The Prime Minister is expected to announce next Monday (14 June) – based on the latest review of the evidence – whether or not further easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions (Step 4) can take place in England on 21 June. The Government’s decision will be based on four tests: The vaccine deployment programme continues successfully… read more
Ahead of the lockdown relaxations coming into place next Monday, 12 April (non-essential retail/public buildings/personal care premises/outdoor hospitality/indoor leisure facilities being able to reopen), the Council is preparing the town centre for the increase in visitors and users to keep everyone safe. This includes: The cleaning team operating enhanced cleaning of street furniture (waste bins,… read more
This page on the SBC website has some useful links if you need financial support at the moment, including: Financial help if your income has been affected Test & Trace payment if you have to self-isolate Warm and Safe Wiltshire – help with energy bills Swindon Borough Council: sources of financial help
Please follow the link to the Swindon Borough council Covid-19 update. This includes updates from Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health and recent Swindon Covid-19 statistics. SBC Covid-19 update: stick to the rules and stop the spread
Swindon Borough Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to contact 6000 businesses in the borough to make sure they are COVID-secure. The Council is responsible for enforcing health and safety checks at a number of premises across Swindon including shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, warehouses, distribution sites and supermarkets. In order to… read more
New facilities for people to park their bikes could pop up around Swindon as a way of encouraging more people on to two wheels. Over the last few months, Swindon Borough Council has carried out a number of improvements to cycle routes in the Borough thanks to £731,500 in funding from the Government’s Active Travel… read more
Coronavirus (COVID‑19) is spreading fast in Swindon. The Great Western Hospital (GWH) is today treating more COVID-19 patients than at any point in the pandemic so far. That’s over 120 coronavirus patients including those in intensive care. The GWH is battling with COVID-19 alongside all the existing 24/7 emergency health needs of our community,… read more
A package of support measures is in place for local people who have been identified by the NHS as clinically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus. Thousands of Swindon residents will receive a letter from the Government’s National Shielding Team over the coming days providing advice on what they should do during the current lockdown. Clinically extremely… read more
Update from Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health The next four weeks will be challenging for all of us, as we live with the new national restrictions now in force in England until 2 December. But the Government’s decision to introduce them, agreed by Parliament, was informed by clear evidence that hospitals across the region… read more
Social workers will be placed in Swindon’s secondary schools to work with school staff to support children at risk. Swindon Borough Council is among 20 other local authorities in England to receive funding to place social workers in its schools to help reduce referral rates to children’s social care, in an expansion of a previous… read more