| CONSULTATION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? The news that next years Council Tax is set to rise by four times the rate of inflation while Council services are being reduced has shocked the residents of Swindon. Paying more for less certai... Read More |
| Direct Unspent Money To Schools Plea The Department for Education and Skills has £530 million of a £1.1 billion windfall at its disposal. The Conservatives on Swindon Borough Council want to see some of this unspent public ... Read More |
| Labour Legacy Threatens Next Years Council Tax TAXPAYERS could be faced with a council tax hike of 15 per cent to improve Swindon's failing and cash-strapped education service. Nick Martin the man charged with sorting out Swindon's cash ... Read More |
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Paul Doherty In West Swindon Councillors Doug Stewart, Mary Martin and Steve Wakefield taking Swindon Borough Council's Chief Executive to meet teenagers in Toothill Village Centre. ... Read More |
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Doug Stewart gets result for PepperBox Hill Following months of pressure by Councillor Doug Stewart the developers have sent the cash to get the pavements completed. For months the work was delayed whilst 'specifications were discussed' and ... Read More |
| Conservative Cabinet to Run Swindon PRESS RELEASE 12/10/01 01:11PM Conservative Cabinet to Run Swindon For the first time in 23 years Swindon Council will be lead by a Conservative Councillor. Mike Bawden Councillor for Lawns a... Read More |
| Labour OFSTED incompetency brings down council Conservatives and Liberals joined forces to overturn Swindon council's Labour administration on 27th September. Cllr Mike Bawden (Conservative, Lawns) said "It gives me no pleasure to move this motio... Read More |
| Youth Service - yet another critical report A self-audit of the youth service showed yet another catalogue of weaknesses and areas for improvement, mirroring the damning Swindon OFSTED report. Out of 23 reviewed ar... 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Please note that this local news section is no longer being updated.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.