News archive
News published September 2020
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Council prepares for new COVID-19 app
Residents visiting council buildings will be asked to scan NHS QR code posters from today (24 Sep), in order to comply with new Test and Trace guidelines.
Published: 24th September 2020 -
Parents urged by Council to apply now for school places
Parents and carers with children entering primary, junior or secondary school for the first time next year are being advised by Swindon Borough Council that they now need to apply for school places.
Published: 24th September 2020 -
Swindon off Government COVID watchlist but residents urged not to relax
Swindon has been removed from the Government’s COVID-19 national watchlist after a significant and sustained fall in its infection case rate.
Published: 18th September 2020 -
New Eastern Villages receives major boost thanks to Government funding for new link road
Funding is now in place for a key link road, which will form an important part of Swindon’s New Eastern Villages (NEV).
Published: 17th September 2020 -
Public advised to keep trying national portal as new testing site opens in Swindon
A third coronavirus testing centre has opened in Swindon to boost testing capacity in the town.
Published: 15th September 2020 -
Swindon’s STEAM Museum to reopen on 17 September
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway has announced plans to reopen its doors to the public.
Published: 15th September 2020 -
Residents urged to keep up the good work as Swindon comes down watchlist
People in Swindon are being encouraged to keep following public health COVID-19 guidelines after the town today (11 Sep) moved back down the Government’s national watchlist.
Published: 11th September 2020 -
Stores caught with illegal tobacco in Swindon
Stores were caught with illegal tobacco in a joint operation between Swindon Borough Council’s Trading Standards team and Wiltshire Police.
Published: 11th September 2020 -
Park users to benefit from Stanton access road upgrade
Today (9 Sep), significant excavation and repair work started on the access road into popular Stanton Country Park.
Published: 9th September 2020 -
Council starts work on two schemes to promote sustainable travel
Two popular Swindon paths are being improved to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
Published: 9th September 2020
