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BBC News
26-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Apprentices transform Trowbridge garden with rambling roses
A team of four apprentices have transformed the garden of a 300-year-old house in time for a town's flower festival using plants from a national horticulture apprentices from Wiltshire College & University Centre's Lackham campus used rambling roses at Parade House in Fiander, from the college, said: "Normally we would like a year to plan and grow for a project like this but fortunately we had the roses we have been cultivating as part of our national collection and they were perfect for it."The town's flower festival started this month and events are planned until September. They were asked to plant in the front of the Georgian town house just a few weeks used as a venue for events, it was built for wool merchant Robert Houlton in about Fiander said: "The students worked really hard. They began by carefully inspecting each plant and applying precise pruning techniques to maintain its health, form, and structure." Tristan Huft Higgins said the apprenticeship had been giving him "a good background in the practical side of things"."You really have that opportunity to learn through doing. Learn about the plant life around you through witnessing it grow through the different seasons," he flower festival is organised by Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce and features 50 businesses around the town entering displays.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Trowbridge food firm building solar car ports to cut carbon
A frozen food firm is building 39 solar car ports to help charge its fleet of electric refrigerated delivery vans in a bid to cut its carbon based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, was granted retrospective planning permission to build the three-metre (10ft) canopies mounted with solar panels on land freed up when an unused building was company, which supplies meals to care homes, schools, and hospitals, has already installed solar panels on many of the roofs of its manufacturing to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, once the carports are complete, it will provide 15% of the electricity used across the entire site. Lee Sheppard, director of corporate affairs, policy and sustainability for Apetito and Wiltshire Farm Foods, said: "We're immensely proud of the fact that we have successfully made this important net zero initiative happen, and also of the speed at which we are mobilising the new fleet, which leads the industry in the delivery of frozen food products."Last week the government called on businesses – including supermarkets and retail parks – to invest in solar canopies as a way of generating clean the government's Plan for Change, energy secretary Ed Miliband said: "Right now, the sun is shining on hundreds of thousands of car parking spaces across the country which could be used to power our homes and businesses. "We want to work with businesses and car park operators to turn our car parks into solar carports to save families and businesses money with clean, homegrown British energy."
Toronto Sun
16-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Sarnia woman jailed for biting grocery store security officer
A Sarnia woman has been jailed for thefts from local stores and biting a loss-prevention officer. Jerica Trowbridge (Sarnia police) A Sarnia woman has been jailed for thefts from local stores and biting a loss-prevention officer. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account 'Biting is gross. It leads to infection,' assistant Crown attorney Michael Donald said as Jerica Trowbridge was being sentenced last week to three months in jail after pleading guilty to theft and assault causing bodily harm. 'Ms. Trowbridge assaulted her in a very significant way.' 'Biting someone is vile,' Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski agreed. 'It's concerning, I certainly imagine, for the victim.' The incident took place at the Exmouth Street No Frills, where the officer confronted Trowbridge, 30, after items went missing from her cart after a trip to the washroom, court heard. She also took items without paying from a gas station and stole liquor five times from the Quinn Drive LCBO. Trowbridge made the Sarnia police wanted list last summer after the LCBO thefts. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Defence lawyer Robert McFadden said the underlying motive is an addiction to opioids. He recalled she was in terrible shape two months ago when she ended up in custody. 'I don't think she could have told us what day of the week it was at that particular time, or the month or the year,' he said. 'The drugs were just consuming every moment of her day.' But she's been on an opioid replacement therapy medication in jail and looks much better, he added. 'She's clean right now,' he said. She went back to the same store five times to steal and getting caught wasn't a deterrent, Donald said. 'The addiction is more important.' Trowbridge apologized and said if she could go back in time, she'd change things. 'I can't. But I can change things for tomorrow.' 'That's an important thing to keep in mind, Ms. Trowbridge,' Leszczynski said, while encouraging her to stop taking drugs after her release. When she does get out, Trowbridge will be banned from every LCBO in Sarnia and Lambton County for a year and a half. Trowbridge's only prior criminal conviction was for a triple-the-limit impaired driving crash in 2021. tbridge@ Columnists Toronto & GTA Celebrity Toronto Maple Leafs Columnists
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Wiltshire care home celebrated VE Day anniversary with 1940s tea party
A care home celebrated the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a 1940s tea party. Wingfield Care Home in Trowbridge was decked out in red, white, and blue, with residents and staff dressed in 1940s attire. The afternoon was filled with big band music, dancing, and a feast of freshly-baked biscuits, sandwiches, cakes, and pastries, prepared by the head chef. The residents also observed the national two-minute silence and listened to Churchill's iconic speech and an address from the Queen. Read more: Approval given for new Wetherspoons in Bath Ansitha Sasi, general manager at Wingfield, said: "Many of our residents can remember the end of the war and we all know what it meant for our country so we wanted to celebrate the date and listen to our residents' memories of the war and the experiences they lived through." One resident said: "I remember all the family gathering around the radio to listen to Churchill's speech telling us the war was over, it still gives me goosebumps now, such an important date. "It was wonderful to reminisce and to celebrate with all the staff and residents here, we've all had such fun and lots of cake." Wingfield Care Home is part of Barchester Healthcare, which provides care for more than 13,000 residents across 265 homes and hospitals.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Conflicting reports highlight continued tensions between unions, grocery corporations
Conflicting reports released May 7 are the latest exchange of missives between retail grocery stores and the unions that represent their workers, highlighting recent tensions. The retail grocery landscape in Colorado, including Pueblo, has been fraught with tension this year, highlighted by an 11-day strike involving United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, a union representing grocery workers in Colorado and Wyoming. The union has since filed a lawsuit against King Soopers, alleging the grocery chain violated an agreement that ended the strike. Now this week, Economic Roundtable released a report titled "Bullies at the Table, Consequences of Understaffing by Kroger (which owns King Soopers and City Market stores) and Albertsons (which owns Albertsons and Safeway stores)." On the same day, King Soopers released a report on its website titled "The Plain Truth About Wages, Staffing and Benefits." The nonprofit Economic Roundtable research organization analyzes economic, social, and environmental conditions to provide "constructive policy research assistance to public sector agencies," according to its website. The Economic Roundtable's research was underwritten by United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 7, 324, 770, and 3000, according to a union official. The roundtable report indicates about 33% of grocery workers surveyed said they spend 50% of their monthly wages on rent. "Wages for nonsupervisory grocery workers throughout the United States peaked at $18.55 in 2003 (in 2024 dollars) and have decreased 5% since then. Grocery workers get an average of only 28.8 hours of work a week," according to the report. "This together with low wages results in poverty earnings. The adult partners of grocery workers need to earn 79% more than the partner working in a grocery job in order for a four-person family to be able to pay for their basic needs," according to the report. The King Soopers report indicates the grocery chain has offered a $4-per-hour wage increase that will bring grocery worker salaries to "$26 an hour by 2028 for most clerk roles in King Soopers." "We are committed to improving associates' wages and benefits while keeping prices affordable for customers," said Jessica Trowbridge, who works in corporate affairs for King Soopers and City Market. The roundtable report goes on to state, "During the five-year period between 2018 and 2022, Kroger and Albertsons took a combined $15.8 billion in cash out of their businesses and sent it to shareholders in the form of stock dividends and buybacks. As a result, capital expenditures for stores have declined as a share of sales and reduced the capacity of these companies to sustain operations into the future." The grocery corporations claim they are working to survive the retail landscape. "Unrealistic demands by UFCW do not reflect today's competitive retail landscape and will jeopardize the long-term sustainability of unionized businesses and advance non-union competitors," Trowbridge said. The roundtable report indicates customers experience "long lines, high prices and limited availability of popular items." The report revealed 70% of grocery workers surveyed in Colorado, California and Washington said product sits in stores' backrooms because there is not enough staff to stock the shelves. "We intentionally staff our stores to keep them running smoothly and create an outstanding customer experience. Our decisions are data-driven to balance workload, schedules and customer service," Trowbridge told the Chieftain in an email. The Chieftain reached out to the Albertsons public affairs office for comment but did not receive a response by deadline. To read the full Economic Roundtable report, go to To read the full King Soopers report, visit More: Union sues King Soopers, claims grocery giant violated strike-ending agreement Chieftain reporter Tracy Harmon covers business news. She can be reached by email at tharmon@ or via X at Support local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at This article originally appeared on The Pueblo Chieftain: Conflicting reports show tensions between unions, grocery corporations
