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Business professionals from across Swindon are invited to connect, collaborate and gain inspiration at the 2026 BusinessWise open networking event taking place on Thursday, June 11.

Swindon & Wiltshire Events
Tuesday May 12 2026

Businesswise to host open networking event with entrepreneur

Business professionals from across Swindon are being invited to connect, collaborate and gain inspiration at the 2026 BusinessWise open networking event taking place on Thursday, June 11. The keynote speaker for the evening will be entrepreneur and former Who […]

Wiltshire law firm Goughs has made three new senior appointments, expanding its private client team.

Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
Tuesday May 12 2026

Three new hires expand private client team at Goughs

Wiltshire law firm Goughs has made three new senior appointments, expanding its private client team. Tom Gauterin has joined Goughs as legal director, bringing nearly two decades of post-qualification experience and dual qualification as a solicitor and Chartered Tax […]

Succession planning and inheritance expert Chris McCormick has joined the agriculture & landed estates team at Wiltshire law firm Wansbroughs.

Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
Tuesday May 12 2026

Inheritance expert joins farming team at Wansbroughs

Succession planning and inheritance expert Chris McCormick has joined the agriculture & landed estates team at Wiltshire law firm Wansbroughs. The firm says the appointment will strengthen its offering to farming and agricultural clients. Chris joins Wansbroughs with a […]

A summit for environmentally-conscious firms is to be held in Swindon this month, following an inaugural event in Trowbridge last year.

Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
Monday May 11 2026

Summit for climate-friendly firms to be held in Swindon

A summit for environmentally-conscious firms is to be held in Swindon this month, following an inaugural event in Trowbridge last year. Wiltshire Council hosted the first Climate and Environment Summit with Wiltshire Climate Alliance at County Hall in May […]

Great Western Railway is set to return to public ownership in December 2026, in one of the biggest milestones yet in the government’s rail renationalisation programme.

Swindon & Wiltshire Economy
Monday May 11 2026

GWR to be renationalised, government confirms

Great Western Railway is set to return to public ownership in December 2026, in one of the biggest milestones yet in the government’s rail renationalisation programme. The move will make GWR the 11th operator brought back under state control […]

NFU Mutual has acquired a development site in Swindon from Marq Logistics for £2.7 million, with Graftongate appointed as development partner.

Swindon & Wiltshire Property
Thursday May 7 2026

NFU Mutual acquires Swindon logistics site for £2.7 million

Insurance firm NFU Mutual has acquired a development site in Swindon from Marq Logistics for £2.7 million, with Graftongate appointed as development partner. The consented scheme will deliver an 80,000 sq ft speculative logistics unit on a 5.3-acre site, […]

Plans to convert offices into apartments on a Wiltshire business park have been approved.

Swindon & Wiltshire Property
Thursday May 7 2026

Office-to-home plans approved in shadow of iconic tower

Plans to convert offices into apartments on a Wiltshire business park have been approved. Moonraker (Melksham) Ltd has been granted planning permission to turn the upper floors of office blocks at Avonside Business Park, Melksham into flats. The enterprise […]

The approach to sustainable transport at Swindon community Wichelstowe is amongst the best in the UK, according to a national travel body.

Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
Thursday May 7 2026

Wichelstowe’s sustainable travel among the best in UK

The approach to sustainable transport at Swindon community Wichelstowe is amongst the best in the UK, according to a national travel body. The travel plan at Wichelstowe was named Residential National Site of the Year at the Modeshift STARS […]

Housebuilder Persimmon has shown its support for a Trowbridge-based group that helps those battling dementia and their loved ones.

Swindon & Wiltshire Social
Thursday May 7 2026

Developer donation for Wiltshire dementia charity

Housebuilder Persimmon has shown its support for a Trowbridge-based group that helps those battling dementia and their loved ones. Persimmon Homes Wessex handed over the £1,000 cheque to the Mill Street Club, a service run in partnership with Wiltshire-wide […]

Companies from Bristol, Somerset and Berkshire have been celebrating today after being named in The King’s Awards for Enterprise - the UK’s most prestigious business awards.

Swindon & Wiltshire Awards
Wednesday May 6 2026

Bristol, Somerset and Berkshire firms among King’s Award recipients

Companies from Bristol, Somerset and Berkshire have been celebrating today after being named in The King’s Awards for Enterprise – the UK’s most prestigious business awards. It is the 60th year of the awards, which was started by the […]

The search is on for the year's best tech firms as the Tech South West Awards 2026 officially opens for entries.

Swindon & Wiltshire Awards
Wednesday May 6 2026

South West’s biggest tech celebration returns for 2026

The search is on for the year’s best tech firms as the Tech South West Awards 2026 officially opens for entries. From trailblazing startups and game‑changing scale-ups to inspiring leaders and teams driving global change, the awards shine a […]

Wiltshire sole traders and SMEs are being invited to apply for a newly-launched free support programme seeking to make them more successful through better use of digital tools and technology.

Swindon & Wiltshire Education, training and skills
Wednesday May 6 2026

New government-funded tech advice for Wiltshire firms launched

Wiltshire sole traders and SMEs are being invited to apply for a newly-launched free support programme seeking to make them more successful through better use of digital tools and technology. Business West and TechSPARK are delivering Tech Adoption for […]

Swindon & Wiltshire Experts
Wednesday May 6 2026

Why salary transparency is no longer optional when hiring – CMD Recruitment

If you’ve advertised a role recently and been disappointed by the response, the problem might not be the role itself – it might be what you’re leaving out, says Dan Barfoot of CMD Recruitment. Candidates in 2025 and 2026 […]

Almost half of businesses suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months as criminals turn to AI to increase the speed and scale at which they can operate.

Swindon & Wiltshire Tech
Tuesday May 5 2026

Firms urged to strengthen cyber defences as criminals turn to AI

Almost half of businesses suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months as criminals turn to AI to increase the speed and scale at which they can operate. The government’s 2025/26 Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows […]

Plans have been revealed to redevelop offices formerly owned by Swindon-headquartered building society Nationwide into homes.

Swindon & Wiltshire Property
Tuesday May 5 2026

Plans to turn former Nationwide site into homes revealed

Plans have been revealed to redevelop offices formerly owned by the Swindon-headquartered building society Nationwide into homes. Warwickshire-based Redford Developments has acquired Wakefield House, the 200,000sq ft former Nationwide offices on Pipers Way in Swindon and its grounds. It […]