Jan 10 2019

Allotment Vacancy

The Parish Council has one vacancy on its allotments on New Road. The area may need some work carrying out before it can be used. Please contact the Clerk at clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk if you would like to know more.

Jan 10 2019

Chiseldon Parish Council is looking to hire a self-employed handyperson

Chiseldon Parish Council is looking to hire on a contractural part-time basis, a self-employed handyperson for the parish. The role is as follows; General DIY (No electrical or plumbing) Painting and Decorating Weekly maintenance checks of the Sports Pavilion & Recreation Hall Litter Picking – tools provided Deliveries around the Parish Updating Noticeboards Fortnightly checks… read more

Jan 8 2019

Broad Town Parish Council have a vacancy for a Parish Clerk

The job is part time with an average of 5 hours per week. (which will fluctuate in line with workload). Remuneration is subject to skill level and experience. A job description is available on application. This position is home based and the candidate will require access to a room/desk space, file storage space and a… read more

Jan 8 2019

Erlestoke Parish Council have a vacancy for a Parish Clerk

The job is part time with an average of 4 hours per week. (which will fluctuate in line with workload). Remuneration is subject to skill level and experience. A job description is available on application. This position is home based and the candidate will require access to a room/desk space, file storage space and a… read more

Jan 8 2019

Leader invites local businesses to have their say on Council’s budget

Business owners in Swindon have been invited to a special meeting to discuss Swindon Borough Council’s budget proposals for next year (19/20). Leader of the Council, Councillor David Renard, has extended the formal invitation to discuss issues relating to the Council’s budget and other matters relevant to the wider business community. The meeting with senior… read more

Jan 8 2019

Last call for primary school applications for 2019

Parents have just over a week to get their applications in for a primary school place in this September’s intake. The deadline is midnight on 15 January 2019 and the Council is reminding people to get their applications in as quickly as possible. The chance that a child will end up at their first choice… read more

Jan 8 2019

HM Revenue and Customs Alert

What you need to know Action Fraud has experienced an increase in the reporting of malicious calls, voicemails, text messages or emails to members of the public purporting to be from HMRC. The fraudsters state that as a result of their non-payment of tax or other duty, the victim is liable to prosecution or other… read more

Jan 8 2019

Pcc Wants To Hear Your Feedback On Local Policing

“Would you be prepared to pay an extra two pounds a month for more police officers?” That’s the question being asked by Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson. From today , Angus is looking for the views of Wiltshire residents on the proposed average increase of £24* a year to the… read more

Jan 8 2019

New Year heralds the start of work on gateway into Town Centre

Work to create a more welcoming environment for people arriving into Swindon will begin next week. The transformation of Wellington Street, which connects Swindon railway station to the Tri Centre on Manchester Road and Milford Street, will start from Monday (7 Jan) and will see a segregated pedestrian and cycle path created along with a… read more

Jan 8 2019

Council seeks views on draft Air Quality Action Plan

People are being asked for their views on a number of options for reducing pollution on a busy Swindon road. In February this year, Swindon Borough Council declared part of Kingshill Road an Air Quality Management Area after air quality monitoring along the road found that the most common pollutant, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), exceeded the… read more

Jan 8 2019

SSE Priority Services Register

SSE Priority Services Register gives you access to their friendly call centre staff, who can offer advice on a range of helpful and accessible services, at no extra cost to you. For more information see the SSE website.

Jan 3 2019

Neighbourhood Watch Launches New Web Site

We would like to share the following message from Neighbourhood Watch: Our new website is up and running and you can access it at www.wiltshirenhw.org New features on the site include links so you can contact the committee member representing your region of Neighbourhood Watch in Wiltshire and, if you know people who want to… read more

Jan 3 2019

Brighter Futures Appeal

We have received the following letter in response to our Christmas Event contribution to the Brighter Futures Special Care Baby Unit Incubator Appeal: View or download the Brighter Futures letter.

Dec 21 2018

Winter Closing Hours

The Clerks office will be closed from Friday 21st December 11.30 to Wed 2nd Jan 9.30.   The telephone will not be monitored during this time and emails will be checked periodically for any urgent issues.

Dec 21 2018

Council removes Chiseldon site from SHELAA

The Council has listened to the concerns of residents in Chiseldon and removed a piece of land from the Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment. For more information, see SBC removes Chiseldon site from SHELAA

Dec 21 2018

GWR improvement works – Christmas update

Improvement work on the GWR network at Christmas Dear David I promised to keep you updated on improvement work over the Christmas period and thought it would be helpful to share the link to our dedicated web page, which details the work scheduled to take place between 23 December – 3 January 2019. https://www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/christmas –… read more