Business Profiles and News

Business Profile: Bow Books Royston – Celebrate World Book Day!

Bring your World Book Day (WBD) voucher from school and exchange it for a book from this year’s special WBD selection – or use it as £1 off any other book! The 2025 WBD range features exciting titles, including Magic Balloon, Bluey, Acorn Wood, Paddington Farm, Pokémon, Lego, Soccer Diaries, and more. Plus, don’t miss

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Business News: Protheros Garage Celebrates 70 Years of Service in Steeple Morden

Barbara & Peter Prothero moved into the village on the 26th March 1955, with their young family, David, Tricia & Paul.  Barbara remembers it well as it was Paul’s first birthday… The Business opened its doors on the 1st April 1955.  The Garage was purchased from Pepper & Haywood and still use the key tag

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Business Profile: Bow Books Royston February Update: New Year Literary Adventure

This Valentine’s Day, why not give the gift of a good book? We’ve got plenty of inspiring reads in store with discounts on recent bestsellers. For adults: Don’t miss our Spring Sale! We have hundreds of second-hand bargains, for all interests, all on a 3-for-2 offer. For children: All books are 3-for-2, and you can

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Julian’s February Business Tips: Business Relationships

  With Valentine’s Day approaching and spring weddings in the air, here are six similarities between having a successful relationship and a successful business! 1. Both start with a moment There is often a single lightbulb style moment when it hits you that this could actually be a business (or a relationship). This is a

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Local Recognition… Sue Ross, Cream Fashions Royston

This month, we are continuing with our “Local Recognition” feature, and were delighted when Royston First wished to recognise Sue Ross from Cream. Sue was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Royston First Business Awards 2024, and here’s why. Tell us why Sue was nominated for, and subsequently won, the Lifetime Achievement Award

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Business Profile: Somewhere 2 Sing: Local Choir hits Albert Square

Local Choir hits Albert Square “If you’d have told me at the start of the year that I was going to sing in public, and not only that, in front of 5 million people on TV, I’d have laughed my head off!” That was Sophie – before joining the Somewhere 2 Sing choir in April,

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Business Profile: Bow Books Royston January Update: New Year Literary Adventure

Happy New Year and thank you to all who supported our vision in 2024 – welcoming the opportunity to view a wide range of new and secondhand books across two floors. As we step into 2025, we look forward to welcoming even more book lovers. Our ongoing offers include 3-for-2 deals on all children’s books

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Business News… Hanson Hertfordshire, Royston

Chinese photo album achieves five figures in local auction A Chinese photo album smashed its top estimate at auction to achieve a staggering £14,091 inclusive of fees in Royston. The collection of photographs, entered into the Friday 6th December sale at Hansons Hertfordshire, depicted early photography believed to be from around the 1870s of the

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Local Recognition… Darren Honey, Wellington Wise

To welcome in the New Year, we are recognising one of the heroes in our community with a “Local Recognition” article, rather than our ‘My Local Life’. We were delighted to receive this nomination from Jessica Parker, one of Darren’s colleagues at Wellington Wise, and having known and worked with Darren for a number of

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