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BBC News
06-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Swindon town centre works continue with Fleet Street closure
A road is set to close as work to transform to create a town centre "bus boulevard" edges closer to £33m revamp of Fleming Way in Swindon, which began in 2022, is set to be finished in the the next stage of the project, Fleet Street will close to all traffic on 9 June, with the work, which includes strengthening the existing road surface, set to take up to four Borough Council said its project team is working with local businesses to minimise the impact of the closure, which will include scheduled deliveries for local shops. The transformation of Fleming Way, which will connect the bus and train station to the town centre, includes a new toilet block, a bus hub, pedestrian routes and cycle than 180 trees and 23,000 shrubs and bushes have also been planted as part of the scheme.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Swindon mums celebrate longer opening of inclusive toilet
A campaign group made up of mothers is celebrating after a council agreed to open an accessible toilet at a popular attraction for on a Mission, from Swindon, all have children with additional needs or disabilities, and asked for a specially-accessible changing places toilet at Coate Water Country Park, Swindon, to be open for the same length of time as the general Swindon Borough Council-run toilet was found locked on a recent Sunday when someone needed to use group argued this was "discrimination", and the authority has now agreed to open the toilet longer from the end of May. Mums on a Mission said the fully accessible facility - which has space and facilities for changing both children and adults - should be open from 07.30 - 16.30 each day. However, although the council agreed, it said the longer opening would be staff reliant, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A spokesperson for Mums on a Mission said: "We're so happy to have this fantastic facility at Coate Water, but we do need it to be open and accessible."Without such a specialist facility, they said, older children and adults who still need to wear nappies or pads against incontinence need to be changed lying on the ground of a lavatory block, which is both "insanitary and undignified".The group has campaigned for accessible toilets to be installed in a number of venues in Swindon including the Designer Outlet and are looking forward to the opening of the Fleming Way Bus Boulevard, the spokesperson added.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Major route opens amid £33m revamp
A key route has reopened to pedestrians and cyclists as part of ongoing works to transform a town centre into a green "bus boulevard". The Whalebridge end of Fleming Way in Swindon can now be used by walkers, and the overall project is on target to finish later this summer. Pedestrians faced long diversions and drivers have suffered traffic disruption since September 2022, when Fleming Way closed for works to connect the bus and train station to the town centre. The project faced delays when it was discovered telecommunication cables were not buried deep enough for the new designs. More news stories for Wiltshire Listen to the latest news for Wiltshire Cyclists will have dedicated lanes alongside the bus lanes which will be controlled by traffic lights, allowing pedestrians to cross safely. There will also be new greenery to support local wildlife, and make the walk between the town centre and bus and train stations "a lot more pleasant", according to the council. Councillor Chris Watts, the council's cabinet member for environment and transport, previously said: "Those visiting the town centre are sure to notice how different the road now looks when compared to earlier in the scheme." More than 180 trees and 23,000 shrubs and bushes have also been planted creating a bus boulevard, he added. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Town centre revamp 'on target' for summer opening Subway to be demolished in town-centre revamp Swindon Borough Council
