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More than 50% of children in Swindon do not not have access to an NHS dentist, according to a report from NHS England.

The commissioner for NHS dentistry, Jo Lawton, said children in the Wiltshire town have an access rate of 47.6%.

The figure is still higher than the England average of 46.9%.

"If children aren't getting treatment, they are just storing up problems for later years and that might include wider health problems," a councillor said.

The report was put to members of Swindon Borough Council's adults' health care and housing over. Send your story ideas to: bristol@bbc.co.uk

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