2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (453+ words) A sprawling Wiltshire estate with 1,796 acres of land and an eight-bedroom manor house remains on the market for £25 million. Bapton Manor Estate near Warminster, which has been marketed for some time, is being described as the most expensive house for…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (548+ words) The owner of a famous Cotswold bed and breakfast has described plans for a tourist tax as a “hammer blow” to the industry. Caron Cooper runs the Fosse Farmhouse, which is located between Castle Combe and Nettleton and has become…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (639+ words) Wiltshire Council is forecasting a £6.7 million budget overspend by the end of the financial year, members will be told next week. The council's Cabinet will hear on Wednesday, September 16, that the spiralling cost of looking after vulnerable adults and children…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (223+ words) Work is underway to turn a retail space that was formerly home to a national bank into a number of new flats. Barclays Bank left the premises of 66 Market Place in Chippenham in 2023, and three years on the owners of…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (416+ words) ‘Excitement’ is building as an up-and-coming independent business prepares to open in the town centre this week. Taylor’s Bagels will open the doors of its fifth and newest branch in Chippenham’s Borough Parade at 8am on Friday, September 11. The firm is…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (212+ words) A national chain is set to close down a Wiltshire town centre branch as a final sale is announced. The Millets branch on Chippenham High Street is preparing to shut its doors, with a “Closing Down Sale” now in operation…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (328+ words) Electricals chain Currys has revealed a jump in UK sales growth over the summer as World Cup fever and heatwaves helped offset a flagging wider market. The group said UK and Ireland like-for-like sales growth jumped to 6% in the 17 weeks…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (417+ words) A popular Wiltshire pub has closed its doors – and reopened under new management the following day. As has been extensively reported, Brewers Fayre at Cepen Park at the northern boundary of Chippenham, ceased operations on September 7. The branch joined the…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (347+ words) Parliamentarians and top brass from Wiltshire Council will be headlining a festival for business leaders next month. Andrew Murrison, the Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire, Brian Mathew the Liberal Democrat MP for Melksham and Devizes, Ian Thorn, the Liberal…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (862+ words) Households are being urged to check whether they have paid too much tax and could be due a refund from HMRC, with some claims potentially worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds. Married couples, people who have taken money from…...