Struggling to sustain other services, council looks likely to vote through cuts ‘more severe than almost any other’ local authority Swindon council has been warned by librarians that if it goes ahead ...

Swindon Council’s plans to close 11 out of 15 libraries has been slammed as “very detrimental to Swindon children” by the region’s headteachers. Twenty-five headteachers have written an open letter to ...

Community fears story won’t end happily with proposals in place to withdraw funding from 14 of Swindon’s 15 libraries and council looking for volunteers It’s 4pm on a Tuesday and the toddlers gathered ...

The "lack of vision" regarding the role of the Swindon library service has "led to a disconnect between the service and both existing and potential users," according to the Swindon library report, ...

A Swindon library has been forced to remain closed over the weekend due to staff illness. Old Town Library did not open as usual on Saturday, October 25, with the library’s gates remaining shut ...

Most library services will be available, with work continuing to restore printing, scanning and photocopying A library that was severely damaged by flooding is due to reopen. West Swindon Library, ...

A library which remains closed after flash flooding is expected to reopen before the end of summer. West Swindon Library has been shut since the Link Centre where it is based was damaged after rain in ...

Councillor Jim Grant says the hubs will support residents before they hit "crisis point" Four new community hubs are to offer in-person support for housing, personal finances and health as part of a ...

As part of Year of Reading, Swindon Borough Council has been celebrating reading in all its forms, especially their local history collections. Swindon Borough Council has highlighted that libraries ...

With glasses perched on the end of her nose, Camilla,71, read to pupils from three Wiltshire primary schools. She chose Come Into the Woods, a poem penned by local author Alfred Williams who died in ...