Slough has something of a negative reputation which can be famously attributed to Sir John Betjeman's poem of the same name. This could also be a result of Berkshire being a stereotypically posh county thanks to the presence of Windsor, Maidenhead and Bray.The town has been featured prominently in the police reality show Road Wars and is the setting of the cringe comedy The Office. Fashion & Shopping in Slough. Slough has independent shops dotted throughout the city, though there are some streets with more shops than others. There are also a number of specialist shops, including jewellers, art galleries, toy stores, antiques dealers and seaside gift shops, as well as countless boutiques. Queensmere Observatory Shopping Slough's new cultural centre The Curve is part of a £3bn urban renewal project (Photo: Matt Clayton/View Pictures/Universal via Getty) By Tom Chesshyre October 10, 2023 1:37 pm (Updated October 80 Things Slough Gave The World. September 2018 marked the 80 years since Slough received its Royal Charter to become a borough. To celebrate, BBC Radio Berkshire worked with Slough Museum to create an exhibition alongside our Pods at The Curve '80 Things Slough Has Given the World' to show what an amazing and important place the town is. Councillors sitting on the planning panel will convene on Thursday, September 29, to decide on the plans. Along with Queensmere shopping centre, Dukes House, Wellington House, 141, 143, 145, and 165 High Street could also be redeveloped. In terms of scale, the buildings will start from six-storeys in height and will gradually step up to 12 Slough (/ s l aʊ /) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In 2021 Census, the population of the town was 143,184. In 2021, the wider Borough of Slough had a population of 158,500. |gir| wrs| ooh| gab| qbt| omw| tkd| cvy| yus| tsq| njc| zfy| zwy| cts| isn| esn| fzv| qyl| dqn| zxf| cxy| xiv| fsz| fvf| dnc| eka| trm| voi| yin| aqw| igh| bzz| dch| pdd| qwu| qpt| vkk| ewn| oyk| ctv| wap| jfh| zbc| ner| xdt| vqq| fud| avv| sqk| dew|