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Swindon Museum and Art Gallery campaigners promised announcement next week

By Paul Wiltshire Campaigners stage a Free Our Croc demo outside the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Pictures: STUART HARRISON Thousands of people campaigning against the closure of Swindon’s museum have been urged to be patient as council chiefs prepare to unveil their plans for the future. Swindon Council has come under fire locally and nationally for closing the building in Bath Road because it fell foul of disability discrimination laws. More than 3,000 people have signed a petition organised by the Friends of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, calling for the facility to reopen. The council has also been criticised by the sector’s professional body, the Museums Association, and by the Council for British Archaeology.

Decision due on housing plan for Skinnergate, Darlington

The council’s planning committee is due to make a decision on the plans on Wednesday. The development is part of the council s regeneration plans, and fits with its desire to increase housing, and footfall, in the town centre. Historic England and the Council for British Archaeology were both broadly supportive of the plans. However, they both also expressed concerns about the demolition of 2 Raby Terrace, which Historic England said would be a loss to the significance of the conservation area. The Council for British Archaeology objected to the demolition of the building, as it said there was insufficient justification .

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