Lincolnshire

Dollie Jewellery welcomes business partner amid global revamp

Dollie Jewellery has appointed Melanie Tillett as its new business partner in a bid to revamp the silver jewellery brand. Dollie Jewellery is now expanding its presence nationally and internationally, and Tillett will be responsible for pushing the company as it prepares to enter the global marketplace. Tillett is the…

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Daniella Draper opens permanent London store

Sustainable jewellery brand Daniella Draper has announced that it has opened a permanent store in King’s Road in time for Christmas. After a successful pop-up store at Duke of York Square in 2018/19, the Lincolnshire-born jewellery brand made the decision to secure a permanent location in the capital. Manufactured in…

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Women’s Jewellery Network announces new ambassadors

The Women’s Jewellery Network (WJN) has announced its new cohort of ambassadors. It follows an extensive process which saw more than 100 applicants and 28 days of interviews. Commenting on the launch, MD Victoria McKay said: “This has been a truly humbling, inspiring and challenging process. We were overwhelmed by…

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Design-Nation to showcase designers at Top Drawer Spring 2018

Design-Nation, the UK’s membership portfolio for contemporary craft and design will return to Top Drawer Spring in January 2018. It will showcase 10 talented designer-makers including independent jewellers Amy Leigh and Trevor Forrester. Clare Edwards, director of Design-Nation said: “After the recent successful merger of Design-Nation and Design Factory, exhibiting…

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‘First eco-friendly jewellery store’ opens in Cleethorpes

Eco-friendly Salt & Silver Jewellery has opened its first store in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes. Setting up as an online brand three and a half years ago, the demand for the silver jewellery led to the owner deciding to open a physical store. Founder and owner, Katie Rudd…

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Independent jewellers to close after 70 years in business

Family-owned Revills Jewellers of Spalding, in Lincolnshire, will shut its doors at the end of July after 70 years in business.  The store was first opened by Roy Revill on Francis Street before moving to its current location on Market Place, but current managing director Nick Revill told local paper…

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Jewellery worth £35,000 stolen from Gainsborough jewellers

Jewellery worth £35,000 was stolen from a jewellers in Gainsborough during a Christmas-lights switch on event in the town. The theft took place at some point between 7.30pm and 8pm on Friday 18 November, when a diamond necklace and five diamond rings were stolen from Stanley Hunt Jewellers in Marshalls…

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Five jailed over £7m Monopoly money scam on jewellery stores

A gang of conmen who used Monopoly money to trick jewellery store owners as part of a £7m scam have been sent to jail for a combined total of 22 years. The sentencing follows an investigation into organised frauds, including an elaborate fraud in Bristol where a jeweller lost £420,000…

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Rare Royal Navy Rolex sold for £120,000 at Bonhams auction

A military-issue Rolex wristwatch, originally purchased for under £1,000, was sold at Bonhams London Fine Watch sale on 16th December for £120,100. The watch, which was originally valued at £50,000 to £70,000, was brought to the Antiques Roadshow when the popular TV programme visited Lincolnshire in early 2015. The owner…

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Military-issue Rolex could fetch £70,000 at auction

A military-issue Rolex wristwatch, originally purchased for under £1,000, could be auctioned for £50,000 to £70,000. The watch was discovered when the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow visited Lincolnshire in early 2015. The owner, who had seen a similar watch valued at a considerable amount more than he’d anticipated, took the timepiece…

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