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A multi-million pound scheme, which will tackle congestion and help unlock thousands of new homes in Swindon, has now opened to traffic.

National Highways, the company responsible for England’s motorways and major A-roads, teamed up with Swindon Borough Council, Swindon and Wiltshire

THE closed section of Merlin Way that allows access to the A419 could be open next month.

There are just three weeks left for the people to influence how Swindon and its satellite villages change and grow over the next 15 years.

Councillors and local authority officers in Swindon will be asked to declare offers of gifts and hospitality from companies and other organisations…

PLANNING permission for 2,380 new homes has been granted at South Marston and Rowborough as part of the New Eastern Villages development.

Catastrophic strategy

APPOINTING a Swindon councillor as the new leader of a committee after he resigned for insulting a museum group has sparked an outcry.

Work at Junction 16 of the M4 A Swindon motorist has criticised the borough council for the cost of a delayed major roads project. As work continues on widening Junction 15 of the M4 and the council’s scrutiny committee launches an investigation into why major roads projects in the borough often overrun in time and costs, reader Derek Richards got in touch with the Adver. He queried the way the overrunning works at Junction 16 three years ago was reported. At the time, Swindon Borough...

COMMUNITY speed watch volunteers in Swindon and Wiltshire now have a dedicated officer overseeing the schemes and new kit to catch speeding drivers. The new role of police community speedwatch enforcement officer will complement existing methods carried out by the roads policing unit and community policing teams which aim to reduce road casualties and keep the countys roads safer. Around 1,000 people are involved in community speedwatch schemes in 20, 30 and 40mph areas. Plus, more than...