Dynamic shopping centre management essential, conference hears

Dynamic shopping centre management is essential to the future of the shopping centre industry, delegates at the 2011 International Council of Shopping Centres’ (ICSC) Czech Slovak Retail Real Estate Conference heard.  Speaker after speaker warned of the dangers of complacency.

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Wroughton bar goes to Town

Wroughton bar goes to Swindon Town

 

If they look carefully, former customers of the Three Tuns at Wroughton, who are NOT fans of Swindon Town Football Club, might recognise the bar at the football club’s brand new Away bar.

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Shopping centre management and tenants get closer

Shopping centre management and tenants get closer

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Royal association for new fermenters

Royal association for new fermenters

Arkell’s Brewery has installed two new fermenters, bringing the total investment into new equipment at the Swindon-based brewery to around £1/2 million over the last five years.

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David Walliams swims the Thames – a lovely day for a swim

At 8.30 on September 5th David Walliams, TV comedian and actor extraodinaire, kissed wife Lara Stone goodbye and stepped into The Thames at The Riverside Pub, Lechlade, cheered on by more than 1000 wellwishers. Over 8 days he will swim 140 miles to London, getting out under the shadow of Big Ben on Monday 12 September. He aims to swim for around 8-10 hours a day, covering around 20 miles a day.   Arkell’s Brewery, which owns The Riverside, provided over 50 crew and supporters with food and drink and Andrew Cutler, local butcher, cooked hundreds of bacon sandwiches to keep everyone fed.

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The Bull charges into hotel refurbishment

More than £100,000 has been pumped into the historic Bull Hotel at Fairford by owners Arkell’s Brewery and although the brewery thinks that no one may notice when they first walk in, the directors and landlord Mark Dudley don’t mind a bit.

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New posts for new post office

Stratton Stores and Post Office in Cirencester has employed four new members of staff to handle the increasing numbers of customers for both the stores and its Post Office, which reopened in May.

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The Baker’s Arms rises in Badbury

Another village pub is facing a brighter future thanks to Arkell’s new Community Liaison Officer, the villagers of Badbury and its new, newly married landlords.

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Crackliest Roast Pork ever at Broad Hinton Crown

Landlord and Chef at The Crown at Broad Hinton near Swindon, Oliver Moody, is claiming that his Roast Pork crackling is the crackliest ever.

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ICSC Googles for Czech & Slovak Real Estate Conference

Top companies, including Google, will speak at the second International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) Czech Slovak Retail Real Estate Conference on 13 September at Andel’s Hotel, Prague, entitled: ‘Shopping Centres of the Future’.

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