South Swindon
New College students visit Old Bailey
LLB degree students experience criminal proceedings first hand
In March, LLB students from New College went to London. In the morning, students visited the Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) for a tour. They learnt about the history of the Court since its ...
Get into the swing of golf as part of coaching week
Free golf lessions at Broome Manor Golf and Gym Complex - until Sunday 15 April.
Budding Rory McIlroys are being invited to test out their swing as part of a special week of coaching at Broome Manor Golf and Gym Complex. The Swindon Borough Council-owned course is offering free g...
Locality. Is it just another bright idea soon to fade?
Des Morgan asks if Swindon Council's new policy is doomed from the outset
The launch of a new locality based approach by Swindon Council whereby each of seven areas - formerly known as clusters grouped by political ward - now has a designated ‘Locality Lead’ off...
S J Edney Solicitors
Had an accident/injured? On the road? At work? Slip? Trip? Medical negligence? Speak to a specialist solicitor.
Gardens plans for Wichelstowe on show
Four garden theme designs proposed for Wichelstowe. Ideas displayed on 12, 14 and 15 March
The unique atmosphere and features of different types of gardens could be the blueprint for creating the overall look and feel for the next stage of the Wichelstowe development. Two design cons...
Swindon boosts the importance of locality
Each area of the town now has a 'locality leader' to promote community development
Swindon Council introduced a new policy on 1 January designed to make decisions by councillors and officers based more closely on the views being expressed in the many neighbourhoods around the town. ...
Swindon’s libraries to stock eBooks on its virtual shelves
Downloadable audiobooks will be available from February
Libraries in Swindon will soon be offering people the chance to download their favourite books. Swindon Borough Council’s library service has recently signed a deal with American firm Overdrive...
Beginners with Shin Splints’ running club warm up
10-week beginners course starting Saturday 28 January at Coate Water
New runners will soon start pounding the paths of Coate Water again. The Swindon Shin Splints running group is starting a free 10-week course for beginners on Saturday (28 Jan) and is always on the lo...
Swindon tenants vote to stay with the Council
Secret ballot of council house tenants overwhelmingly against switching to new, local housing association. Council to borrow and pay an extra £139.6 million to the central government
Swindon Borough Council tenants have voted to remain with the Council rather than switching to a new, local housing association. In the secret ballot of the Council's secure tenants conducte...
Swindon organiser makes wedding days special
Call on wedding industry organiser award nominee Natalie Lovett for the best advice. Meet her at Brides to be Night on 20 January
Peatmoor-based wedding planner business Love to Plan is well into its fourth year of creating weddings to remember, and was shortlisted for southwest independent planner of the year in the 2012 Weddin...
Tree bring festive feel to hospice
Chance to enjoy tree over Christmas period. Register now for the Prospect Hospice Walk of Memories
Tree bring festive feel to hospice reception A fine blue spruce that sprouted from a sickly twig over 15 years ago has had to be cut down, but before going to the shredder, it was a fine s...
Kids - enter our great competition over Christmas
Young people encouraged to use their digits to produce well presented, neatest writing
Earlier this year super smooth TV personality Anton Du Beke of Strictly Come Dancing became the face of a writing competition launched by pen company uni-ball to get children to evoke their imaginat...
Special Swindon people wanted by 10 February
Mayor's Pride of Swindon Award 2012 launched
Do you know of a child or an adult who has displayed remarkable courage, or a gutsy community champion who has improved your area, an inspiring teacher, a neighbour who is always there - or even a tea...
Key Swindon services unaffected or closed by industrial action
Council and unions agree services that will continue on Wednesday 30 November. Full list of buildings and services that will be open for business
Essential council services which help the most vulnerable people in Swindon will be unaffected by Wednesday’s industrial action. It has been agreed with the unions that sheltered housin...
Empty Wichelstowe housing plots lit by taxpayers
Street lights illuminate farm fields whilst main roads are in the dark
Whilst Swindon Council is saving £20,000 a year by switching off 433 street lights on main roads through inhabited housing areas of the town, it has been burning electricity in an area that won'...
Celebrating the winners of npower’s Energy Challenge
Robert Buckland MP invites students to Westminster to present their award wnning ideas
Birmingham university students visited Westminster to present their award winning ideas on how the UK could deliver low carbon energy for the future.The team won this year’s RWE npower ‘En...
Number’s up: local MP takes part in MS challenge
Spotlight on Robert Buckland in 'Can you beat the MS lottery' challenge.
The spotlight was on Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon, at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, as he took part in the ‘Can you beat the MS lottery’ challenge. The interac...
Take a look behind the scenes at GWH
Something for all the family with free entry and parking at Trust's Open Day - Saturday 17 September
The public will get a chance to look behind the scenes at the Great Western Hospital at the Trust’s Open Day this Saturday, 17 September 2011. The free event, from 10am-3pm, has something for a...
GWH calls on people to hit new heights
90ft charity abseil off the roof of Great Western Hospital plus lots of other fun activities at Open Day - 17 September
Great Western Hospital is calling on local people to rise to the challenge and get involved in an adrenaline-fuelled abseil 90ft off the roof of the hospital on Saturday 17 September. The charity abs...
GWH maternity service recognised with prestigious award
Wiltshire maternity team wins prestigious award from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity
A Wiltshire maternity team has won a prestigious award from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity (APPGM) for care provided to women with high risk or complex pregnancies. The award was prese...
Nationwide Skydive for Macmillan
Six members of the Regional Liaison Team aim to raise £3000.
Six members of Nationwide's Regional Liaison Team (RLT) will all be jumping out of a plane in a bid to do something good for others. Jason Chandler, Wayne Ve...
First Swindon car club opens at 'The Triangle'
GOCO car club developed in partnership with Hab Oakus will provide sustainable travel option
GO! Co-operative Limited - trading as GOCO - a multi-stakeholder sustainable travel co-operative, is to launch the first car club in Swindon. The GOCO CAR car club has been developed in partnership ...
New Chief Executive announced for GWH
Nerissa Vaughan appointed as new Chief Executive for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A new Chief Executive for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation has been appointed. Nerissa Vaughan, currently Chief Executive of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust w...
Fun Cart Race Challenge at Coate Water - 17 July
Swindon's Soap Box Derby - come along to this fun, free community event
Family event looking for teams to design, build and race their own entries With the wind in their hair, crash helmets and padding at the ready, the students from Wizard Education have been testing ...
West Side Story @ Ridgeway School - 5 to 8 July
Presented by The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
...
Swindon MP joins former 'Eastender' to deliver petition
Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon joined by celebrity campaign supporter Martine McCutcheon to deliver largest petition to be handed to the Coalition Government
Robert Buckland, Conservative MP for South Swindon, has been joined by celebrity campaign supporter Martine McCutcheon to hand over a huge petition at No.10 Downing Street calling for greater protecti...
Wichelstowe canal restoration shortlisted for award
Swindon's new 'green' development in contention for two Waterways Renaissance Awards
Swindon’s new “green” development has been short listed for the national Waterways Renaissance Awards which are awarded by the Waterways Trust. Wichelstowe is in contention for two a...
