• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Tuesday January 9 2018

Bigger business role for Wiltshire MP in Theresa May’s reshuffled cabinet

Devizes constituency MP Claire Perry has been given a bigger role within the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. The promotion, part of prime minster Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle on Monday (January 8), means the MP – who represents […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday January 8 2018

Small business confidence continues to fall as domestic fears weigh on outlook – FSB

Small businesses are beginning the new year with increased pessimism as surging operating costs, weak domestic growth and flagging consumer demand hamper profits, according to the latest Federation of Small Businesses Small Business Index. The SBI stands at minus […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday January 8 2018

Employers invited to have their say on university level skills provision

Employers in Swindon and Wiltshire are being invited to have their say on university level skills provision. Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership has identified the need for a higher skilled workforce across the region in order to meet […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday January 8 2018

4Networking MD meets Government’s SME Growth Directorate

The managing director of the UK’s largest joined up networking organisation 4Networking recently met with members of the Government’s SME Growth Directorate for a discussion facilitated by South Swindon MP Robert Buckland. The meeting was held at the Department […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday January 8 2018

Eighty percent of businesses ‘not ready for GDPR’

Eighty percent of businesses are not prepared for the new General Data Protection Regulation, which come into force in May. That’s the finding of Mike Lenard of Swindon-based Tailored Data Solutions following an address to 100 CEOs, data protection […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Thursday January 4 2018

Car parking charges in Wiltshire to rise in February – perhaps by up to 12 percent

Stopping in Wiltshire Council-run car parks will become more expensive from February 1 2018. The increase is described by the council as “inflationary”, but it is believed that the final rise could be around 12 percent. The 11.8 mooted […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Property
• Thursday January 4 2018

Land sold at giant business park

Two plots of land on the strategically-located EOS section of Amesbury’s giant Solstice Park business area have been sold. Property consultancy Myddelton & Major has successfully negotiated the sale of the industrial and distribution land on the remaining 2.09-acre […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Thursday January 4 2018

Beard’s Christmas sleigh-pull tops off its year of fundraising

Employees from Swindon-based Beard took to the streets to top off their efforts to raise £15,000 for charity in their 125th year of business. A variety of other events have taken place throughout the year, but their fancy dress […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Experts
• Thursday January 4 2018

Expert opinion: Why recovering money owed to you might have just got harder

Since October 1 2017, a new pre-action protocol for debt claims has been in existence. The protocol is applicable to all businesses owed money by an individual, unless the debt is covered by another pre-action protocol, such as construction […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Thursday January 4 2018

Creativity is the theme of fourth Women in Business Conference

Innovation and creativity is the theme of the fourth Swindon and Wiltshire Women in Business Conference, tickets for which went on sale this week. Taking place on International Women’s Day – Thursday, March 8 – and organised by The […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday January 2 2018

New Year Honour for Enterprise Partnership board member

A member of the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership board has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Shahina Johnson, CEO and artistic director at Swindon’s Create Studios will receive an MBE for Services for the […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday January 2 2018

Swindon’s oldest firm celebrates 175 years in business

Arkell’s Brewery, Swindon’s oldest business and one of just 29 old family breweries left in the UK, is celebrating 175 years in business this year. The brewery was established in 1843 as an offshoot to the family farm near […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday January 2 2018

Award-winning country house hotel closes after 30 years

The family who run the The Pear Tree at Purton have announced today (January 2) that it has closed permanently after 30 years as a country house hotel. Anne Young, managing director, made the announcement today after deciding to […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday January 2 2018

Festive fun raises funds for foodbank

Food, festive fun, business and breakfast were the order of the day for a networking group which used its last meeting of 2017 to support Swindon Foodbank. Attendees at Swindon Business Village, which meets on Thursdays for breakfast, took […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday January 2 2018

Business leaders check crystal ball to see what future holds

As the last of the Christmas tinsel is packed away, business leaders have been reflecting on 2017, and looking into their crystal ball to predict what 2018 holds for companies in Swindon and Wiltshire. Ian Larrard, director at Swindon […]