Swindon's delayed roadworks cause 'anxiety and early starts', says Adver survey 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.
Plan to build 21,600 more Swindon homes by 2036 out for public consultation thisiswiltshire.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisiswiltshire.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Work at Junction 16 of the M4 A Swindon motorist has criticised the borough council for the cost of a delayed major roads project. As work continues on widening Junction 15 of the M4 and the council’s scrutiny committee launches an investigation into why major roads projects in the borough often overrun in time and costs, reader Derek Richards got in touch with the Adver. He queried the way the overrunning works at Junction 16 three years ago was reported. At the time, Swindon Borough Council said the £11.43m scheme had exceeded its budget by £760,000. Leader David Renard said such an overrun – of 6.4 per cent – “was not unusual.”
White Hart roundabout to close for three months between August and November thisiswiltshire.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisiswiltshire.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE future of the former Toys R Us store on Oxford Road is still uncertain as interest from businesses who may want to redevelop the site has died down. More than three years on from the retailer’s collapse into administration in March 2018, concrete plans for a new owner to take over the huge warehouse have yet to materialise. In October 2019, Home Bargains submitted a planning application to move into the space near the White Hart roundabout. At the time, its parent company TJ Morris Ltd said the potential new shop would create 90 jobs. And in February this year, the Adver reported on other unnamed parties being interested in buying the site, which put Home Bargains’ bid into question.