Honda sells soon-to-shut Swindon car factory

Honda has today confirmed that it has sold its Swindon vehicle production facility in Swindon. The car maker is due to cease manufacturing of the Civic hatchback at the plant in July and on Friday has confirmed the factory has been purchased by logistics firm Panattoni. The company, which is among Europe’s largest developer of new-build … Read more

Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports

Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports made worse by Covid – with hauliers blaming new booking system and lack of shipping containers Honda Civic factory in Swindon has temporarily paused production from today  Disruption at the Port of Felixstowe has caused delays for car-giants … Read more

Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports

Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports made worse by Covid – with hauliers blaming new booking system and lack of shipping containers Honda Civic factory in Swindon has temporarily paused production from today  Disruption at the Port of Felixstowe has caused delays for car-giants … Read more

Man with air rifle was shot dead by police at Swindon lockdown party

The former partner of a man shot and killed by police outside a party on Sunday has said she will fight for justice and the officer who fired the shot ‘will hang for this’.  Graham Trinder, 57, was shot dead by police while carrying an air rifle outside an illegal lockdown party in Swindon, Wiltshire, … Read more

Man with air rifle was shot dead by police at Swindon lockdown party

The former partner of a man shot and killed by police outside a party on Sunday has said she will fight for justice and the officer who fired the shot ‘will hang for this’.  Graham Trinder, 57, was shot dead by police while carrying an air rifle outside an illegal lockdown party in Swindon, Wiltshire, … Read more

Man ‘is shot dead by armed police’ in Swindon as residents hear loud bangs and screaming at 2am

Man, 57, is shot dead by armed police in Swindon as residents describe hearing loud bangs and screaming at 2am Police attended the scene after reports of two men arguing on the street at 2am One man, 57, was shot and died in an ambulance after unsuccessful CPR The incident has been referred to the … Read more

Man ‘is shot dead by armed police’ in Swindon as residents hear loud bangs and screaming at 2am

Man, 57, ‘is shot dead by armed police’ in Swindon as residents describe hearing loud bangs and screaming at 2am Police attended the scene after reports of two men arguing on the street at 2am One man, 57, was shot and died in an ambulance after unsuccessful CPR The incident has been referred to the … Read more

Fourteen B&Q staff test positive for coronavirus at a distribution centre in Swindon 

Fourteen B&Q staff test positive for coronavirus at a distribution centre – as Sky TV call centre in Cardiff is closed after three workers were infected DIY company said virus had effected workers at the warehouse in South Marston Other colleagues were informed of the result through track and trace system Swindon currently has one … Read more

Fourteen B&Q staff test positive for coronavirus at a distribution centre in Swindon 

Fourteen B&Q staff test positive for coronavirus at a distribution centre – as Sky TV call centre in Cardiff is closed after three workers were infected DIY company said virus had effected workers at the warehouse in South Marston Other colleagues were informed of the result through track and trace system Swindon currently has one … Read more

Tesco supermarket is hit by coronavirus outbreak amid surge in Covid cases across Swindon

Tesco supermarket is hit by coronavirus outbreak with ‘a number of staff’ forced to isolate amid surge in Covid cases across Swindon Tesco has said that the affected staff at its Extra store are now self-isolating 51 staff at an Iceland warehouse in the town also tested positive for the disease Swindon is on a … Read more