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
Viewpoint celebrates 40 years of television with a gig at MECA Read More »
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 »
The last of the three superlaods passed down the M4 on Saturday, but as every prima donna is aware, she can keep you waiting. This 650 ton monster was the third of the transformers to be moved from the de-commissioned Didcot Power Station to Bristol Docks via the M4. Crowds gathered on the overbridges but
And for the last time – for now anyway – superload on M4. Read More »
It must be Christmas, or at least the month of December, as the Old Town Christmas lights are now on. The Mayor Swindon Town Cllr Nick Martin, footballers from Swindon Town with Rockin Robin and Fleshcreep from the Wyvern panto helped push the plunger to light up the original streets of the town. Even Santa
Definatly Christmas with the Old Town lights turned on. Read More »
Professional Lewis Collins, who passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, passed through Swindon to open the Rapsody store in the Brunel Centre on the 28th March 1984. At this time he had just finished the professionals series of programmes and was about to appear in the film, Who Dares Wins. I
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Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls visited the Core juice bar in Old Town to talk to women in Business. On the way through to the meeting he made a smoothie with bar manager Erica Fowers. Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls MP was in Swindon on 28 Novemer to meet apprentices and talk to women who have
Ed Balls ganderflanking** at the Core juice bar. Read More »
Jahmene Douglas should by now be a dab hand at turning Christmas lights as in the space of 12 months he has thrown the switch 3 times. After last years X factor lights switch on in Swindon when 28,000 turned out to see the singer, a former Swindon Asda shelf stacker, perform the honours for
Crowds turn out to see Jehmene turn on his second set of lights in a week. Read More »
