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Thamesdown TravelCard signs up to the Swindon town centre Loyalty card

By  Roger Ogle  - 14 April 2016

Passengers applying for a new Thamesdown Transport TravelCard will be getting even more value for money from now on, as they can access a free Swindon Loyalty Card at the same time, entitling them to discounts in almost 100 shops and venues in Swindon town centre.

  Anyone ordering a new TravelCard online simply needs to tick the box that asks if they would like a Swindon Loyalty card.  Once the application is processed they will receive a free personalised Swindon Loyalty Card.

  The Swindon Loyalty Card is a scheme run by inSwindon BID Company, and offers cardholder generous discounts and other incentives on a range of goods and services. Businesses taking part include High Street brands and independent shops, a travel agent, hairdressers and beauty salons, pubs, restaurants and opticians.

  Commercial director Peter Oliver said he is delighted to be able to offer customers a simple way of claiming a Swindon Loyalty Card.

  “We make more than eight millions passenger journeys a year, and many of those start or finish in the town centre,” said Peter.

  “There are some terrific discounts on offer, so we’re very pleased that we can help our passengers make shopping or meeting up with friends even more of a pleasure.”

  inSwindon BID Manager, Di Powell said she was looking forward to working alongside Thamesdown Transport to promote the town centre Loyalty Card.

  Di said: “The Loyalty Card is really easy to use and we hope that many of the TravelCard holders take advantage of the great offers we have in the town centre.”

    The Thamesdown TravelCard can be used in several different ways.

I t can be pre-loaded with travel to the value of £5, £10, £15 or £20 at the Thamesdown Travel Shop in Fleming Way and used as payment on the bus, or it can be loaded with a TravelPass ticket, which gives unlimited travel on all Thamesdown and Stagecoach buses within the Swindon urban area for periods of one, four or thirteen weeks.

Alternatively, it can be used to store a Multi-DayRider, providing six DayRiders for the price of five.

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Sunak braces for key mayoral results after huge council losses

Everything you need to know about swindon local elections today.

Elections are being held in Swindon on Thursday for councillors to sit on Swindon Borough Council, and for Swindon and Wiltshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner.

Swindon Borough Council elections

There are 20 seats in 19 wards up for grabs at this election. In 18 of those wards, voters will have one vote in the usual fashion.

Voters in Wroughton & Wichelstowe will have two votes, one for the seat coming up after four years in the normal fashion and one for the vacant seat caused by the resignation of the sitting councillor two years into his term.

READ MORE: All the councillors standing in this year's Swindon elections

PCC election

Voters will have one vote in the election of the PCC.  There are four candidates .

The current PCC, Conservative Philip Wilkinson, is standing to be re-elected after he was chosen for the role in 2021. Mike Rees is standing again as an independent, after he came second last time, and they will be challenged by Liberal Democrat Allan Hagger and Labour candidate Stanka Adamcova, the vice-xhairman of Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel.

Where to vote

Polling stations around the borough will be open at 7am and close at 10pm.

You can only vote in person at your designated polling station. Your poll card will tell you where it is.

If you have lost that  you can find your polling station on a search tool at   https://www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20073/elections_and_voting/937/forthcoming_elections

While the polling stations close at 10pm, if there is a queue at yours and you are in the queue before 10pm you should still be allowed to vote.

DON’T forget your photo ID

If you want to vote in person, you MUST have one of a number of agreed forms of photo ID – most common will be a passport, or driving licence, proof of age card or a senior travel card.

Expired card, where the photograph still looks like you will be accepted.

A full list of acceptable forms of ID is available at the council’s elections webpage.

Postal votes

If you have a postal vote but have forgotten to post it, you can take it to the polling station as long as you can get it there by 10pm.

Emergency proxy votes

You can apply to have someone vote of your behalf if you are taken ill, away for work reasons or have lost your voter ID, after the proxy deadline. The deadline for an emergency proxy is 5pm on polling day.

You can apply using https://www.swindon.gov.uk/downloads/file/7012/emergency_disability_proxy_vote_application_form

Vote by making a clear X in the box next to the candidate you choose. Any other mark could result in your vote not being counted.

It is not permitted to take photographs inside the polling station, so keep the selfies for outside.

All animals excluding guide dogs should be left outside the polling station.

Counting and results

Swindon Borough Council will verify and then count the votes on Friday, May 3.

Results should all be announced by late afternoon.

Wiltshire Council will verify and count the votes in the PCC election on Saturday, with a result being expected towards the end of the afternoon.

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