Slough revolts as town taken over by data centres

The cooling units on top of the Virtus London 10 data centre whir away day and night, delivering a persistent noise resembling a motorway in the near distance. After a while, your ears adjust, and the ...

‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering

Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C ...
BBC

US fans of The Office want Slough house swap

What do the American city of Scranton and the Berkshire town Slough have in common? For many TV fans, it's the UK and US versions of The Office, starring Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell as comical ...
The Sun

‘Joke’ town Slough infamous for being the setting for BBC sitcom The Office is now the UK’s best place to work and live

The Berkshire town, put on the map by Ricky Gervais' hit comedy, has just been crowned the 'best place' to work and live in the UK THEIR home has been the butt of jokes for years – but the good folk ...
Datacenter Dynamics

147MW Slough data center receives approval from UK government

It is the latest in a series of data center projects that have been approved despite the objections of the local council. In early 2025, developer Manor Farm Propco applied for planning permission to ...