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People living on the Shrivenham Road on the approach to Highworth say they are gobsmacked at a decision by councillors to give the green light to a 250-home estate. Even the members of Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee, which gave outline consent to the plan by Gladman Developments, did so with visible reluctance and resignation. The concerns of residents and councillors focused not just on the narrowness and danger presented by the road just south of Highworth's centre, but the impact on schools and GP’s surgeries. Worries about the road and the risk increased traffic ...

Editor’s Note: The following announcement was issued by #MusiciansForPalestine on May 27, 2021. Mondoweiss occasionally publishes press releases and statements from organizations in an effort to draw attention to overlooked issues. May 27th at 9:00am EST marks the launch of #MusiciansForPalestine, a letter from  more than 600 musicians that says, “we speak together and demand justice, dignity and the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people and all who are fighting colonial dispossession and violence across the planet.”  Support comes from artists from the Palestinia...

Print On Thursday, more than 600 musicians from around the world issued a letter addressing the recent violence between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and calling on musicians “to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people.” The letter, published by the organization Musicians for Palestine, was signed by artists including Patti Smith, Rage Against the Machine, Run the Jewels, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Noname, the Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought, Royce da 5’9" and Cypress Hill. “As...

Though currently residing nearly 1,000 miles from Houston, Emanuel Sharp already considers the Bayou City his home.

LOCAL ELECTIONS Clockwise from top left: Andrew Day (Green), Vijay Manro (Conservative), Michael Heal (Lib Dem), Tara Hurst (Independent) and Keir Baynham (Labour) are standing on May 6 Both Blunsdon and Highworth are feeling the effects of development and expansion – and many living in the area are fearing more.  Developers have been very active in this ward – attracted by good links into Swindon. This is particularly true of Blunsdon, where several parcels of land just to the north of the main route into town via the Coldharbour junction have had applications for housing developmen...