Swindon Rail Works was closing and the workers put up a fight. This gallery is one of several that shows the change in the town’s employment structure. NOTE the placard in the station picture. How times have changed! Gallery:
Archive. Workers picket and protest to save Rail Works 29 6 85 Read More »
Calyx is opening up the 2 million images in its archive and wants help in building the stories behind the pictures. Swindon’s Carnival in 1985 took a route round the town. Were you involved? If so or know somebody who was contact Calyx through the website. or www.calyxpix.com Galley:
Calyx Archive: Swindon Carnival 1985. Read More »
Handsome hero Richard Ede and the devastatingly-beautiful Charlotte Peters, from the cast of The 39 Steps, made a spiffing trip to Swindon’s Steam Museum on 29 January. The pair, who are due to perform at the Wyvern Theatre from Monday 4 February to Saturday 9 February, are no strangers to steam trains. In the show
Richard Hannay takes 39 steps to STEAM. Read More »
A local lorry has become the latest victim of the Wootton Bassett Road bridge. Pictures: Courtney Brock and Richard Wintle
Wam Bang lorry stuck. Read More »
A brand new high quality magazine has hit the news stands – and it’s all about Swindon. Swindon Heritage is the brainchild of local historians and writers Mark Sutton and Frances Bevan, and will be published quarterly and the first edition launched at Arkells Brewery which happens to be possibly the oldest Swindon business. Passionate
Heritage magazine reflects Swindon history. Read More »
The Empower charity raised funds at a gig in the Furnace. Gallery:
Empower gig at Furnace. Read More »
Network Rail launch £45m project to upgrade the line between Swindon and Gloucester via Kemble and Stroud. After the project is finished the new infrastructure will increase capacity allowing for the operation of four trains per hour in each direction. The planned work will include the reinstatement of the second line between Swindon and Kemble,
Two lines to Kemble – at last! Read More »
Swindon’s Brunel Centre was flash flooded yesterday by a flashmob from New College. Christmas songs and a dance routine entertained shoppers several times during the afternoon. A gallery of what you missed:
Shopping Centre flooded by flashmob. Read More »
To give Christmas shopping a little bit of extra spice, on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 December Jacob Hirsch-Holland, aka Jake the Juggler from West Swindon, spent two wet and windy days walking back and forth on a higgline stretched some 30 feet in the air between the roof of The Brunel shopping centre to
A car fire closed Thanesdown Drive last night. The car a BMW exploded into flames at the Red House junction causing traffic to divert through Priory vale and Haydon End.
BMW car fire on Thamesdown Drive causes chaos. Read More »
