Wi-fi’s dead — long live wifi!
The report to next week’s special cabinet meeting of Swindon Borough Council makes it clear that their venture with our money to bring wifi to the whole of Swindon is dead. So far as the Council’s...
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East Wichel — in search of ghosts
Last night in their Inside Out programme the BBC presented a report on Wichelstowe. The report was introduced by Alastair McKee as “The Homeowners who say they’re living in what amounts to a ghost...
View ArticleSwindon housing supply
Today the planning enquiry starts into the planning application from Persimmon and Redrow Homes to build near Coate Water at Commonhead. This is what’s left of the former ‘Swindon Gateway’ project....
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Car park design Musings
It seems that unadorned multi-storey car parks have gone out of fashion. Not that they were ever something that could be described as ‘fashionable’. But at least the simple construction of a series of...
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Creditors grab the Brunel Centre
In a rather complex chain of financial transactions, it appears that the Brunel Centre has been forced into the hands of ‘fixed charge receivers’ by the fall in property values in recent years. The...
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An afternoon of sausages and ale
Old Town was alive on Sunday afternoon with visitors wandering between the venues of the Sausage and Ale Trail in Swindon Old Town. The event, to raise funds for the Christmas lights in Old Town, was...
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Submission to Swindon Borough Council Community Governance Review
Swindon Borough Council’s proposal for a new South Swindon parishThis submission refers repeatedly to: the “Local Government and Public Involvement and Health Act 2007” (hereinafter ‘The Act’); the...
View ArticleCouncil admits they’ve no evidence of public support for new parishes
Swindon Borough Council has admitted, in response to a freedom of information request, that they’ve no evidence of public support for the creation of new parishes in Swindon — it’s just the...
View ArticleMunicipal buses in Swindon, 1927-2017, RIP
Swindon Borough Council has provided public transport services in Swindon since 22 September 1904. Initially these were tramways, but starting from 1927 bus services were introduced, replacing the...
View ArticleIt’s all in the name – or not
Thamesdown Transport have asked for opinions on their company name. It’s claimed they are only asking because people keep on asking them what will happen to the brand name. But it is very unusual for...
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