Something Different is 10

Something Different is 10

Something Different is 10. A Swindon family business, that began life as a market stall is now celebrating its first decade. Something Different, based in the town’s Brunel shopping centre, was the brainchild of brothers Lee and Ross Mulholland. They wanted to bring Swindon shoppers products not available on the high street. Both with a background in retail, the duo opened Something Different in Swindon’s old tented market. But they soon moved into The Brunel as trade took off.

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Swindon Tattoo Artist Finds Apprentice

Swindon Tattoo Artist Finds Apprentice

Swindon Tattoo Artist Finds Apprentice. Award-winning Swindon tattoo artist Tarren Malham had long struggled to find a committed apprentice. She needed someone dedicated to mastering the craft. Someone who’d be a stickler for high standards, but the right candidate remained elusive. Until she realised the perfect person was right under her nose!

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Jamie Lennon to Speak

Jamie Lennon to Speak

Jamie Lennon to Speak at PPS charity breakfast in support of the charity, SANDS. Business professionals from across Swindon and Wiltshire are attending the next PPS business charity breakfast. It’s going to be happening at DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon later this month.

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Artisan Bakery Wins ‘Best Doughnut’

Artisan Bakery Wins ‘Best Doughnut’

Artisan bakery Pipp & Co has scooped the Best Doughnut category in PETA’s 2025 Vegan Food Awards just a few months after launching its vegan range. The bakery’s rhubarb and ginger jam doughnut was the stand out winner at this year’s annual awards, run by PETA – the UK-based charity dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Baking

Celebrating 50 Years of Baking

Celebrating 50 Years of Baking. From marzipan mishaps to master baker – Swindon-born master baker, Paul Chambers is celebrating 50 years in the trade.

Paul once found himself banished from cookery lessons for throwing marzipan. But that early mischief didn’t stop him from building a remarkable career in baking.

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Swindon Care Show Revamped

Swindon Care Show Revamped

Swindon Care Show Revamped. Three entrepreneurs have come together to re-launch The Care Show (Swindon). And to take it into the future as a regular annual event to showcase the best services in social care and wellbeing.

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Doughnut Maker Branches Out

Doughnut Maker Branches Out

Doughnut Maker Branches Out. Artisan doughnut maker Pipp & Co, launched its first vegan doughnut earlier this year. And its now expanding its plant-based range with a new vegan banana and walnut loaf, plus four more vegan doughnut flavours.

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More ‘Woo’ for Wootton Bassett

More ‘Woo’ for Wootton Bassett

More ‘Woo’ for Wootton Bassett. Yes, I know it’s Royal Wootton Bassett but the Yoast SEO prefers headings of only four words. So I’m flouting Google preferences using five! Anyway – to the point:

ENTREPRENEUR Louise Muir-Sage is quite overwhelmed by community support for her new crystal and spiritual emporium, Something Kind of Woo. So much so that she’s already expanding with the opening of Something Kind of Woo Too!

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