Feature Archive

Fiona Scott, journalist and media consultant's Apprentice Review Ep.9

The end of the series is in sight and now there is no place to hide – personalities will come ...

Five golden tips to help you win more of the enquiries you receive Or… all I want for Christmas is to make more sales!!!

Insight from Diane Banister is the MD of Intelligent Dialogue a sales and customer service training company helping clients have ...

Award-winning super food brand Creative Nature launches their new chocolate cake baking mix into Tesco

Award-winning free from brand, Creative Nature, specialising n allergen free snacks, mixes and superfoods, has today launched a new free-from ...

Local Quizzers raise more than £1400 for Naomi House & Jacksplace at De Vere Wokefield Estate

De Vere Wokefield Estate, part of De Vere’s collection of Mansion House hotels and event destinations in Reading, hosted an ...

Small businesses are calling on any new government to help the sector which is the bedrock of the British economy

The organisation which represents thousands of small businesses across the UK has launched its own manifesto calling on the new ...

The Corporate Away Day – review by Gemma Williams, Cluster Sales Manager at Jurys Inn Swindon & Cheltenham Apprentice Review Ep.8

This show was all about creating a corporate away day on the famous Belmond British Pullman Train, one of the ...

Artisan ice cream maker joins forces with specialist fresh food distribution company

Rays Ice Cream, Swindon’s only artisan ice cream producer, can now be tasted across the South of England thanks to ...

Celebrate the Festive Season with De Vere Wokefield Estate

‘Tis (almost) the season to be jolly and De Vere Wokefield Estate, nestled perfectly in the heart of Berkshire, has ...

NEW LOOK FOR FREE-FROM SNACK BRAND CREATIVE NATURE READY FOR 2020

Leading free-from snack brand Creative Nature is celebrating the launch a vibrant and colourful ‘new look’ ready for the new year.

MARKETING EXPERT DENISE O’LEARY WINS INTERNATIONAL STEVIE® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS

SOUTH WEST marketing specialist Denise O’Leary has been won two coveted Stevie® Awards at a glittering ceremony in New York.

TOUR OPERATOR’S COMPANY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN CHRISTMAS EDITION OF TRAVEL GUIDE SPECIALIST LONELY PLANET

The UK’s only tour operator specialising in bespoke travel to eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) is featured in the December edition of ...

Dragons’ Den entrepreneur teams up with national charity Brake for Road Safety Week (and beyond)

Ed Hollands, the young founder of mobile advertising company DrivenMedia has gifted five branded lorries to Brake, the road safety ...

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPANY EXPANDS INTO REGIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL engineering specialists Jomas Associates has branched out from their London HQ and opened an office in South Wales.

Harriet Scott business coach, and consultant's Apprentice EP. 7 Review

In this week’s episode the team had to head to Stratford in London and on the drive to the meeting ...

Rollercoasters: Out of this World or the Stuff of Nightmares? Apprentice EP. 6 Review

This week’s episode was one I have spent the last week excited to watch just from the tease of Ryan-Mark screaming!

DANCE READING FESTIVAL IS BACK!

The hugely popular festival of dance is back in Reading throughout the whole month of November.

Travel expert creates new business offering unusual holidays to discover the hidden wonders of India

Travel expert Jenny Bowen who has been organising and leading bespoke, tailormade holidays to Africa for 14 years, has launched ...

FSB calls on small businesses to fully embrace digital to remain relevant

A comment piece by our business journalist Fiona Scott...

Dating entrepreneur sends out her message of romance and respect by teaming up with Dragons’ Den business DrivenMedia

Dating website entrepreneur Dennie Smith who set up her website a year ago has gone national by putting her message ...

Top Spooky Recipes

Get Halloween off to a scary start with all of these frighteningly good recipes!

“World-class” De Vere Wokefield Estate hosts charity golf day and raises over £2,000 for local charity Naomi House and Jacksplace

Reading-based De Vere Wokefield Estate is celebrating after it played host to a phenomenal charity golf day (on 12 September) ...

Driving in the Snow & Rain

Are you comfortable driving in the snow and rain? There have been some harsh winters in recent years that have ...

The Tadley Calleva Centurions under 11s raise £1,000 thanks to local hotel

De Vere Wokefield Estate has recently become the official sponsor of local football team, the Tadley Calleva Centurions under 11s.

What's New in Reading

Here at TGtR we're always keeping our eyes and ears peeled for exciting new places in Reading to hang out ...

SWINDON EXPERT TRAINER IN SPORTS SCIENCE SUPPORTS UK’s No 1 LONG JUMPER TO UPSKILL!

Dawn Morse, founder of training company Core Elements, has recently worked with Britain’s top long jumper Feron Sayers teaching him ...

UK’S TOP ‘SMALL BIZ 100’ ARE TODAY UNVEILED BY SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY – AND SWINDON IS REPRESENTED!

Swindon ice cream brand Rays Ice Cream Total Guide to partner has been selected as one of 100 trail-blazing small ...

Government commits £30m to ignite innovation around providing 5G services

Working through The Rural Connected Communities organisation, the government has committed the funding and a ‘competition’ has been launched to ...

Meet the man behind Afternoon Tea Week

Keith Newton has always been fascinated by afternoon tea – unusual for a man who is a real techie at heart.

A MESSAGE TO ALL STUDENTS WHO DON’T MAKE THE GRADE WITH THEIR A LEVELS

It was a Thursday in 1984 and my best friend picked me up in her purple Ford and took me ...

Junior Karting Success Story

There are numerous success stories for kids who started their racing careers at the Castle Combe Junior Karting School.

...