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Tag: Anti-social behaviour

Challenging Anti-Social Behaviour Issues

Councillors Abdul Amin, Steve Allsopp and Emma Bushell at Swindon Central Police Station

Ward Councillors have seen an increasing amount of anti social behaviour in the Walcot and Park North area. This seems to be caused by a small number of teenagers in the ward. Councillors have held meetings with local police teams and the Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour team after hearing reports of increased anti-social behaviour. Cllr Abdul Amin said: ''We have held a number of meetings with the police to try to identify the perpetrators and increase police activity. Police have been…

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Update from your Liden, Eldene and Park South Councillors

Councillors Derique Montaut, Chris Watts, and Fay Howard

New Parish Councils New Parish councils are now being formed with Liden and Eldene joining Nythe Parish. Councillor Derique Montaut aims to join Nythe parish as he is concerned that Liden and Eldene residents will be under-represented on the parish during this year’s precept setting process. Thank you to those who have come forward interested in becoming parish councillors too. More parish councillors will still be needed. It is important for Eldene and Liden to have adequate representation as decisions…

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Fay Howard: Fairlawn Wall Repaired

A number of issues were raised in particular the wall in a bad state of repair as you drive into Fairlawn, and a problem with litter in local parks. We are delighted that the wall has now been repaired following the action we took on the issue.   Thank you to all those we spoke to on our recent visit to Fairlawn. A number of issues were raised in particular the wall in a bad state of repair as you drive into Fairlawn,…

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Swindon Labour Councillors will be presenting amendments to Council budget on 23rd February

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The Swindon Labour Group will be presenting an amendment to the Council Budget at Swindon Council’s Budget Meeting on Monday 23rd February. The Swindon Labour Group will be presenting an amendment to the Council Budget at Swindon Council’s Budget Meeting on Monday 23rd February. The amendment includes £250K worth of savings from Forward Swindon by bringing their offices and operations back within the Council, £32K will be saved from cutting the maximum number of Cabinet Members to just 8 (currently there…

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Cllr Bob Wright: Anti-Social Behaviour is still a Problem in Swindon

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The Swindon Labour Group’s Lead Member for Communities & Public Protection, Councillor Bob Wright, has urged the Government not to scrap Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and called for faster action to help tackle anti-social behaviour in Swindon.

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Tacking The Problems of Swindon’s Fleet Street

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The Shadow Police and Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson visited Swindon on Tuesday 23rd October in response to a request by Clare Moody, the Labour Police and Crime Commissionaire candidate for Wiltshire. The local Police and Pubwatch had asked local councillors for action to improve the Fleet Street area before it gets any worse.

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Tackling Anti Social Behaviour and Cleaning up the Community

Litter at Lainesmead: We organised a Clean Up session for Councillors and the community to clean up our area.  I have also asked for the lane by Lainesmead to be cleaned up by the Council.    Clean up Sussex Square: Over the summer we organised a clean up of Sussex Square as part of a day of action in the ward.  We have also arranged another clean up session during the Autumn.   Buckhurst Fields & New College: In the…

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Video: Reporting Graffiti in Mannington and Western

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  The first of our video's highlighting the work of Labour councillors in Swindon.  Labour Cllr Steve Wakefield shows how he locates and tackles graffiti in Mannington and Western ward.

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Public Meeting: Tackling Crime and Antisocial Behaviour

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In November 2012 Swindon and Wiltshire will elect the first Police and Crime Commissioner. South Swindon Labour Party would like to invite you to a public meeting to introduce Clare Moody, the Labour candidate, who will present the Labour Party vision and ideas for policing in the Borough and County. In November 2012 Swindon and Wiltshire will elect the first Police and Crime Commissioner. South Swindon Labour Party would like to invite you to a public meeting to introduce Clare Moody, the Labour candidate, who…

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Residents Concerns in Deburgh Street

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I didn’t have to wait long for my introduction to being a local Councillor and taking on casework.  Just a few days after the election, I was faced with the Swindon Advertiser’s front page detailing a fire in a derelict building in the ward and it wasn’t long before residents were contacting me. I didn’t have to wait long for my introduction to being a local Councillor and taking on casework.  Just a few days after the election, I was…

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Action on underage drinking and alcohol related behaviour

Swindon Borough Council and the Police have been taking action to tackle under age drinking. At a Licensing Committee meeting on Tuesday 11th May the Police presented the results of some of their town centre activity. Under age test buyers who looked under age attempted to buy drinks in pubs. The Police had warned Town Centre pubs in advance that they were going to test purchase. Area Pubs Successful Purchases Percentage New Town 13 4 30.76% Old Town 10 6 60%…

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