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                                                                MINI TIP               MORE HOUSES
                        Soft Water will
                 protect you and your bathroom suite  71   A local developer could be taken  Nearly 100 houses are proposed
                                                           to court unless it cleans up a dere-  for Westlea's last housing site
        -   KINETIftu-  '90                                lict piece of land in the middle of  next to the Delta Business Park
                                                           West Swindon.
                                                                                      and a public meeting will be held
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                                                                                      on May 12th so that residents can
                                                             Residents have repeatedly com-
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              Ft,n a con,dele  so,v,ce  ,n Wale, Sotlene,s. Sales. Se,v,ce inSl.aet,00s,  	 about a small site off Rivenhall   Permission has been granted to
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                   SWINDON SOFT WATER. Tel. Brian Cox 1    Road, in between Springhill Close   build a tennis centre on a small
                            27172                          and The Forum. They say that  portion of the site. The balance of

                                                           builders rubble has been left un-  the land owned by Taylor Wood-
                                                           touched for years  andIe  are   row has been designated for either
                                                           dangerous chemicals and asbestos   housing or employment. A plan
                                                           on the site.                has been submitted to the
        Do you require advice on                             "We were told seven years ago  Thamesdown Council by McLean
         •  100% advances?  • 9.4% interest rates?         by Bradleys that they were going  Homes to build 98 two bedroom
         •  A further advance for any purpose?             to build more houses on the Site,"   terrace and three bedroom
                                                           said Harivadan Patel, whose house   detached houses.
               Remember £60,000 mortgage relief for
                                                           overlooks the site. "They cut the   The meeting has been organised
                 unmarried couples ends in August.         hay four years ago, but since the   by local Councillor Ricky Mid-
                           Do not delay!                   company was taken over by ECC  winter who commented, "I've
                 TELEPHONE TODAY (0793) 886077             they've just ignored us. It's ironic  spoken to many residents of
                  or call in and see us at the address below   that our deeds say we have to  Moresby and Alveston Close,
                      ASSOCIATED                           maintain our properties in good   Feather-wood and Stancombe Park
                                                                                       who look on to the site. They are
                                                           order when we live next door to a
                      TAX                                  tip owned by the company who   very unhappy by the proposals.
                      PLANNING                             built them.                  "I find the proposed scheme
                      LIMITED                                "We don't want insects breeding   unsatisfactory, not least the lack
                                                  A
                       Shaw Village Centre,    FIMBA       in the stagnant water or seeing  of a decent play area. I'm also
                       Ramleaze Drive,           MB8EZ     children playing on this dangerous   worried that the children from
                       Swindon.                            ground any longer, we want   these houses will probably require
                                                           something done about it."   another two mobile classrooms
                                                             Local Councillor Ricky Mid-  at Westlea School."
                                                           winter, who was recently con-
                                                                                         Delia Tucker from Featherwood
                           Open 7 days a week
      BSE 	                                                                            is not impressed by more houses
                                                           tacted by residents, commented,
                         Radio Controlled 24 Hr.
                                                           "I have asked the Borough Council   on the doorstep. "There is enough
                         Tyre Breakdown Service
        TYRES                                              solicitor to prepare a prosecution   building around us already. We
                                                           on public health and planning   need a big football and rounders
                                                           grounds to try and get some   field."
                                                           action."                    The public meeting to
                                                              FINANCIAL                  view the plans will
                                                                 ADVICE                take place at 8.00 p.m.
                                                           Personal finance is something that   on May 12th in the
                                                           most people have to consider.   Community Room,
                                                           However, although very impor-
                                                           tant, the world of mortgages, life   Westlea School.
                                                           assurance and pension plans can
                                                           be very confusing. A local source
                                                           of financial advice has just  Whitbread. "Until recently,
                                                           arrived with the opening of an  people had to travel into the
                                                           office at Shaw Village Centre by  town which is not always con-
                                                           Associated Tax Planning Limited  venient. Here at Shaw, we're very
                                                           which is run by West Swindon  close to Toothill, Freshbrook,
                                                           residents Alan and Stuart Whit-  Grange Park, Westlea and Shaw,
                                                           bread.                      and there is plenty of car parking.
                                                                                         "We are able to assist clients
                                                             Apart from being on the door-
        ;'•    of"   1941afte                              step, ATP is registered with 'The  with mortgages, life assurance
                                                           Financial Intermediaries, Managers  and personal pensions, there are
                                                           and Brokers regulatory Associa-  changes in the law which make it
                                                           tion' (F.I.M.B.R.A.). This is a  very advantageous in the long
                         7"~*'Ve.                          body set up under the Financial  run to take out a policy now.
                                                           Services Act 1986 to regulate  I would recommend anybody
                                  waq
      Unit 7 Templars Way                *                 companies giving advice relating  needing advice on pensions to
      Industrial Estate, Marlborough Rd.,                  to life assurance, mortgages, pen-  contact us now."
       Wootton Bassett, Wilts. SN4 7EJ.                    sions and investments. Conditions,   The opening of ATP's office at
       Telephone: (0793)854771 (Eve. 850514)               enforcable by law, are imposed  Shaw introduces another neces-
                                                           by FIMBRA so that the public  sary service to the West Swindon
                                                           receives advice which is profes-  community. As residents of the
                                                           sional and independant.     area without other offices to
          TO ADVERTISE IN THE LINK                           "We recognised some time ago  bother about, Alan and Stuart
                                                           that there was a need for in-  Whitbread will be concentrating
              RING: 771534 or 872282                       dependant financial advice in  all their efforts on the needs of
                                                           West Swindon." said Stuarf  local people for financial advice.
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