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Est. 1978 Circulation 10,000 No. 76 July 1988
Council turns
Inside This is no way to treat down Westlea
your headteacher
Is West Swindon houses plan
a community? on opening day! An application to build 88 more
houses on land next to the Delta
Thamesdown Business Park in Westlea was
thrown out by Thamesdown
Council's
Council's Planning Committee
Community on 6th June. This means the pro-
Development team in posed Tennis Centre to be built
the west are holding on the site might have been put in
jeopardy because of associated
an open evening on land finance deals. Over fifty
13th July to find what people living in roads adjacent to
people who live in the the site lobbied councillors be-
fore the meeting and stayed on to
area think. If you observe its proceedings.
have an answer or The planning application to
want to talk it over build the houses was put by Tar-
mac Homes whose representa-
with others, come tives attended a public meeting
along. Details on in May organised by councillor
page 3. Ricky Midwinter.
Commenting on the comm-
ittee's decision, Coun. Midwin-
West Swindon's ter said that it was regrettable
longest serving that Tarmac had not taken into
account the strength of feeling of
teacher departs residents from the public meet-
ing and had submitted an appli-
Toothill. An cation without any amendments.
"Residents had expressed
interview with their views very clearly. They
Mrs. Newton on wanted fewer houses and the
height of the site reduced. 'l was
page 20. very pleased by the turnout of
local people and I want to con-
gratulate them for following the
Details of the issue through."
WASPS Local councillor Tony Free,
speaking at the meeting, said that
Summer he was very concerned by the
attitude taken by the developer
Playschemes towards the local community.
on page 25. Brookfield School at Shaw was "Its very important that Th-
amesdown Council does not
officially opened at a grand fete on crumble under pressure from
Photographs of house builders. If we are taken in
Saturday 18th June. Throwing by their demands, we would
fetes at Fresh- sponges at the Headteacher was become their organ and not be
brook, Westlea, but one attraction. representing the people who
elected us."
Shaw & the He was also impressed by the
Above: Deputy Head Pam Jackson with twins Simone and concern shown by residents.
Under 5s Festival. Amber Jackson have the first go. More 'photos on page 10. (continued on page 3)