11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (673+ words) Shoppers have been sharing memories, picking up final bargains and lamenting the loss of another high street name as TG Jones entered its final day of trading. The Regent Street store, previously known as WHSmith, had its last full day…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (163+ words) An engineering firm in Swindon has gone into administration with an estimated shortfall of more than £312,000. Mechanical contractor DC Group Services South West Ltd, located at Bagbury Park in Lydiard Green, was wound up due to significant financial troubles, as…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago   (667+ words) A UK holiday home manufacturer has ceased trading after collapsing into administration, resulting in the loss of around 80 jobs. Sunseeker Holiday Homes, founded in March 2019, manufactured holiday homes and lodges for parks across the UK. The Sunseeker website reads: "Sunseeker…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (990+ words) Amazon is on the “precipice” of dramatically expanding its drone delivery service in the UK, with the tech giant expecting approval to cover the whole of Darlington “very soon”. The service is currently operating on a limited basis in the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (402+ words) A popular Swindon restaurant in the town centre has thanked customers as it celebrates an anniversary. On September 2, the team at Rios Brazil on Bridge Street marked 14 “incredible” years of serving customers and making memories. In a social media post,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (469+ words) A Swindon father spent three years getting a small business off the ground with his daughters. Bilal Kartalkanat, known as "Billy", from Abbey Meads, spent three years fighting for a vacant unit near Tesco before launching El's Corner, serving fresh…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (698+ words) Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, with schedules set to return to normal later. Technical issues with air traffic control systems have caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (497+ words) US President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult 5,000 dollars (£3,691) if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, in an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The promise would…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (342+ words) A creative agency has been shortlisted for an international award recognising organisations reshaping how businesses operate around their people and customers. GEL Studios, based in Swindon, has been shortlisted in the Haier Zero Distance Excellence (ZeroDX) Awards, which honour organisations…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (646+ words) The Beefeater brand has been part of many families’ lives for generations but will now disappear from British life – so I tried one last meal at the Swindon site before it closed. I strongly associate the chain with fond memories…...