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 PS7 Update |
I am pleased that following my intense pressure on Swindon Borough Council on behalf of parents, the Council have announced that they will work to make PS7 in North Swindon operational as soon as possible to tackle the shortage of school places in...
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| Youth Facilities |
I recently visited Citifaith youth group at one of their Friday night meetings as part of my campaign for more youth facilities in Swindon. Until recently Swindon Borough council have not shown much interest in investing in such facilit...
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| Anti-social behaviour in Penhill and Pinehurst |
The anti social behaviour of problem neighbours continues to blight the lives of many constituents, and is an issue I regularly take up on behalf of individual constituents. I hope that some of the recent action taken by Swindon Borough...
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| Campaign to save bus services in Swindon |
Thamesdown Transport were planning to introduce changes to the bus services they provide in Swindon by October 2007, following a consultation period. I became aware that many of my constituents were unaware of these plans, and therefore had not ta...
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| Double taxation in Stratton |
My efforts to help ensure my constituents in Stratton get good facilities has been hampered by the unfair way Swindon Borough Council treats Stratton. Elswhere in Swindon, the council pays for community facilities, but not in Stratton where they a...
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| Recycling |
For the last three years I’ve been campaigning in Swindon to get a better recycling service for residents. The Government iscommitted to increasing recycling and composting rates across Britain and has set out yearly targets for Local Authori...
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| Gypsy Lane Traffic |
Residents on Cricklade Road continue to be concerned about the volume and speed of traffic on Gipsy Lane. I have been trying to persuadeSwindon Borough Council to address this issue, by introducing speed restrictions, a quieter road surface, an...
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| St Andrews Ridge |
After my long campaign on behalf of the residents of St Andrew’s Ridge, I am pleased that Tesco has now leased their convenience store in the village centre to anew tenant, who has opened for trading. Local residents are pleased to have a local sho...
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| Colebrook Road flooding |
The recent heavy rains have brought flooding to some homes in Swindon, and this has included three episodes in recent weeks of foul water flooding in several homes and gardens in Colebrook Road. The response from Thames Water has been lamentable, ...
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| Sound barriers on the A419 |
After sustained pressure from me for several years I am delighted that the Highways Agency has started to build the first section of sound barriers along the A419. The first section is for Lower Stratton (excluding Watermead), and barriers...
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| A by-pass for Blunsdon |
I am pleased to see the commencement of construction of the long awaited Blunsdon bypass on the A419, for which I have been campaigning since 1997. The Department for Transportation started work on the £65.6m scheme on 18 September, seven months ...
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| Farepak |
Since the collapse of the Swindon based company, Farepak, I have been trying to get a solution for constituents who lost money. I have been pressing ministers to take action and I have also been in touch with credit unions to look for ways to supp...
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| Anti-social behaviour in Haydon Wick |
Anti-social behaviour has become an increasing problem in Haydon Wick, and I have been working to ensure that the police and Swindon Borough Council Crime and Disorder Team are doing all they can to stop this nuisance. I have held public meetings ...
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| Improved facilities for Ferndale Rodbourne YC FC |
More youth recreational facilities are badly needed in North Swindon and I am delighted that Ferndale FC is proving so popular. They wish toimprove their facilities to allow them to expand further, and I have been pressing Swindon Borough Counc...
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| Allotments |
Although there are as yet no firm proposals, it seems that Swindon Borough Council has plans to develop the land on which many allotments in North Swindon are currentlysituated. I am opposed to the loss of this green space and recreational faci...
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| Cricklade HGV |
Many people in Cricklade have contacted me about the environmental damage caused by the increasing lorry traffic and their concerns about the time scale and effectiveness of Wiltshire County Council’s plans to tackle it. I have held a series of ...
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| Immigration Advisors |
I have alerted the Legal Services Commission to the shortage of specialised immigration advice workers and solicitors in Swindon and the difficulties that this creates, and called for them to take action. As a result of this they have set up...
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| Great Western Hospital |
In my first speech to Parliament in 1997 I called on the Labour Government to deliver a new hospital forSwindon to replace the ageing PMH. And I have worked ever since toget better health care in Swindon. The £170 million state ofthe art Great ...
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| £1/2m for STEAM |
I was closely involved in supporting the creation of Swindon’s STEAM museum, which is agreat asset to the town and preserves Swindon’s railway heritage. I lobbied the Heritage Lottery fund for more funds to help STEAM attract thevisitor numbers i...
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| Swindon's own dialysis unit |
I worked with the Swindon Kidney Patients Association on finding a location for the dialysis unit for Swindon patients before their new permanent home was built at the Great Western Hospital....
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After sustained pressure from me for several years I am delighted that the Highways Agency has started to build the first section of sound barriers along the A419. The first section is for Lower Stratton (excluding Watermead), and barriers...