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No. 96 March 1990 Circulation 10,000
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New names on
the scene
Several new names have ap- Poll Tax bills
peared or will appear in the area will start to arrive in the week
in the near future. All have to do
f
with food in one way or another. - beginning 19 March.
In February, the Dominoes
Pizza fast-food takeaway and The Freshbrook Village Group residents organisation
home delivery service opened at is holding a meeting on Monday 26 March so that tax
the West Swindon Centre. The
Link is pleased that Dominoes payers can ask questions of members and officers
have sponsored the latest version
of the West Swindon map which from Thamesdown Council who will be present.
will be of considerable help to
residents and non-residents alike. All invited. Freshbrook Community Centre, 8pm.
Read all about them on page 24.
Also in February, a start on
building a third pizza outlet in Should people who live in Thamesdown and pay
the area was made on the Shaw the Thamesdown Poll Tax be charged less for
Ridge Leisure Park site. Pizzahut
will be located to the left of the facilities than those who live outside the borough
entrance into the Park and will be
open in the summer, four months and pay a lower tax? What are your views, wed
ahead of the other facilities. like to know. Turn to page 3.
Morlands Brewery will be op-
erating the family restaurant
being built on the Leisure Park
site, but they have also just started Royal Mail service dedicated to the west
to convert the near derelcit Brook
House farmhouse, Shaw into a A new Royal Mail delivery office
Peppercorn Restaurant. This will commenced operations on 19
open in the summer. There's more February and was officially
details on page 27. opened on March 1.
Finally, 10 March sees the name The new office, located on the
Gateway finally disappear from Westmead Industrial Estate, near
West Swindon when the Deputy Westlea, will ease the space
Mayor of Thamesdown will offi- problems in the mechanised letter
cially relaunch the superstore as office in central Swindon. It will
an Asda. also reduce travelling time and
costs for staff, and will ensure
more reliable delivery times.
Its that month again! All twenty-eight cycle and foot
Write an April Fools deliverers will operate on a
story for The Link dedicated basis. This means that
Once again we're inviting you for the first time, all households
to write ashort story about some in West Swindon will have their
aspect of West Swindon which own regular postman or woman.
could just true, but is in fact an District Head Postmaster Brian West Swindon sorting office manager Aziz Aghabi (right), with three of the
April Fools story. Last year's Stark said, "The direct linking of Royal Mail staff serving thearea,from the right,John Sefton, David Groome
contributions had readers postal staff with regular and Bob Skinner
guessing and we're hoping for deliveries will help us foster a
more stories of sublety and wit. better relationship with nearby rural areas will also take person to collect mail which
We're offering £10 for the best customers and should help us to place from the new office. cannot be delivered to their
story and £5 for two runners reduce the current high level of As a further service to West address.
up. They should be no more missorting and misdelivering of Swindon residents, the new office "The move out to West
than 200 words and be with us mail." will also be open for enquiries Swindon is a reflection of the
by 17th March. Royal Mail van deliveries to from 7a.m. to 1p.m., Monday to Royal Mail's determination to put
businesses in West Swindon and Friday. Customers can call in the customer first," said Mr Stark.