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AN ambitious plan to revamp the Health Hydro could move a step closer to reality when chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils his Budget today. Swindon Borough Council has bid for £25m of Towns Fund money from the government – and would spend a fifth of that at the Milton Road facility. The refurbishment of the 19th century Grade II*-listed Health Hydro would include re-opening the small pool. Cabinet member for the town centre, heritage and culture Dale Heenan told members of the resources and...

The towering crane at the site of the new Zurich headquarters at Kimmerfields Picture: DAVE COX THERE will be no early Christmas present for the councillors and business figures overseeing the regeneration of key areas of Swindon. They might be kept waiting for announcements on up to £50m worth of funding for major schemes until January. Swindon Borough Council has submitted ambitious £25m bids to two separate government funds – the Towns Fund and the Future High Streets. ...