Founder of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust and former Education and Home Secretary in the Margaret Thatcher government, The Right Honourable, the Lord Baker of Dorking CH, toured the UTC Swindon site in the old Railway Works to see how the refurbishment of the buildings was going, and if the new UTC would open on […]
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It is understood that the planning application for a wood burning plant on the old Square D site on Cheney Manor has been withdrawn. According to campaigner and local councilor Des Moffatt, “I had reason to suspect since last Wednesday that Hippofan were not talking to the Environment Agency either, and despite some calls and
BREAKING: Application for a “biomass” burning plant withdrawn. Read More »
Swindon’s very own Nick Hewer was in town over the weekend to officially open the new Community Centre at Christ Church. A host of familiar faces joined The Apprentice star to celebrate including Swindon’s Mayor, Nick Martin and South Swindon MP, Robert Buckland. Artist Laurie Plant was also in attendance to unveil a specially commissioned
Nick Hewer returns home to opening of new Community Centre. Read More »
PURTON Spearheads UK Communications Revolution with Red Phonebox A dilapidated red BT phone box by the Library in Purton has a new lease of life courtesy of a forward-thinking local Wiltshire Parish Council and digital communications specialists LDE Group Ltd. LDE is based in nearby Braydon and Managing Director Julio Wildeboer believes this is the
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Staff and the first customers keen to find out what was on offer inside gathered to witness the ribbon cutting at Swindon’s new M&S Simply Food store at Mannington Retail Park, off the Great Western Way. The 9,000 square foot M&S store has provided 70 new jobs to the area, and contains almost 4,500 quality
Store marks a new food outlet and café on Mannington. Read More »
Air Ambulance to get first Bell 429 to operate as an air ambulance in the UK. But in 1998 the Police and Ambulance got together and took delivery of a new Boeing Explorer Helicopter which was the first to be seen in the UK. The chopper, which is famed for having no tail rota, was
First with new kit again. They did it in 1998 too. Read More »
Swindon Viewpoint, the only remaining local Television channel set up in the early 70ies to survive celebrated is birthday with a gig at the MECA in Swindon. This is the first of the galleries of the event. Hannah Parry organised the event and bands including the two featured here took part. Rapper AJ and Claire
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A Happy Christmas from all at Calyx Picture Agency. Picture from the Bible Society nativity in the Brunel Centre 23-12-13.
A new £15million, 850-space multi-storey car park has opened in Swindon town centre. The Whalebridge car park, which will be run by Swindon Borough Council, has high levels of security with 51 CCTV cameras on all six levels and in the stairwells, bright lighting, and 22 help points connected to a control centre. It also
New car park – confusing. Read More »
Yes Christmas is just around the corner and as I said in an earlier piece Swindon Town Centre lights are on. Here is the remaining gallery of the night. Gallery:
Turning on the Swindon Town Centre lights Pt.2. Read More »
