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A CAR dealership has clocked up 50 years of trading – with its first employee still part of the team. Horizon Honda Poole was founded in March 1971 by chairman Colin Sharpe and now has 10 branches across the South West, employing more than 230 people. Its first employee was Simon Rickard, who began as a car cleaner, salesman and doing any other role that needed doing. He worked his way up the ranks to become a director and is now group buyer. He said: “I can’t quite believe that it was 50 years ago since I began working at Horizon Honda Poole. The time has really flown by.

‘A moment in nature’: gardening trends that will define the future We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Megan Backhouse Save Normal text size How our gardens could be, as opposed to how most of them actually are, has always been the main focus of the biennial Australian Landscape Conference, and last month’s event was no different. With more than 16 talks over two days, much ground was covered and, unlike in previous years, at least half of it was Australian. Fleur Flanery, who acquired the conference from Warwick and Sue...

VOLUNTEERS from Royal Voluntary Service, the national volunteering charity, are busy packing up hundreds of hampers filled with festive treats, ready for delivery across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion in the run up to Christmas. Thanks to funding from the Asda Foundation, the charity’s staff and volunteers will be delivering a little Christmas cheer to the homes of older and vulnerable people that the charity supports. Simon Rickard, Service Manager at Royal Voluntary Service Pembrokeshire Country Cars, said: "This winter will be very challenging for many, particularly ...