Wiltshire

Cassia launches new Sunray Letter and Sunbeam Heart collection

British fine jewellery designer and goldsmith Cassia Smith-Bingham has just unveiled her stunning new Sunray Letter and Sunbeam Heart collection. Each initial pendant in the Sunray Letter collection is adorned with champleve enamel, hand engravings and diamonds. With a wide array of luxurious enamel colours to choose from – including…

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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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Jeweller speaks of ‘devastation’ following £100,000 raid

A Wiltshire-based jewellery store owner has spoken out after thieves stole almost £100,000 worth of stock during a raid last month. John Watling, co-owner of Watling Goldsmiths in Lacock, told the Wiltshire Times that “petrified” staff locked themselves into a back office on Wednesday, 23 March, when four men armed…

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Five arrested: 90-mile police chase after jewellery store raid ends in dramatic crash

Five men whose failed smash-and-grab bid on a jewellery store in Taunton, Somerset, have been arrested after a 90-mile police chase ended in a car crash. The raid took place on Wednesday, 2 March, when a masked gang attempted to rob Michael Spiers Jewellers on North Street at 10:30am. It…

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Family jeweller celebrates award-laden anniversary year

A family jeweller has been honoured for its exceptional performance at the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry awards, adding to a host of successes in its 70th anniversary year.

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