Swindon council briefed on bankruptcy over £18m shortfall last year 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.
The state of the road surface at a major junction in central Swindon has sparked a petition calling for it to be fixed. Rodbourne Cheney councillor Jim Grant and his fellow members of the Labour party visited at the St Mary’s Church roundabout at the junction of Akers Way, Beech Avenue and Vicarage Road, bordering Moredon, Cheney Manor and Pinehurst. They were asking people to sign a petition to have the surface of the highway going round the island and into the feeder roads included on Swindon Borough Council’s list for repairs as a priority. The petition says: “We draw the attention of Swindon Borough Council to the state of the road surface at St Mary’s roundabout, Rodbourne Cheney.
Calls to reopen Oasis car park while leisure centre is shut 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.
DEVELOPERS could face extra pressure to make sure the roads they build in Swindon are up to scratch. Conservative councillors Rahul Tarar and Jo Morris are behind a push to have new roads in the town adopted more quickly. When a council adopts a road it becomes responsible for its maintenance, including the footpaths. Until then it is left to the developer – and it can take years to bring the roads to the acceptable standard. Coun Tarar said: “We believe it should not be the taxpayer who picks up the bill for unfinished or substandard work left by the developer and whilst most developers fulfil their obligations, some unfortunately do not and we need to do further negotiations with them which can take time.”