Tonight’s meeting of the Full Council will provoke challenge, debate and, I dare say, a fair dose of point scoring.
With just over a month until Christmas Day children up and down the country will be busily writing their letters to Santa before counting down the days until the morning of December 25.
Tomorrow I have the pleasure of attending a turf cutting ceremony to mark the start of work to build a new free secondary school in Swindon, writes borough council leader DAVID RENARD.
Some of you may have seen the current series of ‘999: What’s Your Emergency?’ which has been focussing on the issues the Police deal with in Swindon and Wiltshire, writes Swindon Borough Council leader DAVID RENARD.
The flag at the Civic Offices has been at half-mast on too many occasions over the last few months, a sombre reminder of the tragedies that have hit communities hard up and down the country.
It might appear to some that local democracy has become a bit like waiting for a bus: nothing for ages then three come along at once - parish elections, the neighbourhood plan referendum and general election.
LAST week a lively session took place in the Council Chamber as we debated next year’s budget and I was pleased that Swindon residents attended to offer their own perspectives.
IT IS clear to me that Swindon, along with the rest of the UK, needs a thriving local economy where entrepreneurs can create the wealth and jobs the nation needs.
YESTERDAY I had the pleasure of helping to display our vision for a new museum and art gallery to art enthusiasts in London.
