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Mum feels unsafe in "dangerous" underpass while taking child to school

DINGY underpasses are making a Walcot mum feel unsafe when she takes her child to school. Kacie Chilcott travels along the pedestrian path that leads under Dorcan Way every weekday on the school run to Covingham Park Primary but claims it is often full of rubbish, broken glass and other mess. The parish council say they regularly inspect the subway and clean it if need be. Kacie said: It makes me feel awful, it s quite scary and seems dangerous with all the debris, especially when I m with my young child. All the vandalism sets a bad example to the hundreds of children who go to that school.

Mum feels unsafe in "dangerous" underpass while taking child to school

Meet the candidates standing in Covingham and Dorcan

LOCAL ELECTIONS Clockwise from top left: Clare Bartholomew (Independent), Barbara Parry (Conservative), Ionel Tamas (Liberal Democrat) and Ronald Wilson (Labour) will be standing in Covingham and Dorcan on May 6 The very definition of a suburban ward, Covingham and Dorcan is one of the more densely populated areas south of the railway line which divides the town in two. It is fourth in terms of population by square kilometre and is more densely populated than Old Town.  The population of the next-door ward of Ridgeway is a significant concern to the voters in Covingham & Dorcan.  Defined by the A419, which forms its eastern boundary, the ward features the modern housing estates of Covingham at its northern reaches. It becomes more industrial and business-focussed the further south you travel into Dorcan. The secondary school there – Dorcan Academy – is surrounded by the warehouses, offices and light industrial units of the trading estates clustered around Edison Ro

Meet the candidates standing in Covingham and Dorcan

Closure concerns for Liden Library after Covingham's shut - but parish and trust insist its future is secure

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.