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MEET THE CANDIDATES Clockwise from top left: Ravi Venkatesh (Labour), Dan Smith (Conservative), Kate Henery (Green), Daniel Legg (Independent) and Michelle Horrobin (Lib Dem) are standing in Penhill and Upper Stratton on May 6 Looking at Penhill now, it’s hard to believe it was once a farm on the outskirts of a much smaller Swindon.  The town was growing after the Second World War and new homes were needed. The Penhill estate was built as public housing in the early 1950s.  Like its n...

Haydon Wick flooding in 2007 Haydon Wick – originally small village distinct from Swindon – was part of the rapid post-war expansion of the town in the latter half of the 20th century. Now it is one of the town’s inner suburbs, with Priory Vale and Blunsdon St Andrew forming the outer boundary of the borough further north and west. It’s an area of modern family homes designed in the fashion of the late 20th century with lots of cul-de-sacs coming off curving primary roads. It ha...

Paxton House Old Town: Work may soon start on converting a three storey-office block just off Victoria Road into 24 flats. Segrue Investments already has permitted development approval to convert Paxton House, pictured, the modern block next to the car park, into the apartments and it has lodged a notification of change of use. The conversion over three floors will house three two-bedroom flats, 10 single-bed flats and 11 studio flats. Chiseldon: The Unicorn Business Park in the village nea...

THE BEST - FIVE OUT OF FIVE G W Hunt and Son, 176 Rodbourne Road, Swindon, SN2 2AF. Inspected on March 4 2021. Pizza Go Go, 31 Faringdon Road Swindon, SN1 5AR. Inspected on February 23 2021. Autograph at B&Q Distribution Centre buildings 1 & 2, Unit 1 Milne Way Swindon Swindon, SN3 4AJ. Inspected on March 11 2021. Andrew Hiscock Family Butcher Ltd, Unit 25 Lower Basset Down Workshops, Basset Down, Swindon, SN4 9QP. Inspected on March 4 2021. Cheeky Chimps Nursery, Hyde Road, Upper Stratton, ...

A Rodrigues has been given permission to change the use of number 39 Regent Circus from a shop to a restaurant TOWN CENTRE: A new eatery could be coming to the top of Regent Street. Applicant A Rodrigues has been given permission to change the use of number 39 Regent Circus from a shop to a restaurant. His application does not specify what sort of food will be served. The unit has been used as a Cats Protection charity shop and is between a grilled chicken takeaway and Central Church at t...

He wants to have seven flats there instead of five. His application documents show the existing floorplans to be divided into seven flats, and he has appended two statements from the former and current owners. Colin and Geraldine Marr, who owned the building between 2003 and 2012, and Graham Hobbs, who bought it in 2012 and still owns it, say it was divided into seven flats. Mr Hobbs said: “It was purchased as seven flats with sitting tenants in situ and has been operated continuously...

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By Advertiser Reporter Ratings images: FSA; File image of a kebab: PIXABAY Weve listed all the businesses given a rating by the Food Standards Agency in November. 1* 2* Cues Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PP Hygienic food handling - Improvement necessary Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building - Generally satisfactory Management of food safety - Generally satisfactory Date of inspection: December 10, 2020 Hygienic food h...

Castle Eaton: A business that turns thrown-away food and scraps into gas is looking to expand. Biomethane Castle Eaton Ltd runs an anaerobic digester on a site in the country just south of the village near Cricklade. Anaerobic digesters take organic material such as food or garden or agricultural waste, and lock it into airtight tanks. This increases the rate of breakdown of the material and creates methane gas to be used for energy and compost. The company has asked for permission to i...

Labour group leader Jim Grant is hoping to end the Conservatives’ stranglehold and wants Swindonians to learn the lessons of 2020 The leader of Swindon’s Labour opposition hopes the lessons of 2020 will be remembered by people in Swindon – and says the past 12 months have shown the importance of community. Looking forward to the 2021 local elections scheduled for May, councillor Jim Grant first looked back over the last year. He said: “2020 was a year unlike any oth...