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News published December 2018

• Council’s Christmas elves deliver presents to isolated residents

  Members of Swindon Borough Council’s Community Health and Wellbeing team have been spreading festive cheer to people who face being alone this Christmas.

  Published: 21st December 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.

  Published: 21st December 2018

• 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.

  Published: 21st December 2018

• Kind volunteers bake birthday cakes for Swindon’s homeless

  Volunteer bakers from across Swindon have been baking birthday cakes for homeless young people.

  Published: 20th December 2018

• Council wins case against landlord in breach of HMO licence

  A rogue landlord has been fined more than £5,000 and ordered to pay a further £4,000 after Swindon Borough Council took action to protect his tenants.

  Published: 18th December 2018

• Swindon refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas holiday period

  Households in Swindon are being reminded of some important changes to waste and recycling collections over the festive period.

  Published: 17th December 2018

• Shoppers offered early Christmas present in shape of free Park and Ride

  People looking to do their final bits of Christmas shopping at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre Swindon will be able to take advantage of a free park and ride service from this weekend.

  Published: 13th December 2018

• Lonely residents get an early Christmas present thanks to special party

  Isolated residents came together for some early Christmas cheer at a special party organised by Swindon Borough Council’s Health and Wellbeing team.

  Published: 12th December 2018

• Eight sites in Council’s strategic land assessment deemed unsuitable

  A number of sites which had been identified as having potential for future development in Swindon Borough Council’s Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) have been re-assessed as no longer being suitable following feedback from local residents.

  Published: 10th December 2018

• Council’s Christmas party for volunteers is the star on top of the tree

  Volunteers who give their valuable time to care for others make an enormous contribution to society, and this week their selflessness will be marked with a Christmassy extravaganza.

  Published: 5th December 2018