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My sister used to work at ICI(now akzonobel). The staff were strongly discouraged leaving the site except by car. And if they had to go on foot they were advised to go in pairs.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostMy sister used to work at ICI(now akzonobel). The staff were strongly discouraged leaving the site except by car. And if they had to go on foot they were advised to go tooled up.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostMy sister used to work at ICI(now akzonobel). The staff were strongly discouraged leaving the site except by car. And if they had to go on foot they were advised to go in pairs.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postpeople want to live near me!
The town centre has come along leaps and bound over the past 10 to 15 years, and more recently Crossrail has encouraged further re-development of the area. What we're now looking at is a regeneration akin to that of East London; as London City grew out towards the East, that side of London boomed and became a yuppie commuter hub. Now I'm not saying Slough is quite on that level but it is ideally placed for Heathrow, the M4/Thames Valley routes and of course London (certainly more so with Crossrail).
Areas like Slough are oft remembered for their negative aspects but you only have to look at the investment being made in areas like this to see that it isn't all bad. Like I said before, you can't argue with the fact that house prices are up 20 to 25% in the area in the past 12 months: a 3 bed semi costing £270k a year ago would now go for £340k. Still some way to go I believe but personally I'm cashing out a bit because I want to keep some powder dry.Comment
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Originally posted by BillHicksRIP View PostA friend who lives in Slough refers to it optimistically as Windsor Borders.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by Alias View PostWas... Knocked down now
They had just started building it when I had a mercifully short stint at O2 a few years ago.
But looking at it on Google Street View, it appears the building I was in is boarded up, or was in 2015-09Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostYup, isn't there a hideous new bus stop called the Caterpillar next to the O2 building (opposite Slough station).
They had just started building it when I had a mercifully short stint at O2 a few years ago.
But looking at it on Google Street View, it appears the building I was in is boarded up, or was in 2015-09
Ahh the old cellnet building... Hideous! O2 moved to the trading estate now, quite a nice buildingJoin IPSEComment
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Originally posted by Alias View PostYup
Ahh the old cellnet building... Hideous! O2 moved to the trading estate now, quite a nice buildingHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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