A new mural designed by young people and children is at the heart of Park North's new youth centre, The Base 🎉

A sister mural sits in place at the new Children's Emergency Department at Great Western Hospital in a project supported by partners including WAY Swindon and Wiltshire Police.

On Wednesday (19 March), Cabinet Members will review the Council’s annual Local Transport Plan, which sets out spending on Swindon’s roads in the next year.

Cabinet will consider proposed spending of £1.5m on resurfacing several major roads and £1.2m on maintaining a number of minor roads.

Now complete: resurfacing of the road into Great Western Hospital. 🚗🚕

If you've travelled into @gwhnhs.bsky.social over the past fortnight, thanks for your patience while we've made these improvements.

📢 We are delighted to announce that the Council's Adult Community Learning services have been rated as Good once again by Ofsted 🎉

Read more on our website: www.swindon.gov.uk/news/article...

#FairerSwindon

A proposal for hourly rail services between Oxford, Swindon & Bristol is being backed by SBC, MPs & regional transport bodies.

Subject to approval from Govt, the new service could start as early as next year, building on GWR's successful weekend trial that started in Sept 2024.

A £250m plan to invest in raising the standard of council housing for families across Swindon over the next five years was approved at a meeting of Full Council last week.

Read more about the investment plan on our website: www.swindon.gov.uk/news/article...

Cracking show Gromit! Live performances of Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers are coming to the STEAM Museum! 🧀🐕🐧

Following a couple of suspicious sightings of evil penguin Feathers McGraw last week, Gromit has arrived to prevent him from sabotaging the May shows.

The £918m transformation of one of the UK’s largest brownfield developments in Swindon is rapidly progressing on the former Honda site.

Work on the largest industrial unit is due to start in the Spring & interest in the site from firms who want to invest and relocate to Swindon is strong.

😀 Swindon has been shortlisted in the #LGCAwards 2025.

Our ‘Most improved council’ entry drew on feedback from residents, colleagues & the views of Ofsted & the LGA to evidence progress in improving services, strengthening engagement & our organisational culture.

awards.lgcplus.com/2025/en/page...

New plans to invest £250m into the Council's housing stock over the next five years 🏠

Cabinet Members will next week (12 Feb) be asked to review plans to invest more than £250m in raising the standard of council housing for local families.

Read more: www.swindon.gov.uk/news/article...

With temperatures dropping to -2 degrees C in Swindon tonight, the team are out gritting 210 miles of major routes tonight.

Here's the map of roads covered:
maps.swindon.gov.uk/SBCatMyCounc...

New school places for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 🏫

Next week, Cabinet Members will consider proposals to create up to 158 more new places at local primary, secondary and specialist education providers.

Read more: www.swindon.gov.uk/news/article...

Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay, marking the 80th anniversary since the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.

We remember the millions who were murdered in the Holocaust, other victims of Nazi persecution and those who died in subsequent genocides.

We're searching for a pilot who left his helicopter in Lydiard Park🚁

If you recently took a remote-controlled copter to the park, and didn't have a happy landing, email: [email protected]

You’ll need to describe it and bring the controller when you collect to prove it's yours

Storm Darragh kept the tree maintenance team busy over the weekend.🌲

Sadly two large Spruce trees, located in front of the cottage in the Coate Water car park, fell as a result of the strong winds.

The team removed the fallen trees, made the area safe and will now set about repairing any damage

Have your say on Swindon’s latest sports hub.🏅

We're working with Wroughton Parish Council to develop a new sports hub in at Wichelstowe which could include:

⚽ a floodlit all-weather pitch
🌿 grass pitches
🏠 a pavilion with changing rooms (and potentially a community space and café)
😆 play areas

🎙️The latest episode of PH Spotlight, our video podcast made together with Panoramic Associates is now available!

This time, we hear from Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health @swindoncouncil.bsky.social .

👀Watch now ➡️bit.ly/PHSpotlight

Morning Swindon,

Energy regulator Ofgem this morning announced the latest Energy Price Cap rates from 1 January 2025:
www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2024/11...

Worried about paying your energy bills?
There's help & support available:
www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20013/b...

Thank you to our everyone who attended the first of three Let's Talk Swindon events at New College last night.

Your feedback on the Council's vision for the town centre will help us to shape a future for Swindon.

Find our upcoming events:
direc.to/mos2