News archive
News published April 2019
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Residents reminded to register to vote for European Parliamentary elections
Swindon residents who are eligible to vote must register by Tuesday, 7 May in order to have their say in the European Parliamentary elections.
Published: 17th April 2019 -
More than 90 per cent of children get place at first choice primary school
Ninety-five per cent of four-year-olds have been offered a place in their first choice primary school for this September.
Published: 16th April 2019 -
Kind-hearted Intel employees donate sweet treats for isolated residents
More than 160 Easter treats were donated to the Council to put a spring into the step of isolated residents across the town.
Published: 16th April 2019 -
Book charting history of Swindon wins national award
A local history book about life in Swindon has won a prestigious national award.
Published: 12th April 2019 -
House extensions made simple with free Council workshops
Residents in Swindon are invited to a series of free workshops with Swindon Borough Council planners and surveyors to discuss their home building projects of all sizes.
Published: 8th April 2019 -
Speed into STEAM this Easter holiday
Children will be able to take part in some special activities to coincide with a new exhibition that is opening at STEAM over the Easter holidays.
Published: 5th April 2019 -
Multi-agency conference on protecting the vulnerable hailed a success
A conference looking at how to protect vulnerable children and adults against drug gangs and human trafficking has been hailed a success.
Published: 4th April 2019 -
New exhibition at STEAM looks at the GWR’s race to become the world’s fastest
A brand new exhibition charting the Great Western Railway’s (GWR) drive to be the fastest railway in the world will launch at STEAM on Saturday (6 April).
Published: 4th April 2019 -
Five men banned from the town centre for string of anti-social offences
Five men, who have blighted the lives of town centre shoppers and business owners by engaging in more than 150 separate recorded acts of anti-social behaviour, have been banned from parts of the town centre for the next 18 months.
Published: 3rd April 2019
