News archive

News published July 2019

• Health and Wellbeing Board approves strategy to reduce numbers of rough sleepers

  An ambitious strategy to reduce the numbers of rough sleepers in Swindon has been approved by members of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

  Published: 15th July 2019

• Council to hold public drop-in sessions for major road improvement works

  A set of public engagement events are due to take place over the next few weeks to give people the chance to look at Swindon Borough Council’s plans for major road improvements.

  Published: 10th July 2019

• Work to turn historic railway works into Cultural Heritage Institute now underway

  Swindon’s new Cultural Heritage Institute (CHI) has moved a significant step closer after work started to create a new learning centre in the town’s former Great Western Railway Carriage Works.

  Published: 8th July 2019

• Plans to transform Swindon Town Centre move a step closer following government announcement

  Exciting plans to revitalise Fleming Way by creating a new bus interchange have received a significant boost from the Government.

  Published: 5th July 2019

• Essential road upgrades will start in October to enable 8,000-home development to go ahead

  Major highway improvements designed to facilitate the construction of new housing communities will begin in earnest over the next few months.

  Published: 3rd July 2019

• Council consults on anti-social behaviour order for dog owners at Lydiard

  The Council is asking people if they think rules which ensure dog owners act responsibly at Lydiard Park should be kept in place.

  Published: 3rd July 2019

• Swindon’s future housing targets to be discussed by Council’s Cabinet

  Plans to consult residents on where to build an extra 1,000 homes in the borough by 2036 will be discussed by councillors at next Wednesday’s (10 July) Cabinet meeting.

  Published: 3rd July 2019

• Week of activities to encourage people to enjoy the great outdoors

  People are being encouraged to get outside and make the most of green spaces in Swindon as part of Green Spaces and Wellbeing Week, running from 8 – 14 July 2019.

  Published: 2nd July 2019

• Become a foster carer and change a child’s life

  Swindon Borough Council’s hunt for new foster carers continues, with a new campaign being launched this week.

  Published: 1st July 2019

• Summer Reading Challenge is out of this world

  Children over the age of four can spend the summer exploring the universe with a special space-related reading challenge.

  Published: 1st July 2019