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News published December 2019

• Council opens consultation on rent setting for Council tenants

  Swindon Borough Council has opened a consultation into its proposals for a change in rent for council housing tenants.

  Published: 23rd December 2019

• Waitrose spread some festive cheer to vulnerable families in Swindon

  Staff in Swindon Borough Council’s safeguarding team took charge of a special delivery with just days before Christmas.

  Published: 20th December 2019

• Hamper donations for the lonely are a Christmas miracle

  More than 400 Christmas gifts and hampers have been donated to people experiencing loneliness in Swindon.

  Published: 19th December 2019

• Parents urged to make use of the free child flu vaccine

  Public Health officials are urging parents to take up the free child flu vaccine in Swindon as data shows take-up across the town is low.

  Published: 18th December 2019

• Central Library users to be asked for their views on future café provision

  Local people will be asked to shape the future of the café provision in Swindon’s biggest library.

  Published: 16th December 2019

• Public to be asked for their views on updated Local Plan

  An important consultation which will shape and guide future housebuilding in Swindon over the next 20 years will open tomorrow (17 Dec).

  Published: 16th December 2019

• Councillor urges shoppers to bag some town centre bargains this Christmas

  With just 12 days to go until the big day, the countdown to Christmas is well and truly on.

  Published: 13th December 2019

• Conservatives hold South Swindon seat

  Robert Buckland has been re-elected to represent South Swindon.

  Published: 13th December 2019

• North Swindon held by Conservatives

  The Conservative’s Justin Tomlinson has been re-elected as MP for North Swindon.

  Published: 13th December 2019

• Forgotten Swindon wordsmith remembered in new local book

  A prolific Swindon writer who has been compared to fellow local wordsmiths Alfred Williams and Richard Jefferies is the subject of a new book being launched at Central Library.

  Published: 12th December 2019