Swindon Borough Council has been accused by Swindon’s Labour Group Leader of letting down the town’s young children after proposing more than £150,000 worth of cuts to Swindon’s children’s centres. These cuts were part of the administration’s budget proposals back in November and will be on top of the £50K cut from Swindon’s Sure Start [...]

Remember that Labour will: Support jobs with money raised from repeating the bank bonus tax – not hold back recovery with the VAT rise and cuts that will put almost one million workers out of their jobs. Protect police numbers – not cut them while wasting £100 million on new elected police commissioners. Protect your [...]

Neil Heavens, who came very close in Freshbrook and Grange Park in May, stresses the need for Swindon Borough Council to be FAIR, EFFICIENT and ACCOUNTABLE

A University for Swindon is vital to unlock the talents of local people and drive economic regeneration.  What a shame that the Tories are undermining the prospect of bringing a University to Swindon by selling off land at North Star and cutting Higher Education funding by 80 per cent.

My name is Neil Heavens and I have lived in Freshbrook and Grange Park for nearly 18 years. A Chartered Accountant and Tax Adviser, I have spent the last 6 years developing an independent accountancy practice in the Swindon area.

Matt Rhodes in Freshbrook and Grange Park increased the Labour share of the vote from 12.3% in 2008 to 27.3% on Thursday – a staggering 15%.  In the coming year Matt and his colleagues will be able to highlight the failings of Swindon Borough Council, and demonstrate the ideas and dynamism that the Labour Group [...]