Wiltshire council names its new squad
Tuesday 14th of May 2013
Jane Scott has been re-appointed as leader of Wiltshire Council at today’s first full council meeting since the unitary elections today (Tuesday).
John Thomson was appointed deputy leader and cabinet member for highways and streetscene and… More »
Local Enterprise Partnership appoints new board member
Monday 29th of April 2013
Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership has appointed Councillor David Renard to its board.
Cllr Renard takes up the position after replacing former board member Councillor Roderick Bluh as the leader of Swindon Borough Council.
Cllr… More »
Three Wiltshire firms win Queen´s Award
Monday 22nd of April 2013
Three Wiltshire companies were named as recipients of the Queen´s Award for Enterprise - the UK´s highest accolade for business success - on Sunday; the Queen´s birthday.
Corsham-based global dairy exporter Coombe Castle… More »
Cooking oil recycling doubles in three months
Thursday 18th of April 2013
A 107 percent increase in recycling used cooking oil has been achieved in Wiltshire following a three month campaign to raise awareness of the service.
Eco-firm Living Fuels and Marlborough-based recycling contractor Hills Waste Solutions… More »
March freeze costs UK small businesses £174 million
Monday 15th of April 2013
More than half of UK small firms have been impacted financially by the recent prolonged cold weather costing them £174 million.
A report published by the Federation of Small Businesses this week suggests that on average each business lost… More »
Solicitors put their best feet forward for charity
Monday 18th of March 2013
Wiltshire solicitors put their best feet forward at in the Bath Half Marathon recently, and raised £2,000 for Dorothy House Hospice Care.
It was the first year Goughs Solicitors has competed in the Bath Half Corporate Challenge - a 13.1 mile… More »
Spirit of the age: fashion chain enters administration
Friday 15th of March 2013
Award-winning independent fashion chain Spirit has gone into administration, with the loss of around 20 jobs.
The firm – which had branches in Devizes and Bradford on Avon, and until recently Marlborough and Frome – was well known for… More »
Small businesses must be at the heart of the Chancellor’s Budget, says FSB
Monday 11th of March 2013
The Chancellor, George Osborne, must improve access to finance, simplify the tax system and make business rates relief permanent in his Budget next Wednesday, according to the Federation of Small Businesses
The FSB is calling for a Budget… More »
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