after millions of pounds was secured for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) education in Swindon. Swindon Borough Council will spend £22.43m over the next four years to create 66 new places at four existing schools as well as build a brand-new… read more
Now is your chance to have your say on future development in our neighbourhood – deadline is 8th March This is the final week that we can accept submissions for the Regulation 14 consultation of the draft Neighbourhood Plan. Please do look at the supporting documents here and provide your feedback here by using the… read more
Ninety-one per cent of pupils in Swindon have been offered a place at their first-choice secondary school for this September. This is an improvement on last year when 89 per cent of pupils received a place at their number one school choice. Swindon Borough Council’s School Admissions team received 2,936 on-time applications this year, with… read more
PUBLIC NOTICE SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – TURNBALL, CHISELDON This Order is being introduced for THAMES WATER works and will impose a restriction on driving on Turnball between May’s Lane and Slipper Lane. Traffic to be diverted via New Road and… read more
PUBLIC NOTICE SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – HODSON LANE, HODSON This Order is being introduced for OPENREACH works and will impose a restriction on driving on Hodson Lane from Hodson Farm for a distance of 85 metres in a southerly direction…. read more
Now is your chance to have your say on future development in our neighbourhood – deadline is 8th March With only 29 responses so far to the Neighbourhood Plan regulation 14 consultation, we really need more views from residents, so we know the draft plan is considering what local people want included. This plan once… read more
It is a vital service that many residents may come to rely on at various points in their adult lives. And with more and more people likely to need support from adult social care, Swindon Borough Council is seeking views on a new strategy designed to improve the service for residents over the next five… read more
Councillors last night (22 Feb) approved the Council’s budget for the next financial year, which includes plans to close a £32.9m budget gap. A financial health review by the Local Government Association last summer described the Council’s finances as being on a ‘cliff edge’, highlighting how the Council needs to bring its Children’s Services budget… read more
IMPORTANT. The defibrillator on the pavilion wall of the Recreation field is currently out of service (26.2.24). We have marked it as so on the national system that allows the ambulance service to access them. We will be adding notices to the defib box to direct users to the closest one which is the Calley… read more
Notice of decision made: Tenants’ contents insurance The Council intends to stop offering council tenants the opportunity to pay for contents insurance as part of their weekly rent from 1 April 2024. The current contract with Aon will end on 31 March 2024. Following this decision, the Council will promote to tenants the importance of… read more
CHISELDON PARISH COUNCIL REPORT Points of interest from February 2024 The Old Chapel, Butts Road, Chiseldon SN4 0NW Facebook page – Chiseldon Parish Council Notices email: clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk; telephone: 01793 740744 Neighbourhood Plan (NHP) Regulation 14 consultation On Monday 8th Jan our consultation went live. This is one of our most in-depth and important consultations as the… read more
In an ideal world we’d have the money needed to keep potholes at bay, by resurfacing and upgrading roads as they wear out. While the Government announced some additional funding for local authorities to spend on road maintenance, the Local Government Association estimate it would take councils in England £14bn, and more than a decade,… read more
Now is your chance to have your say on future development in our neighbourhood. With only 29 responses so far to the Neighbourhood Plan regulation 14 consultation, we really need more views from residents, so we know the draft plan is considering what local people want included. This plan once complete will carry weight with… read more
This update from the Chief Constable of Wiltshire to the Police Crime Commissioner includes details of operational successes achieved over the preceding two weeks. To read or download, please click the link below: Chief Constable update to the PCC, 16th February 2024
Chiseldon Parish Council shares communications it receives which may be of interest to our residents. PCC Philip Wilkinson writes: After a period of public consultation, I presented my final proposal for the policing precept of your council tax to the Police and Crime Panel this month. Wiltshire Police is facing increased financial pressures as we… read more
Two photos from the free youth sessions over half-term with BEST.
After going live on 8th Jan with our NHP Regulation 14 public consultation we have had a few replies so far. We urge all residents to take a look at the draft plans and provide their feedback via the survey here: Give feedback via our survey. The plan is an important planning tool moving forward… read more