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SWLShorses – by Jason Hughes One of the last set of brewery Shire horses in the UK are to be retired – with bosses blaming the Government’s last budget. Wadworth has been using the animals to deliver beers to pubs in Devizes in Wiltshire and the surrounding villages for 125 years. But its most recent pairing Sam and George will be the last in a long line of horses that have served the town’s boozers. Managing director Toby Bartholomew cited the difficulties of carrying out local deliveries following the relocation of the brewery – alongside rising financial pressures worsened by…

SWNAtrump by Michael Lee Simpson A businesswoman and former female local government leader says claims Donald Trump’s executive orders will erode women’s rights are “bogus and taken out of context.” Laura Owen was the first woman appointed to serve as Kansas Secretary of Commerce and advocates for women in business, to encourage more women to start and own businesses Trump ordered around 80 Biden-era executive actions to be rescinded – including a dozen measures supporting equity and combating discrimination. Among the “DEI” policies Trump revoked is a 1965 order by President Lyndon B. Johnson which prohibited employment discrimination by government…