ALMOST all pandemic-related restrictions have now eased, but has this made a noticeable difference to Swindon’s town centre? While wandering around on Saturday, our roving reporter noticed several shops still encouraging customers to don a face covering and self-isolate, though these rules are no longer legally enforced. Inside supermarkets like the Tesco Metro on The Parade, there was an even 50/50 split between those with a mask and those without. Inside the Brunel Shopping Centre, it was more 70/30, leaning more towards mask-wearers, while outside in the open air there were around one in 10 people wearing a mask. Navigating the town centre’s streets proved fairly easy, though any caution about keeping at a distance seems to have gone. On a couple of occasions, there was someone almost brushing right up against me to get past with no regard for personal space, let alone the former two-metre rule.
By Advertiser Reporter
Ratings images: FSA; File image of a kebab: PIXABAY We ve listed all the businesses given a rating by the Food Standards Agency in November.
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Cues Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PP
Hygienic food handling - Improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building - Generally satisfactory
Management of food safety - Generally satisfactory Date of inspection: December 10, 2020
Hygienic food handling - Generally satisfactory
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building - Generally satisfactory
Management of food safety - Generally satisfactory Date of inspection: December 14, 2020
61 Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5NX
Hygienic food handling - Generally satisfactory
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building - Generally satisfactory