EVERYBODY in the town can now access asymptomatic tests to help halt the spread of coronavirus. The council’s director of public health Steve Maddern joined South Swindon MP Robert Buckland at the Foundation Park testing site – next to the County Ground – on the day the government launched its new campaign to encourage testing. Mr Maddern told the Adver: “It’s my first opportunity to get out and about and explore some of the test sites and I’m really happy to see the fantastic work they are doing here. “The set-up here is fantastic, the staff training and the engagement have been brilliant.”
Robert Buckland The Easter Bank Holiday began with good news for Swindon as it was announced that our town will receive an additional £133,688 from the government as part of the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund, designed to help local organisations through this difficult Covid period. This brings the total amount of funding received so far in Swindon from the fund to £460,688 Our cultural, creative and heritage sectors have been some of the hardest hit by Covid-19 and I was pleased in July last year when the Government announced an unprecedented £1.57 billion support package to see them through the crisis.