Swindon & Wiltshire News 17.09.2026 Council says it will use legal powers to force businesses to clean up premises Businesses in Swindon could be made to clean up their premises, with the local council threatening to use legal powers to compel them. Swindon’s Big Town Centre Clean-Up was a 10‑day blitz in which more than 250 volunteers cleared […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News 17.09.2026 Temp billings growth accelerates to joint-quickest in over three years Temporary hiring in the South West accelerated sharply in August, offering fresh signs that the region’s labour market may be beginning to stabilise despite continued weakness in permanent recruitment. Billings from the employment of short-term staff rose at the […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News 15.09.2026 Wiltshire gold dealer calls for tougher rules to protect sellers A Wiltshire businessman is pressing the Government to introduce tougher rules for companies buying gold and other precious metals from the public, warning that vulnerable sellers can be left with little idea whether they have received a fair price. […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News 14.09.2026 SW business activity shows signs of improvement – Bank of England Business activity in the South West is showing tentative signs of improvement, but remains patchy as consumer weakness and a slumping property market offset gains in exports and some business services, according to the Bank of England’s latest Regional […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Thursday September 17 2026 Council says it will use legal powers to force businesses to clean up premises Businesses in Swindon could be made to clean up their premises, with the local council threatening to use legal powers to compel them. Swindon’s Big Town Centre Clean-Up was a 10‑day blitz in which more than 250 volunteers cleared […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Thursday September 17 2026 Temp billings growth accelerates to joint-quickest in over three years Temporary hiring in the South West accelerated sharply in August, offering fresh signs that the region’s labour market may be beginning to stabilise despite continued weakness in permanent recruitment. Billings from the employment of short-term staff rose at the […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Professional services Tuesday September 15 2026 Wiltshire gold dealer calls for tougher rules to protect sellers A Wiltshire businessman is pressing the Government to introduce tougher rules for companies buying gold and other precious metals from the public, warning that vulnerable sellers can be left with little idea whether they have received a fair price. […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Monday September 14 2026 SW business activity shows signs of improvement – Bank of England Business activity in the South West is showing tentative signs of improvement, but remains patchy as consumer weakness and a slumping property market offset gains in exports and some business services, according to the Bank of England’s latest Regional […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Innovation Monday September 14 2026 South West helping drive the UK’s innovation economy, new research finds New research from NatWest has highlighted the South West’s strength as one of the UK’s leading centres for innovation, entrepreneurship and high-growth businesses, while identifying a significant opportunity to create even more jobs and investment across the region. The […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Professional services Monday September 14 2026 PI warns law change could put cohabiting couples under greater scrutiny Private investigator Charles Land is warning proposed changes to family law could make proving who is living with whom increasingly important when unmarried couples split up and subsequent financial claims are made. Charles, founder of the Wiltshire-based private investigation […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Culture Friday September 11 2026 Swindon’s £45 million state-of-the-art venue plan in doubt A proposed £45 million entertainment venue in Swindon town centre is in serious doubt following a change in council leadership at May’s local elections. Business leaders had flagged the proposed entertainment venue as a potential catalyst for regenerating central […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Thursday September 10 2026 Construction begins on £100 million Kitchen West facility Work has begun on the construction of Apetito’s new £100 million state-of-the-art food production facility, Kitchen West in Trowbridge. As the largest private employer the town, and having been based in the town since 1928, this development represents a […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Wednesday September 9 2026 Economic growth hits six-month high in South West South West businesses gained momentum in August, with rising sales and renewed hiring across the region, according to the latest NatWest Growth Tracker. The headline South West Business Activity Index rose from 50.8 in July to 53.0 in August, […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Education, training and skills Wednesday September 9 2026 £6 million expansion of college campus announced A £5.9 million redevelopment at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Trowbridge campus will create new state-of-the-art digital and creative art studios and almost double the size of its construction workshops. The college says the huge expansion is needed to […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Tuesday September 8 2026 1,000 jobs to be created in UK’s drone capital More than 1,000 highly-skilled jobs are on course to be created in Swindon following a wave of major investment in drone manufacturing. The surge comes exactly a year after the Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy singled out Swindon as a […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Tuesday September 8 2026 Plans to turn office block into flats revealed Plans to turn the former offices of a social housing provider into 30 flats have been revealed. Bristol-based Juniper Homes wants to convert the former Green Square Accord offices at Methuen Park in Chippenham. It is preparing to submit […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Friday September 4 2026 Employers named over minimum wage breaches Employers across the South West and Berkshire have been named in a Government minimum-wage enforcement round, which returned almost £4 million to workers nationally. Around 660 employers have been named for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage, with […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Tuesday September 1 2026 Business confidence in the South West jumps as trading outlook and economic optimism surge Business confidence in the South West rose 25 points during August to 55 per cent, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds, the first time it has outpaced the national average since June 2025. Companies in the South […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Wednesday August 26 2026 Wiltshire parking charges rise from next week Parking in Wiltshire is set to become more expensive from Tuesday, 1 September, with council-run pay-and-display charges increasing by an average of 20 per cent. The increase will be rounded to the nearest 10p and marks the first change […]
