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Swindon Borough Council

The entrance to Kingdown Crematorium and Cemetery.

Urgent £640k repairs needed at crematorium - report

Kingsdown Crematorium in Swindon has experienced issues with machinery since 2022.

Mayor of Swindon Imtiyaz Shaikh puts a spade in the ground at new Wichelstowe development

Housing firm's future to be decided after £1.7m loss

A new report presented to Swindon Borough Council's cabinet demonstrates the scale of the losses.

A smiling woman wearing a florist's apron standing outside a flower shop on Devizes Road in Swindon with a view down the road to the left.

Three-month road closure divides opinion

Businesses hope the major road closure will lead to more footfall, despite commuting concerns.

A dog walker can be seen on parkland with long grass with paths mown through and trees surrounding. Green fields in the distance.

Possible golf course homes plan a 'catastrophe'

Councillors are asked to back a controversial option for 700 homes on the site.

Jim Robbins outside red brick council building looking at the camera. He wears a suit with a red tie.

'Serious failings' in council homes say inspectors

Swindon Borough Council needs to make "significant improvements" to the homes it manages.

Jim Robbins smiles at the camera wearing a black jacket. Behind him, a wide bird's-eye view of Swinond, a variety of buildings, trees and parks with the countryside in the background.

New homes, venues and 'student village' in plan

More than 8,000 homes, entertainment venues and an education facility are included in the plan.

Three men and four women standing in front of a mobile food van including a police officer and two men in suits, holding takeaway coffees.

Mobile cafe for youth offenders opens its doors

The project gives young people the chance to become baristas to prevent reoffending.

The dome of the Oasis leisure centre can be seen in the middle of an unused green space.

Green space around leisure centre could be sold

A green space around a leisure centre could be sold and turned into flats.

Patricia and Peter standing in their garden wearing coats on an overcast day. You can see sandbags behind them against their garden fence.

Elderly woman on anxiety medication after flooding

Patricia and Peter Clarke say they have have spent around £8,000 protecting their home from water.