Local Plan Review 2021
Please click the links to view or download these documents. LPR Regulation 19 Public Notice July 2021 Notice to Parish Clerks
Important information about your waste and recycling collections
Due to a surge in staff shortages because of the continued impacts of Covid-19 and staff sickness, alongside a national shortage of HGV drivers, we’re currently unable to provide our standard recycling service. From July 19 all households across the Borough will move to a temporary four weekly recycling box collection (paper, cardboard, tins, glass)…. read more
M4 J15 / A346 / A419 overnight closures 23 July to 7 September 2021
Highways England operates, maintains and improves England’s motorways and major A roads. We’re currently upgrading the approaches to M4 J15 and the A419, as part of these works the following overnight closures will be in place. Please note, the road will be open as usual during the day and over the weekend. 23 July to… read more
An update on Highway’s England’s progress on Hodson Bridge maintenance works and Road closure
Highways England’s work has now been extended until the end of August due to the amount of concrete repairs needed on the bridge. Work activity is all dependent on the stages of cure on the concrete repairs, it is very likely that days of inactivity is seen but they are simply waiting for the concrete… read more
Community Speed Watch Enforcement Officers To Challenge Speeding Motorists
A new initiative introduced by the Wiltshire Police Criminal Justice Department has committed a dedicated resource to support Community Speed Watch Volunteers across the Force area. The new role of Police Community Speedwatch (CSW) Enforcement Officer will complement existing policing methods carried out by the Roads Policing Unit and Community Policing Teams. The overall aim… read more
Swindon Recycling Centre Improvements
From Thursday 1st July the recycling centre will have an additional 800 appointment slots available per week. In the coming weeks a new check-in system will be implemented to improve the flow into the centre. The increase in capacity and new check-in system is all part of our commitment to improving the service to residents… read more
Exciting New Project for NEETS in Swindon – Boxing Clever
@The Hub Swindon and Wiltshire CIC is a not-for-profit organisation running from Fitzpatrick’s Gym on Ferndale Road. We are pleased to announce we have been funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to deliver an exciting new project, called ‘Boxing Clever’ aimed at young people that are currently not in education, employment or training… read more
June 2021 Parish Council Newsletter
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Registration for BT Openreach Vouchers is Still Open
Please note that registration for vouchers is still open and this link should be used for anyone still wanting to sign up. Connect my community (openreach.com). For more information on BT Openreach, please see our Q & A page.
Successful litter pick
A massive thanks to all the litter pickers on Saturday. A good amount of rubbish was collected with a fabulous turn out of people. Our thanks to Allbuild building and landscaping our contractor for removing all the waste for free for us once again.