Honda Swindon closing for 50 days
Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year.
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Doctor missed epilepsy condition
A doctor did not know that a patient had epilepsy before prescribing drugs, an inquest in Wiltshire is told.
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History centre 'highly commended'
The Swindon and Wiltshire History Centre in Chippenham is highly commended in a design competition.
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Scrubbing Up: Your comments
You have been sending your views about England's chief medical officer column on how the NHS could learn from department stores, such as John Lewis.
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Seizure death inquest continues
An off-duty GP was too busy to examine a patient who later died, a Trowbridge inquest hears.
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Widow tells of £40,000 debt shock
A Swindon woman speaks of her anger and sadness after her husband died, leaving her with £40,000 of debts.
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Funds boost for manager training
Management training for bosses at small Wiltshire firms is being made more accessible due to European funding.
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MPs meet worried business leaders
Business leaders in Swindon are meeting the town's MPs to discuss their concerns about the economy.
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Furniture firm in administration
A Somerset-based company making flat-pack furniture goes into administration.
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Credit crash Britain - Money for nothing
The credit crunch has forced many people to tighten their belts as the banks have tightened credits.
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Monument inspectors praise Bath
A team of United Nations inspectors praises Bath on their visit to see whether the city deserves to be a World Heritage Site.
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What is it like being a debt collector?
As debt levels rise, a debt collector tell the BBC what his job is like.
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Honda announces cut in production
Honda is cutting manufacturing at its Swindon plant but says jobs will not be affected.
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Rail link used to move new cars
A rail line to take cars from the Honda factory in Swindon to Europe is due to open.
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Airfield could store unsold cars
Cars could be stored at Wroughton airfield as Honda copes with the economic downturn.
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MPs to meet struggling businesses
Swindon's two Labour MPs arrange a summit to discuss problems local businesses may be having in the economic downturn.
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From soaring sunbeds to loan rejections
How small firms in Trowbridge are coping with the credit squeeze, including a successful sunbed firm.
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Back to ye olden days banking?
The financial crisis has led to calls for a return to old-fashioned banking. But it's easy to forget how things have, in many ways, changed for the better.
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Undertakers bear cost of funerals
A funeral director says the economic downturn is forcing him to pick up the tab for dozens of burials and cremations.
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Grants for towns to scrap plastic
Cash incentives are being offered to encourage towns in Oxfordshire to ditch plastic bags.
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