| £300 reward for information on swan attacks at Peatmoor Earlier this month swans nesting on Peatmoor lagoon were viciously attacked by being drenched in cooking oil. This ruins the waterproofing on the feathers and at least one of the cygne... Read More |
| 2003 Elections - Tories are largest party A huge swing to the Conservatives on May 1st took them to within 1 seat of an overall majority on Swindon Borough Council. As a result the council is now run by a Conservative administration. I... Read More |
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Freshbrook Way humps... residents suggestions taken up Thank you everyone who has taken the time to give us their views on Freshbrook Way 20mph zone. Overwhelmingly, everyone supports the 20mph zone and pelican crossing. Howeve... Read More |
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Sweet streams for the summer Cllr Mary Martin writes: Every summer I have had complaints regarding the stream by ASDA in West Swindon getting polluted when it is hot and dry and the natural flow of the stream is low. Following ... Read More |
| Chris Martin Wins His First Election Chris Martin, Cllr's Nick & Mary Martin's eldest son continued the family tradition of winning elections. Evening Advertiser - 2nd May 2003 The fight against tuition fees will continue, accordin... Read More |
| Tories Had Lower Tax Plan Evening Advertiser Letters Page - 25th March 2003 In response to Coun Mike Evemy's letter dated March 4. His letter clearly sees him in full political posturing in the run up to the May electi... Read More |
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Snout Football - Cllr Steve Wakefield Swindon councillor Steve Wakefield is a fan of snoutball football for pigs. Coun Wakefield (Shaw & Nine Elms, Con) invented the sport to entertain his farmyard friends. He said: "A... Read More |
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Cllr. Nick Martin Moves Resolution to support Town's Historic Heritage Resolution 21/11/2002 - The National Trust move to Swindon We the members of Swindon Borough Council believe that in their move to Swindon the National Trust has chosen the one place in Swi... Read More |
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Please note that this local news section is no longer being updated. Now that Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson have been elected to Parliam
Swindon’s two new Conservative MPs are to be ‘sworn in’ on Thursday 20 May. The historic ceremony will mean that Justin
Justin and Robert have issued the following statements, reacting to the start of the new Conservative government. Rob
Swindon’s two new Conservative MPs are this morning beginning their first full working week following their historic election victories last
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The Conservatives comfortably retained control of Swindon Borough Council at the local elections on 6 May 2010. The new make-up of the c
Justin Tomlinson was elected as the new Conservative MP for North Swindon with a massive majority over the Labour candidate of 7,060
Robert Buckland was elected MP for South Swindon with a majority of 3,544, beating Labour MP Anne Snelgrove.