The Wyvern Theatre in Swindon has been closed for some time after asbestos was found, and is about to reopen.
The good news is that there’s some opera on. Normally, I’d expect something well known like La Boheme or Turandot, and often sung in English, but instead we’re getting the bold choice of Bellini’s I Capuleti […]
From The Adver
BLOOD-STAINED cupboards, dirty bathrooms and neglected patients are just some of the things health watchdog Mary Wilson found on a trip to Great Western Hospital.
The damning report was made public at Swindon’s Patient and Public Involvement Forum at Gorse Hill community centre.
Chairwoman Mary Wilson listed the catalogue of claims - which she called […]
From The Adver
New owner Mr Williams said: "We have acquired the business because of the high reputation Archers holds within the marketplace. I am delighted to own an excellent range of beers, backed by a dedicated team at the brewery in Swindon."
It was interesting to read this piece from Skuds and this piece from The Guardian lamenting the lack of a museum devoted to computer games.
It wouldn’t have taken a Guardian journalist much more than typing in "Museum of Computing" or "Computer Games Museum" into Google to find at least a couple of results for the […]
Archer’s Brewery in Administration
Archers, the Swindon-based brewer, has gone into administration after “running into cash flow problems”.
I hope this all works out. If you’ve never tried Archers beers, they’re excellent, with a reputation amongst beer folk.
In my opinion, the finest beer in the range is Golden, a hoppy, light coloured beer that is wonderful […]
From The Adver
A breakdown in the wireless voting system meant electronic results were delivered two hours late. Earlier today the connectivity system, a secure server that collects on-line votes, failed completely at polling stations in Covingham and The Lawns.
That’s progress for you. It probably took a man with a van about 10 minutes to deliver […]
http://www.thisisswindon.co.uk/display.var.1213771.0.potty_rules_mean_author_may_be_sued_for_paper_cuts.php
THE author of a book honouring First World War soldiers has been told he needs £5m worth of insurance to sell them on council premises.
The cover Mark Sutton needs is to protect against people dropping books on their feet or getting a paper cut and then suing the council.
Good grief. Anyone cite me a case […]
Police Investigate the Case of the Mysterious Knickers
A PERPLEXING mystery, which might be more at home in a Benny Hill sketch, is befuddling police officers in Purton. For the past four months items of frilly lingerie have been turning up in the hedges, garden walls and road signs in a country lane in the […]
If you’re not from around these parts, then this is probably worth skipping over.
I recently bought some of Ceri’s Cheese from the farmers market at the Swindon Designer Village. The Malmesbury Mold is a delicious hard cheese. I’m still not certain about the seven pepper soft cheese as I’ve only had it once. Her website […]
Sick Note Swindon and reported elsewhere
Around 60,000 days were lost by Swindon Borough Council to long-term sick leave in one year, a six of which was for "psychological" reasons.
But Bob Cretchley, Unison representative for Swindon, blamed constantly shifting work patterns.
I’ll bet my next pint of Archer’s Golden that the Honda plant, where they eat, […]
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