Get ready for polling day Last year was the first year since 2013 when there was no election in Swindon. But to make up for a missed year, there are at least two, and for some, three elections in one go this year. Every ward in Swindon will be electing candidates to Swindon Borough Council this year. It should have been a year off for Chiseldon and Lawn but the recent death of deputy Mayor Brian Mattock has forced a by-election. There are also elections for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Swindon and Wiltshire and there are elections in nine of Swindon’s parish councils - Bishopstone, Blunsdon, Central Swindon North, Covingham, Haydon Wick, Liddington, St Andrews, Wanborough and Nythe, Eldene & Liden.
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CONCERNS have been raised over the future of Liden Library following the permanent closure of nearby Covingham Library Sean Wilson worries that Liden s community hub could be closing as it is managed by the Swindon Community Library Trust, which used to run the Covingham facility from 2017 before handing over responsibilities to the Friends of Covingham Library in early 2020. The trust, founded by Coun Dale Heenan, insists Liden Library will be reopening shortly and that its future is secured with funding from the parish council. Mr Wilson said: The library trust ran out of money to run Covingham and has sought to blame other parties such as the Friends for its closure.
Closure concerns for Liden Library after Covingham's shut - but parish and trust insist its future is secure swindonadvertiser.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swindonadvertiser.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.