Some beautiful images of our Washpool taken by a resident. The “Washpool Area Restoration Project” WARP volunteer team are always looking for volunteers to come along to their workdays into order to keep the area looking good for everyone to enjoy.
We met with the project and civils teams this afternoon for an update on the Wanborough, Liddington and Chiseldon builds. Generally: Since our last update the build team have secured the right space in the Swindon exchange and routing work follows with engineers testing the fibre that has been laid and mapping it for their… read more
Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on residents to report crime concerns to police following a 5% reduction in recorded crime over the past year. According to crime figures released by the Office of National Statistics today, Wiltshire Police recorded the lowest number of crimes committed per population nationally. PCC Philip Wilkinson said: “I… read more
Wiltshire PCC Philip Wilkinson has welcomed new powers being given to police to tackle hare coursers – and warned criminal gangs: ‘Wiltshire isn’t the easy option for your vile activities’. Earlier this month, the Home Office announced new criminal offences and increased sentencing powers for those found guilty of taking part in the illegal activity… read more
Due to a surge in staff shortages because of heightened COVID-19 cases in our Waste and Recycling team and general staff sickness, we have made the difficult decision to suspend recycling box collections only on the following days: Tomorrow (1 February) Wednesday, 2 February Thursday, 3 February Friday, 4 February If you are due to… read more