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The cuts are coming says deputy leader

Coun Gary Perkins, Swindon Council’s deputy leader, told the West
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Swindon Forum on 13 September that the council is going to have to
make huge cutbacks to meet central government’s demand that £45mil-
lion is removed from the budget in the next three years.
“This is not about salami slicing. searches where drug dealing is tak-
Things will be clearer after the ing place in public places.
Chancellor gives his pre-budget The police are going to pay more
spending report in mid-October but attention to the refurbished play
• Hot Stone Massage • Swedish we can be sure that council spend- area off Grange Park Way where
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Massage • Fake Bake ing is going to be radically reduced, nearby residents are being plagued
• OPI/Manicure/ Tanning everybody is going to be affected.” by late night noise from youth hang-
Pedicure • Waxing Beat manager Tracey McGorry ing around.
• Eve Taylor Facials • Pamper Parties said that the area’s Neighbourhood Thamesdown Transport manag-
Call Becky on 01793 642403 Policing Teams are continuing to ing director Paul Jenkins spoke
20% Discount deal with anti-social behaviour about the reductions in bus services
on your fi rst treatment at Shaw Centre, as well as mini- that have had to be implemented
motos being ridden on footpaths, after the withdrawal of council tax
particularly around Shaw Ridge subsidy - especially the connection
Primary School. between West and North Swindon.
Officers have conducted two He added the number of users of
drugs busts since the last meeting the closed services were too low to
and have carried out a series of stop make them fi nancially viable.

Nathan Shand subject to full ASBO

A full two-year Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO) was issued to
Nathan Shand, 16, from West Swindon by Swindon magistrates on
Tuesday 7 September.
It was obtained by hotel residents at risk.
Swindon Council after He also threw basket-
eleven months of anti- balls at customers at
social behaviour by Link Centre.
Shand and follows a Shand is banned from
conviction for breach entering West Swindon
of an interim ASBO District Centre and Link
Clivey ad - Oct10 qx:Layout 1 15/9/10 11:52 Page 2 banning him from en- Centre, their car parks,
tering or being in the as well as the Shaw
town centre issued by Ridge Leisure Park,
Swindon Youth Court. and from behaving in an anti-social
Shand's recent behaviour caused manner that is likely to cause alarm,
alarm and distress to residents, visi- harassment or distress in the wider
tors and staff at the West Swindon West Swindon area.
District Centre and at Cineworld, People are urged to contact the
Tenpin and De Vere Hotel. This police on 0845 408 7000 if they are
included running around the hotel, aware that Nathan Shand breaks the
removing fi re extinguishers, and terms of the ASBO before it expires
putting the health and safety of on 6 September 2012.

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