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1 month ago | bbc.com | Jeremy Stern |Sophie Parker

Firm started decade ago by teens now thrivingJeremy Stern & Sophie ParkerBBCDan Beckles told the BBC they wanted to expand and employ more local people in futureTwo business partners who started a furniture company when they were "incredibly competitive" 17-year-olds say they are hoping to expand again. Wiltshire-based Furniturebox was founded by Dan Beckles and Monty George ten years ago after they met at school.

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1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Moriarty |Sophie Parker

Jessica Moriarty - Local Democracy Reporting Service and Sophie Parker - BBC News, WiltshireTue, March 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM UTC1 min readAn additional retail unit would be added at Broxburn Road in Warminster for the pharmacy [Google Maps]Plans for a permanent pharmacy unit have been submitted in a town previously described as being in "crisis" following recent pharmacy closures.

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Sophie Parker

A retired GP has developed a theory as to where a mass grave containing the bodies of hundreds killed in a 1643 Civil War battle could be located. Dr Normal Beale said he had used satellite imagery and older records of archaeological finds to locate the site. The Battle of Roundway Down in the countryside overlooking Devizes is believed to have left hundreds dead - some estimate as many as 600.

Dec 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sophie Parker

A Roman villa indicating a "luxury lifestyle" has been discovered by archaeologists and 60 volunteers after metal detectorists reported a number of finds in the area. It is the first time the site has been excavated and it is the only Roman villa known of in Wiltshire's Chalke Valley. At 35m long, the villa had columns, mosaics, a bath house and possible outdoor pool, with finds now undergoing analysis before moving to Salisbury Museum.