Former council care boss says funding system needs to be changed
The costs of adult social care are threatening to swallow up budgets of councils across the country.
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Local Democracy Reporter - all things Swindon Borough Council
Local Democracy Reporter - all things Swindon Borough Council
The costs of adult social care are threatening to swallow up budgets of councils across the country.
Social workers recruited in India by Swindon Borough Council might be about to go on strike.
Smokers in Swindon have been giving up at a rate faster than nearly everywhere else in the country.
The latest plans being considered by Swindon Borough Council's planning department.
An appeal has been launched by the owner of a farmhouse in the countryside near Swindon against the council’s refusal of a plan to demolish buildings and build two new houses.
A pharmaceutical company is looking to expand in Swindon.
The developer behind a scheme to convert a local Old Town landmark into flats for 22 people has appealed against Swindon Borough Council’s refusal of permission.
A disused factory in the streets of central Swindon can be turned into flats.
Significant savings in Swindon Borough Council’s spending have eased fear about the authority’s financial position – at least for a while.
It turns out there are two people who don’t consider themselves politicians running for election and political office in Swindon & Wiltshire this year.
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