Businesses react to news of second national lockdown
By Nick Batten
on 3 November, 2020
In response to Boris Johnson’s recent announcement that England would be entering a second national lockdown this Thursday, The Business...
Council highlights Swindon’s economic recovery with new campaign
By Anita Jaynes
on 8 September, 2020
A new campaign called Swindon’s Bouncing Back has been launched to highlight the positive steps taken by Swindon Borough Council and various...
Council leader welcomes multi-million-pound investment in town centre
By Nick Batten
on 27 February, 2023
Plans to invest £7.5m in one of Swindon’s most prominent office blocks is a vote of confidence in the town, according to the Leader of Swindon...
Create Studios to benefit from Swindon’s £19m share of the government’s Towns Fund
By Nick Batten
on 18 March, 2021
In the recent Budget announcement, Create Studios was one of seven local projects to be supported from regeneration funding as part of...
Economic think tank puts Swindon among the UK’s top towns and cities
By Nick Batten
on 31 January, 2018
Swindon continues to have one of the best-performing economies in the country, according to the latest outlook report released by the independent think...
Panattoni submits planning application to redevelop old Honda site
By Nick Batten
on 1 March, 2022
A planning application to redevelop the former Honda site in South Marston has been submitted by its new owner, Panattoni.
The company, which is...
Sculpture unveiled to celebrate Swindon’s COVID-19 response
By Nick Batten
on 28 March, 2023
The work of NHS staff, key workers and the selfless way volunteers came together during the coronavirus pandemic has been recognised at one of...
Swindon set to enjoy £495m economic boost from CityFibre’s Full Fibre rollout
By Anita Jaynes
on 11 July, 2022
A new report commissioned by CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent carrier-neutral Full Fibre platform, has identified that Swindon stands to be a...
Swindon town centre regeneration projects secure £11M in government funds
By Nick Batten
on 27 January, 2022
Two infrastructure projects in Swindon have been awarded a total of £11 million through the Government’s Towns Fund.
The first was for...
Swindon Trust still determined to upgrade museum despite missing out on HLF funds
By Nick Batten
on 14 May, 2018
Trustees of the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Trust (The Trust) – which leads the project to build a new museum and art gallery in Swindon-...