http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/blogs/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:48 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 51 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/sl_logo_500x75.png http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/blogs/ Four different bank managers have told me the same thing in recent weeks. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45274-you-can-bank-on-the-irony/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45274-you-can-bank-on-the-irony/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News IT'S not often I wished I lived in Wokingham. But last week I did. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/45008-its-nonparty-time/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/45008-its-nonparty-time/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:24:23 +0000 News ONE thing most apparent about the Thames Valley's IT firms is their non stop march into the future. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/44836-the-future-in-the-clouds/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/44836-the-future-in-the-clouds/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News THE longer the current football season goes on the darker the cloud over the game seems to get. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/26/44395-the-beautiful-game-is-getting-ugly/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/26/44395-the-beautiful-game-is-getting-ugly/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000 News There seemed to be only one purpose in the national media coverage of the snow - scaring everyone. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/12/44106-be-afraid-its-the-news/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/12/44106-be-afraid-its-the-news/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News ONE prediction for 2010 that's hard to dispute is that we will see increasing use of technology - but equally certain is the fact we will waste a lot of it too. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/43949-new-year-old-methods/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/43949-new-year-old-methods/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:21:06 +0000 News While greedy bankers are getting under everyone's skin, they are not the only ones who want a fortune for little effort. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/14/43601-gadgets-for-the-greedy/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/14/43601-gadgets-for-the-greedy/ Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:40:25 +0000 News In a world where you are only allowed only one opinion on environmental issues, campaigning celebrities make an interesting contribution. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/43316-a-sting-in-the-environmental-tail/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/43316-a-sting-in-the-environmental-tail/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000 News It may be the age of energy efficiency but waste never goes away. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/42994-this-shade-of-green-doesnt-wash/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/42994-this-shade-of-green-doesnt-wash/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:44:51 +0000 News A NEW line in business may open up in towns throughout the country if Darlington residents succeed with their private security patrols. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/09/42817-policing-a-new-line-in-business/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/09/42817-policing-a-new-line-in-business/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:40:07 +0000 News BEFORE the internet I could have wallpapered my house with the number of company brochures sent to this office, which businesses somehow thought we could make into newspaper stories. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/27/42501-retro-a-business-of-the-future/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/27/42501-retro-a-business-of-the-future/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:42:19 +0000 News A university is an unlikely place for entertainment but if last week was anything to go public lectures can be much more interesting than your average film or play. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/42238-unique-night-out/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/42238-unique-night-out/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:56:08 +0000 News THE biggest name missing from the Thames Valley's cluster of top IT firms has to be Google. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/03/41959-google-alert/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/03/41959-google-alert/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:43:55 +0000 News THE TIMES' website offers readers '10 reasons to ignore house price statistics'. A Strange thing to do since the Times and many other papers have been awash with them for years. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/21/41631-predict-the-end-of-the-recession/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/21/41631-predict-the-end-of-the-recession/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:50:06 +0000 News One of the star attractions at this year's Thames Valley Franchise Show was a humble food van. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/14/41455-dragons-den-deal-not-done/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/14/41455-dragons-den-deal-not-done/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:26:02 +0000 News A CRUMBLING office block in the centre of Reading reveals a depressing truth. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/02/41093-go--western/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/02/41093-go--western/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:46:56 +0000 News TV dragon James Caan and former dragon Rachel Elnaugh backed our We Can Work It Out Campaign this week, prompting thoughts about how business has become an unlikely entertainment source. But it isn't that unlikely. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/08/21/40880-stay-the-dragons/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/08/21/40880-stay-the-dragons/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:50:48 +0000 News STOOD in a long queue for Ikea to open a few years ago, it occurred to me how much cleverer the Swedish are than us. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/08/07/40536-swedes-ahead/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/08/07/40536-swedes-ahead/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:46:38 +0000 News THE fact that broadband speeds advertised such as 'up to 8mbps' are actually less than that, is somehow hitting the headlines as if no-one knew. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/28/40267-why-not-ask-what-retailers-are-up-to/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/28/40267-why-not-ask-what-retailers-are-up-to/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:13:54 +0000 News WHILE corporate hospitality has dropped like a stone in recent times it was interesting to note two contrasting experiences last week. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/23/40107-beer-can-beat-recession/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/23/40107-beer-can-beat-recession/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:01:40 +0000 News TWO stories this week illustrate how stories can benefit from firms who do not have a press office. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/17/40019-easter-rules-the-waves-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/17/40019-easter-rules-the-waves-/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:44:46 +0000 News Companies which are focussed on research always seem more interesting than those focussed on profit. Today I joined other guests to visit the newly opened £25million R&D lab at UCB Celltech in Slough. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/06/39688-the-appliance-of-thames-valley-science/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/06/39688-the-appliance-of-thames-valley-science/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:44:37 +0000 News It seems the rash of stories about how bad the recession is, is giving way to stories about how much the decline is slowing down. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/06/24/39450-recovery-what-recovery/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/06/24/39450-recovery-what-recovery/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:10 +0000 News If only there were more shops like The Entertainer. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/06/11/388288-entertainer-that-tops-the-bill/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/06/11/388288-entertainer-that-tops-the-bill/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:32:07 +0000 News I WOULDN'T normally get exercised by National Something-or-Other Week but there is one starting June 1 that most people would probably have sympathy with. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/05/27/38728-independents-day/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/05/27/38728-independents-day/ Wed, 27 May 2009 13:00:00 +0000 News