Thank you to all our schools for serving our communities so well during lockdown.
Thank you to all our schools for serving our communities so well during lockdown.
The Swindon Labour group has published a wide-ranging ‘recovery plan’ aimed at kick-starting Swindon’s economy and modernising Swindon Borough Council. The 8-point plan encourages greater cross-Party working and to improve community participation in decision making.
Work by The Children’s Society shows that over a quarter of the 23,968 children living in South Swindon constituency alone, live in poverty.
On the first official day of campaigning of this General Election, 1500 voters in Swindon have been told by Swindon Borough Council that they are being removed from the electoral register.
The Swindon Labour Group have as accused Swindon’s Conservative administration of gambling £60m of Swindon taxpayers money on infrastructure as part of the Eastern Villages Development.
Swindon Labour’s Local Election Manifesto 2019
We will build 1000 council houses in 5 years We will re-introduce children’s centres to Swindon We will increase recruitment of enforcement officers and fund more PCSOs to support the police We will support local businesses by prioritising them when allocating public sector contracts We will set up a £2m fund to support the Honda workforce, their supply chain and other workers affected by any future economic downturn
On the evening of Tuesday, 4th December, the day the government was plunged into shame and defeat, the people of South Swindon came together in hope and unity.
The Swindon Labour Group is delighted to hear that the bid for Heritage Action Zone status for the Railway Village and Railway Works area has been successful.
The Labour Group strongly object to the Council’s proposal to scrap plastics recycling collection. When Swindon already has a terrible recycling rate, we think this decision is a further backward step.
Nadine Watts was re-elected as Councillor for Old Town & East Wichel in the local elections on 3 May with an increased majority and 50% of the vote.
Sarah Church provides an update on her community work and campaign activities.