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WILDFLOWER spaces and woodland are to be created as part of plans to improve the area around Shaftesbury Lake. Nythe, Eldene and Liden Parish Council wants to create a new town garden area, and a wildflower and woodland zone at either end of the lake between Park South and Eldene. The work, due to start…

Barbara and I have been out in Nythe and picked up over 100 gas canisters and many beer bottles around the bus stop and Nythe Lake. We have reported Anti Social Behaviour this weekend to the Police and will also report this. We encourage everyone who sees this going on to report this to the…

Official figures have shown that Cllr Kevin Parry has done the highest amount of case work for residents six years in a row. Kevin, “It was my one of my election promises that I would work hard for the residents and I will continue to do so”.

Cllr Kevin Parry “I am pleased to be a volunteer to help deliver medication to people self isolating in these difficult times”

Due to the coronavirus we have seen a massive change in the Council and staff shortages.   I volunteered to help with the waste recycling and was helping on the front line with the crew.  

Cllr Kevin Parry has been elected as the Mayor of Swindon.  Cllr Kevin Parry, “I am delighted to have been elected as the Mayor of Swindon, it is a true honour and privilege”.

Councillors Barbara & Kevin Parry have been working hard with the Police and SBC to tackle County Lines. A strong network including other partners is being created and this work is fully supported by Robert Buckland MP QC and he is doing all that he can to help both locally and nationally. Cllr Barbara Parry,…

Official figures show that I have the highest recorded case work out of all 57 Councillors for the 5th Year running. I am a proactive Councillor, always working on the ground for residents and these results show that I work day in, day out all year round.

10 Years of Writing in the Handy Mag It is hard to believe that it is my 10th year Anniversary of writing in the Handy Mag and I’m still going strong. The Strategic Housing & Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) Covingham & Dorcan Ward Every Council must follow a legal process every five years to…

Dozens  of green-fingered protestors planted 120 saplings to make a hedge on land in Covingham Park that has been earmarked for housing development. Swindon Borough Council’s Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment suggests that 32 homes could be built around the park but residents and politicians have opposed the idea. Cllr Kevin Parry said,…