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From penny slots to pixel screens: what happened to Britain's amusement arcades and who inherited their spirit
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (102+ words) By Swindon Link - 25 August 2026 The spirit of the amusement arcade — immediate entertainment, accessible stakes, variety of experience, the particular tension of a game whose outcome you do not control but which your choices nonetheless influence — did not disappear with the…...
Hospice donations could double with matched giving opportunity
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (656+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 25 August 2026 Richard Cheston, who was helped by the Prospect team Director of Patient Services Carolyn Bell An anonymous local donor has pledged to match every donation made to the charity, up to a total value of £100,000, between…...
NHS Bank Holiday health tips
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (414+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 24 August 2026 Top of the list is making sure repeat prescriptions are ordered and collected in good time, as GP surgeries and most pharmacies will be closed for the holiday, which falls on Monday 31 August. During May, nearly…...
Dappy's Swindon Halloween date
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (46+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 24 August 2026 Flower festival and open day at Christ Church Children's chance to shine in Wyvern panto Living Letters - a column by Link Poetry Correspondent Maurice Spillane All welcome at tomorrow's UkraineFest in Town Gardens Malmesbury ready to…...
Children's chance to shine in Wyvern panto
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (423+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 24 August 2026 The Wyvern Theatre has announced open auditions for this year’s magical family pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. Youngsters aged 9-16 (school years 4-11) are invited to audition for the show’s Junior Ensemble, offering talented local performers the opportunity…...
Call for Swindon Guide Dog puppy raisers
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (45+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 24 August 2026 Gorse Hill Salvation Army branch launches community garden Free school holiday breakfasts served up by Salvation Army Charlotte serves up legacy at Big Breakfast Plus Triathalon returns to Swanage for 2027 Starlight Walk raises £100,000 for Prospect Hospice...
Flower festival and open day at Christ Church
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (50+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 24 August 2026 All welcome at tomorrow's UkraineFest in Town Gardens Wiltshire Museum Asks Volunteers to Return to Chalke Valley for Archeological Dig Malmesbury ready to draw in art lovers Special anniversary Harry Potter screenings in Swindon Inaugural street…...
Living Letters - a column by Link Poetry Correspondent Maurice Spillane
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (216+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 21 August 2026 I’ve no regrets about clearances - except for two. When I was 12 in 1961, I spent three months in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht. Letters from my mother (I can only spare ten shillings this month) and my grandfather (you’re…...
All welcome at tomorrow's UkraineFest in Town Gardens
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (51+ words) By Barrie Hudson - 21 August 2026 A Night Out in Swindon Moved Out of Town Kebab lovers invited to nominate Swindon's best Beer & Country Festival to kick off August events in Old Town Summer Extravaganza in Haydon Wick Diddly Squat Farm Shop…...
Wiltshire Museum Asks Volunteers to Return to Chalke Valley for Archeological Dig
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (465+ words) By Swindon Link - 19 August 2026 You may think it a difficult sell to ask so many people to congregate in one place for a day of what is essentially unpaid labour. However, the broader cultural fascination with Britain's Roman history, and…...