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One of the co-owners behind Swindon's newest restaurant has revealed it will be bringing a unique concept to the town.  Sat Nijjar, is launching Funky Grilla in Regent Circus alongside two business partners – Kenzo72’s David Lai and Siam Thai’s Marc Stow. He hopes it will help breathe new life into the town centre complex, which has been hard hit by restaurant closures and that of the Morrisons supermarket since it opened in 2015. “We’re doing something totally different to what’s known in Swindon," said Mr Nijjar.  "It’s going to be Korean barbecue themed. So there�...

REGENT Circus has been labelled a "disaster" after another restaurant left the struggling town centre complex. The closure of Swindon's Prezzo branch by the Italian chain's new owners Cain International means just three of the units on the site are active. Built at a cost of £50m on the former Swindon College site and hailed as a triumph for the town when it opened as recently as 2014, Regent Circus now faces an uncertain future. Its centrepiece has sat empty since Morrisons shut up shop in late 2019. Veteran Lib Dem councillor Stan Pajak represents Eastcott and campaigned for the ...

Prezzo has announced it will be closing its Swindon restaurant permanently.  The Regent Circus branch is one of 22 Italian eateries which will close across the country. Around 200 jobs are said to be at risk, although it is not known how many of those are in Swindon.  Cain International only acquired Prezzo last December after it was rescued from administration. It is understood the company filed for insolvency after failing to reach an agreement with landlords over rent payments. The closure of the restaurant marks another loss for the Regent Circus development, which has seen Mo...

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