Liden & Eldene Councillors, Chris Watts, Fay Howard and Derique Montaut, has called on Swindon Borough Council to reverse its decision to place Eldene and Liden in to the current Nythe Parish. Their calls have come following information being discovered about problems Nythe Parish Council has faced. Since its inception in 2014 Nythe Parish Council have had 4 Parish Clerks and are struggling to be quorate for its meetings. Currently the Parish Council only has 2 Parish Councillors and have…
Councillor Chris Watts has hit the ground running as your new Councillor covering Park South, Liden & Eldene. Chris, Derique & Fay have been going door to door across the ward meeting as many of you as we can. Councillor Chris Watts has hit the ground running as your new Councillor covering Park South, Liden & Eldene. Chris, Derique & Fay have been going door to door across the ward meeting as many of you as we can. We have…
Eldene has been without a post office since the opening of Morrisons in 2014. The local area is in need a Post Office provision due to the high density of sheltered housing and poor public transport links to alternative locations. Having a post office would benefit everybody but in particular the elderly in our community. Eldene has been without a post office since the opening of Morrisons in 2014. The local area is in need a Post Office provision due…
Thank you to all who came along to our first two Councillor surgeries in Morrisons. These now coincide with the supermarkets charity coffee & cake events so please do come along, meet us and support the good causes. Thank you to all who came along to our first two Councillor surgeries in Morrisons. These now coincide with the supermarkets charity coffee & cake events so please do come along, meet us and support the good causes. Resident Advice Surgeries We…
We have been in communication with the Morrisons Community Champion who has raised the issue with the new store manager. We have been in communication with the Morrisons Community Champion who has raised the issue with the new store manager. The manager will discuss this with Morrison's HQ and report back soon.
With the removing of utility infrastructure & any asbestos, the site of the shops will soon be demolished. Care will be taken to ensure safety for all & access to the community centre, health centre & school. With the removing of utility infrastructure & any asbestos, the site of the shops will soon be demolished. Care will be taken to ensure safety for all & access to the community centre, health centre & school. We have facilitated facilitated a working…
Thank you for all who got in touch and who have signed the petition. We also been going door to door to collect signatures & joined ERA in collecting signatures at Morrisons on a Saturday in July. Thank you for all who got in touch and who have signed the petition. We also been going door to door to collect signatures & joined ERA in collecting signatures at Morrisons on a Saturday in July. The Petition will going to the…
We are very disappointed to hear that Thamesdown Transport has closed the number 20 bus service. We are very disappointed to hear that Thamesdown Transport has closed the number 20 bus service. This service helped transport Eldene and Liden residents to the hospital and Greenbridge retail park. We understand a local petition has been set up to call on the bus service to be retained and we hope there can be a way to keep this service retained. If you…
The latest news we have on the post office is that someone is interested to take on a post office unit tenancy within a newsagent type shop at the Morrison’s site. The latest news we have on the post office is that someone is interested to take on a post office unit tenancy within a newsagent type shop at the Morrison’s site. The post office has advised that they may only offer a “Post Office Local” service in this location, which offers a more limited range of…
Your Labour team in Liden, Eldene and Park South ward are working hard for residents all year round, we've summarised some of the issues we've tackled in this article… In Liden Having been raising the case that more money was needed for Liden centre improvements we welcome the recent news the the council are to put more money in. Having seen it cut to just £30,000 by the Conservative Council. Okebourne Park path is due to be completed by May. Fairlawn entrance wall was…
Abandoned shopping trolleys have been a blight across Eldene, and into Liden and Parks. Councillor Fay Howard has been working with the newly formed ERA – Eldene Residents Association reporting the nuisance and contacting Morrisons to see things improved. Abandoned shopping trolleys have been a blight across Eldene, and into Liden and Parks. Councillor Fay Howard has been working with the newly formed ERA – Eldene Residents Association reporting the nuisance and contacting Morrisons to see things improved. Today…
We are pleased to welcome Chris Watts to the Local Labour team. Chris Watts is 48 years old and married with 3 children. He has worked in IT for 25 years and ran his own business for 10 years. Pictured: Cllr Derique Montaut, Candidate Chris Watts, and Cllr Fay Howard We are pleased to welcome Chris Watts to the Local Labour team. Chris Watts is 48 years old and married with 3 children. He has worked in IT for 25…