Pub of the Week: Swindon's The Hop debunks XTC song 'myth'
Swindon's award-winning The Hop Inn pub has debunked a myth about being named after a song by local band XTC.
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Swindon's award-winning The Hop Inn pub has debunked a myth about being named after a song by local band XTC.
TEN years ago, a Swindon sales rep decided to turn an old sex shop into a pub.
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Sometimes the biggest tool law enforcement has to calm a volatile situation is a 1-inch-diameter pin.
TUPELO • Sometimes the biggest tool law enforcement has to calm a volatile situation is a 1-inch-diameter pin.
SWINDON businesses hit hardest by the town’s new Tier 4 restrictions have vowed to come back stronger when the Covid pandemic ends. On Boxing Day pubs, cafes and restaurants in the town had to close unless operating as a takeaway or delivery service. But less than a week later – on New Year’s Eve – Swindon was moved into the ‘stay at home’ Tier 4, meaning all non-essential retail shops also had to close as well. Manni Madhani, owner of The Bank on Wood Street, is hopeful the customer base will return when his popular bar and restaurant can reopen. He said: “It’s ...