Dave Southby Rising Entrepreneur. The local financial planner is named as one of the southwest’s rising young entrepreneurs.
Swindon businessman Dave Southby, founder and CEO of Southby & Co. Financial Planning, gets a mention in the 42 Under 42 Class of 2025 by South West Insider Media. The annual list celebrates the region’s most dynamic entrepreneurs aged 42 and under.
PR Expert Up for Award. Swindon public relations specialist and journalist Fiona Scott is in the running for a top award for entrepreneurship. Fiona, managing director and founder of Scott Media, has reached the finals of the Solopreneur of the Year award. All part of the Great British Business Awards. She’s already taken the title of Solopreneur of the Year for the South West 2025.
Take a Genealogy Road Trip. Family Wise, genealogy specialists based in Wiltshire, are calling for this summer and summers to come to be a great time for discovering family history through genealogy tourism.
RPA Founder Business Award Finalist. Swindon-based entrepreneur Fi Da Silva Adams is a finalist in the prestigious Best Businesswomen Awards 2025. That’s the UK’s largest celebration of female business talent!
Southby & Co Charity Donations continue. Southby & Co Financial Planning, based in Wroughton, has continued its charity tour across Wiltshire, presenting the first of several donations from a £5,000 award pot they received earlier this year.
JUST FOR FUN HOLIDAY CLUB EXPANDS TO MOREDON SPORTING HUB WITH NEW SUMMER SESSIONS. This will be the fifth location for the popular children’s activity provider. It continues to grow thanks to strong local support and a reputation for fun, inclusive sessions during school holidays.
Old Town launches Sunday Socials in response to road closure. Friends of Old Town, the public face of the Old Town Business Association, has announced a bold new summer programme: the Old Town Gasworks Sunday Socials. The series of three large-scale street events across Devizes Road and Wood Street will bring music, food and footfall back to the area this August. All helping to support businesses affected by the major gas mains upgrade.
Care Advisor Champions Independent Living in Swindon. Shreeve Care Services are championing Swindon’s SLP Independent Living in its efforts to be serious about home care.
Rob Curtis Speaking at Expo. ROB – digital marketing specialist, founder of The Pursuit Agency, will be appearing as a guest speaker at South West Business Expo at STEAM in Swindon.
Rob, who founded the Swindon-based marketing company in 2022 will be hosting a talk for attendees at the South West Business Expo. In it he’ll urge ambitious businesses to be to embrace bold and strategic thinking in their companies and abandon the concept of ‘playing it safe’. The business event takes place on Thursday 10th of July.
Creative Holiday Sessions Return. Revolution Performing Arts (RPA) is once again inviting children aged 4 to 16 to enjoy four weeks of performing arts-based summer fun at venues across Swindon and Wiltshire.
Accountant Running for Wiltshire Treehouse. It’s ever fab to share stories of businesses doing their thing for various charities. This time it’s Sally Holland, partner at Swindon based PPS Chartered Accountants lacing up her trail shoes.
Mindset Coach Results Pressure Tips. As thousands of students across the UK await their GCSEs, A-levels, or other qualification results, the pressure is on. And so is the stress. But according to Swindon based John Lewis, Professional Coach, NLP Master Practitioner and founder of JL Mindset Performance, that stress might not be the enemy it’s often made out to be.
