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Est 1978 Circulation 10000 No. 66 September 1987

SAFE BUS CAMPAIGN
BATTLE STARTS UP AGAIN PICKS UP GOODBYE
The campaign to get safer buses TO CARREFOUR
OVER FACTORY IN BACK is gathering momentum with sup-
port coming from residents of - GATEWAY
GARDEN West Swindon following The INTO THE 1990s
Link's front page report in
August.
A controversial factory unit lo- industrial use, but have marketed A public meeting was held to
cated in a housing area is set to the building as a retail outlet. It is consider safety issues after Toot-
become a planning battleground completely the wrong place for a hill toddler Miranda Morland
again. bank. Three bus routes converge was severely injured when her
Local councillors fought hard at the Westech corner, the main arm was trapped in the centre doors
against planning permission being entrance to the Doctor's surgery of a Swindon & District bus and
given to the Westech building in is opposite and the extra traffic she was dragged along the road.
Westlea because it was too close generated by people popping in June Lawton, from Toothill
to housing and at a busy traffic and out of the bank will be enor- Community Centre, said several carrefbur
junction. This view was supported mous. There won't be enough people had telephoned to report
by Thamesdown Council's Plan- parking on-site, so there will be incidents where a bus had started swindon
ning Committee who turned the cars on the pavement and what if to move away before they or
planning application down. they instal a cash dispenser? That their children were off. But she is
London developers Plinlimmon will mean cars drawing up, en- appealing for more people to Plans are well underway to give
Estates appealed against the re- gines running while people get contact her. "It is essential for the West Swindon Centre a new
fusal to the Secretary of State for their money —24 hours a day." those who have been in an acci- look and new image.
the Environment. The Govern- Cllr. Midwinter promises that dent or have nearly had one - no Gateway Foodmarkets, which
ment inspector subsequently the planning application will be matter how small - to write owns Carrefour, has submitted
ruled against the Council stating objected to strenuously. "It's down their experiences," said plans to Thamesdown Council to
that "it was a genuine 'High Tech' already cost the Council a lot of Ms. Lawton. "The Bus Safety make changes to the entrances
development, that the effects on money trying to preserve the Group is trying to collect evidence to the Centre and to alter the
the amenity of the area would residential environment, but we to show how dangerous centre delivery arrangements to the rear
not be harmful and that the traffic will work with Westlea people to door buses are. Many people of the main store. Westlea resi-
generated by the proposal could stop this extra intrusion." have mentioned incidents, but dents who live close-by have com-
easily be accommodated by local He also said the proposal to we need them in writing." plained for years about the lorry
roads." Costs were awarded to erect three flag poles at Westech Reports should be sent to Ms. congestion and noise at incon-
the developers which meant that will be objected to because of the Lawton, Toothill Community venient times.
the Thamesdown ratepayer possible dangers. "The flagpoles Centre, Village Centre, Toothill. In the five years Carrefour has
stumped up over £20,000. at Sandfords are always falling The Safety Group is awaiting been trading, it has become mas-
over; at Westech they could drop the findings of an enquiry being sively popular with shoppers, to
High Street Bank
onto cars or on a house across the conducted by the Swindon & the extent that it operates at well
The original planning permission road.' he said. District Bus Company. over the industry average. "In
specified the building could be some ways we have been too
used for light industrial or 'high IIEJNGERFORD TRAGEDY FUND successful" admitted store
tech' development work. An manager Robbie Miller recently.
application for change of use has A collection to raise money for the families of the "We need to increase the space
been submitted to allow a major massacre victims will be held in The Mall at the and the range of goods available
high street bank to use the ground to our customes."
floor. This has enraged Toothill West Swindon Centre on Thursday The changes proposed also
councillor Ricky Midwinter who 10th September. include re-arrangement of the
worked with Westlea residents retail area and a complete re-fit.
when the building was first pro- Please give generously. When this is done, the supestore
posed and objected to. The collection is organised by the Link 45 - Club. will emerge as a Gateway Super-
Reporting the application to More volunteer collectors are wanted. store.
The Link, Cllr. Midwinter ex- A public presentation of the
pressed consternation. "It is out- Please ring John Price on 872479 with offers of alterations proposed by Gateway
rageous that these developers help. will take place on 7th September.
were given permission for light Details will be found on page 11.