Swindon MPs Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson have paid tribute and thanked all of those pupils leaving school and college in Swindon this year.

School closures and cancelled A-Level and GCSE exams due to COVID-19 have affected thousands of students across the town.

Swindon MPs Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson are encouraging local businesses who are registering for the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out Scheme to get in touch with them so that they can offer further support. 

It was good to have the opportunity last weekend to go and visit a number of our excellent local businesses who were able to open their doors for the first time in months, including Dotty’s Café in Old Town and the Patriots Arms in Chiseldon.

Swindon MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland have welcomed news that the Prime Minister has announced additional funding to level up Swindon.

This coming Saturday is Independents’ Day UK, the annual celebration and promotion of small, independent retail businesses.

Swindon MPs Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland are preparing to join children’s charity, the Youth Sport Trust and Sky Sports to help young people and families up and down the country engage in a week of virtual sporting challenges.

The Prime Minister announced yesterday that thanks to our progress in tackling the coronavirus, we can now go further and safely ease the lockdown in England. 

As a local parent who has used this service myself, I understand just how vital it is for parents of children with disabilities to have a few hours of respite that this service provides.  I know first-hand that caring can be pretty gruelling at times.

Loneliness has long been an issue that I have worked on locally with the aim of bringing together key organisations in and around Swindon to discuss the excellent work that is already taking place and what further can be done.

South Swindon MP Robert Buckland and Councillor Nick Burns Howell have issued a joint statement to address the concerns raised by local residents over the Ambrose crossing.