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Wiltshire opticians get a taste of Pierre White business
Opticians from around the South West met celebrity chef Marco Pierre White at his Whitley pub. A group of Specsavers regional managers attended a business lunch at the Pear Tree Inn, where they had champagne and canapés before the restaurateur
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It's back to the future for Bradford on Avon firm
An historic hardware shop in Bradford on Avon is returning to its original name after two new directors took over this week. Matthew Webb and James Vincent, from the nearby garden centre Avonfield Gardens, reopened J Alex Browns on Saturday after
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Trowbridge woman sets up grooming business
A Trowbridge woman aims to get tails wagging across Wiltshire with her dog grooming business. Elizabeth Garratt started Barking Beauties, based in Castell Close, Hilperton, last month. She has a Level 3 City and Guilds qualification and is a member
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Wiltshire solicitors help children
Solicitors from all over the county have clubbed together to support centres where estranged parents can meet their children in controlled and safe surroundings. The lawyers met outside St Andrew’s Church in Devizes, where the local contact centre
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Warminster toy man unveils top awards
The founder of Warminster-based toy business Asobi unveiled the winners of the second Slow Toy Awards on October 24, with the event celebrating the latest traditional toy creations. Thierry Bourret, who set up Asobi in Stephens Way, Warminster,
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Lloyds Bank puts up cash to help local Wiltshire students work for top degrees
Two students from Wiltshire started their life at university in September with the support of a unique programme from Lloyds Banking Group. The Lloyds Scholars Programme opens doors to students who otherwise might not have had the financial backing
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Success spells volumes in Bradford on Avon
Bradford on Avon gift business From You To Me is having a great year, despite losing out at the finals of the Local Business Accelerators last month. The company, which sells journals that capture, share and discover life stories, joined 14 other
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Warminster parents to sit in on inquest
The parents of a Warminster boy who died at Bristol Children’s Hospital in March last year will attend an inquest next week, into the death of another child at the same hospital weeks later. Yolanda and Steve Turner’s four-year-old son, Sean, died
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Trowbridge blind veteran to join Remembrance Service at Cenotaph
A blind veteran from Trowbridge, who served with the Wiltshire Regiment in the 1950s, will join thousands of other blind veterans in the march to the Cenotaph in central London today. Ronald Jefferies will join other members of Blind Veterans UK
