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4 swindonlink.com • April 2008
In appreciation of Apple this April

Mansﬁ eld Twenty years ago this month The Link was produced for the ﬁ rst time
using the new technology breakthrough: desktop publishing.
Begbie
Associates Ltd

Providing mortgage services for the community since 1987
SPRING

HAS

SPRUNG! outside the Apple store
The March Link,
in the Big Apple
We were the ﬁ rst publication in they ever need to advertise.
WE COULD Swindon to take control of the page Desktop publishing was only the
layout process by several years and start of the revolution in the ﬂ ow
HELP MAKE some 240 editions later we’re still at of information around the globe in
it, though using much faster equip- ways few imagined in 1988 - from
YOU HAPPY ment which costs a lot less. local, lower cost publications to the
The launch of The Link as a busi- completely new electronic outlets
WITH A ness in 1987 followed the recent via telephone cables and without
introduction of Macintosh desktop wires to mobile ‘phones.
computers by Apple linked to page
Extraordinary changes have
MORTGAGE layout software and the invention taken place in such a short time and
of the laser printer. In early 1988 the Apple, a niche and often sneered at
REVIEW equipment set us back over £3,000 computer maker, and at one time
(more like £6,000 in today’s money). near bankcruptcy, has become a
We recently upgraded our Macs major player in providing powerful,
which are about a thousand times easy to operate computers which
We may be able to ﬁ nd you a lower interest rate. faster but half the price. allow quick delivery on paper and
DTP allowed the ordinary person the internet, whilst providing a
You may have to pay an early repayment charge to break into the highly restricted great user experience and superb
to your existing lender if you remortgage. world of publishing and certainly design.
gave us the opportunity to create Most people nowadays will know
Whether you’re planning to move to a new house or a highly readable magazine which Apple for its ubiquitous iPod or the
to remortgage your property, has grown from a ten thousand iPhone, or will wonder at the paper
with over 20 years experience providing mortgages print run to 26,000, given away thin MacBook Air, as advertised on
in Swindon, Mansﬁ eld Begbie Associates free of charge. television.
We appreciate Apple for allow-
For many people The Link is a sig-
aim to provide an excellent and personal service. niﬁ cant source of local news and, for ing us to bring The Link to you for
some businesses, it is the only place twenty years.
ere may be a fee payable at completion for placing
your mortgage. e precise amount will depend
on your circumstances but the maximum will be £300.
However, no completion no fee.
Mansﬁ eld Begbie Associates arranges mortgages with Swindon Publications Ltd.
the majority of building societies and banks in the UK 71 Basepoint, Rivermead ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES
Call Nicola Norridge on
For free mortgage consultation and Swindon SN5 7EX (01793) 602540 (9am - 3pm)
further information, call us now. Tel: (01793) 608840 [email protected]
Your home may be repossessed if you Fax: (01793) 608841 May bookings by 3 April
do not keep up repayments on your mortgage e: [email protected]
“The Link was ﬁ rst published for the West
Swindon www.swindonlink.com Swindon community in December 1978.
It is completely independent of Link
Publisher/Editor: Roger Ogle
Centre and, in fact, won a competition
772779 Editorial: Tel: (01793) 608840 to name the leisure centre in 1984.
Distribution in North Swindon
Editorial copy date for May:
7 April commenced in January 1994.”
The contents of The Link are protected
e: info@mansﬁ eldbegbie.co.uk Published: 26 April by copyright. Use of advertisements in
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unless an advertiser or publisher has
Mansﬁ eld Begbie Associates Limited is an appointed representative of Registered in England & Wales. No: 4513027. sought permission. Articles and
Legal & General Partnership Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Registered Ofﬁ ce: 130 High Street, Hungerford, Berks. photographs require similar authority
Printed by pcp, Telford
Financial Services Authority for advising on and arranging mortgages and insurance
The Link cannot be held responsible for goods or services offered by its advertisers

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