Fire authority set to increase its portion of council tax (but only by 4p a week)
Wiltshire Fire Service is only able to ask for an increase in this year’s council tax of £2.17 for Band D taxpayers - just 4p a week.
Vision for barn-style home revealed (but planners are recommending refusal)
Two separate, if similar, applications made by the same developer on the same plot of land will be discussed by councillors on Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee next week.
Rodbourne flats plan to be decided next week
Six flats, in a small block three storeys high, could be built if councillors follow planning officers recommendations next week.
Number of people taking the bus in Swindon falls (but more trips are being made)
FEWER and fewer of us are catching the bus to make our daily journeys.
Official figures confirm 'nearly £1m lost' in rents through empty homes
CRITICS of Swindon Borough Council say a huge jump in the number of empty council houses - known as voids - and the potential rent lost is down to poor decisions by management.
Council rehoming stray dogs - and a horse - more quickly
OFFICERS from Swindon Borough Council found themselves having to capture and then rehome a horse last year.
Police reveal no-deal Brexit plans days after refusing to reveal Brexit plans
Police in Wiltshire have said they have ‘robust’ plans for Brexit - especially a ‘no deal’ scenario – which some feel could cause unrest if food and medicines become scarce.
Listed Highworth shops plan includes three flats from one
Three flats could be made out of the house behind and above two shops in a historic building in Highworth's High Street.
Protesters accused of using fictional and inaccurate images in fight against science park application
THE company behind the plans for a very large distribution and research facility on the edge of Swindon has criticised the accuracy of material produced by opponents of the scheme.
