THESE are all of the death notices published in the Swindon Advertiser for the week beginning January 25 2021.
PATRICIA ANN (PAT) TOWNSEND passed away peacefully at Orchid Care Home in Swindon on January 11 2021, aged 82. Now you are peacefully sleeping Away from all your pain, But the love in our hearts will always remain Much loved Mum to Louise, and Sister to Susan and Jean. She joins in her rest with her beloved Husband Roy and Daughter Linda. A private funeral will be held on February 3 at Kingsdown Crematorium, any donations would be appreciated for Blue Cross or Brighter Futures at https://patriciatownsend.muchloved.com
Millions of pounds worth of government funding could be heading to Swindon to help prevent flooding. The borough council has submitted a bid to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ flood and coastal resilience innovation programme in a bid to secure up to £6m for flood mitigation measures in Wanborough, Highworth, Abbey Meads, Taw Hill and Haydon End. Proposals include retro-fitting drainage systems and natural flood management in the areas to reduce flood risk and reduce the council’s carbon footprint. Gary Sumner, cabinet member for strategic infrastructure, transport and planning, said: “Flooding can be devastating for communities and we have seen here in Swindon in recent years how major flood events can cause huge problems for residents.
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Stephanie Colasanti s Wiltshire Police custody shot A Wanborough woman who treated her great aunt’s bank account as her “own piggy bank” has lost a bid to challenge her conviction and sentence. Stephanie Colasanti was jailed for six years in 2019 after a jury at Swindon Crown Court found her guilty of fraud a year earlier. Now, the 33-year-old has been refused leave to appeal her conviction, sentence and a confiscation order. The Court of Appeal confirmed that a single judge had refused leave to appeal last October. Permission to appeal a crown court case must be given before the matter can be heard by appeal court justices in London.
MANY homes in Swindon are incapable of accessing full-fibre broadband, figures have revealed. Figures from the House of Commons library showed just 17.5 per cent of households in North Swindon and 11.2 per cent in South Swindon could receive speeds of one gigabits per second in September 2020. This coverage differs greatly throughout both constituencies – from 48.5 per cent of homes in Mouldon Hill and Oakhurst, to none in four other areas. And from 43.8 per cent of homes in Broad Blunsdon, South Marston and Wanborough, to 1.2 per cent in Kingshill and Okus. A group of MPs has warned the government’s pledge of gigabit broadband for 85 percent of the UK by 2025 will not be met, leaving those in rural areas with slow connectivity for years to come.