Pebley Beach wins motor industry ‘Oscar’ for aftersales service

Louise Minchin from BBC Breakfast with Dominic Threlfall and James Goodall of Enterprise Rent-a-Car

Louise Minchin from BBC Breakfast with Dominic Threlfall and James Goodall of Enterprise Rent-a-Car

Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach has come away from the prestigious AM Awards – the Oscars of the motor industry – with a top award for customer service.

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House makes £38,000 over estimate at Cotswold property auction

A CIRENCESTER house with a guide price of £200,000 sold for £38,000 over its estimate at a nail-biting property auction in the Cotswolds last week.

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The eyes have it – Reggie Kray’s sinister sketches go under the hammer

SINISTER drawings by the gangster Reggie Kray are among the lots going under the hammer at an antiques auction in the Cotswolds next week. Continue reading

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Reggie Kray’s Rocky Marciano boxing glove punches above its weight

A boxing glove presented to gangster Reggie Kray by Rocky Marciano

A boxing glove presented to gangster Reggie Kray by Rocky Marciano

A boxing glove presented to gangster Reggie Kray by undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano punched well above its weight at a sale of sporting antiques in the Cotswolds last week.

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Cotswolds’ future business leaders network at new event

The Cotswolds’ future business leaders networked and taxed their brains at a networking event in Cirencester last week. Continue reading

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Pebley Beach drives boys dance initiative

Pebley Beach MD Dominic Threlfall supports a human pyramid with boys from Stereotype dance class

Pebley Beach MD Dominic Threlfall supports a human pyramid with boys from Stereotype dance class

Young lads are discovering dance through a new partnership between Swindon Dance and local company Pebley Beach.

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Sarcasm gets the red card at Pebley Beach

Showing sarcasm the red card: Robert Peart, Dominic Threlfall, Catherine Tippet, Sean Quirk and Bilal Uddin

Showing sarcasm the red card: Robert Peart, Dominic Threlfall, Catherine Tippet, Sean Quirk and Bilal Uddin

Sarcasm, cheap shots, and swearing are all being given the red card at Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach, as staff are asked to think about the way they interact with each other.

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Reggie Kray’s Rocky Marciano boxing glove goes under the hammer

A boxing glove presented to gangster Reggie Kray by undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano will be sold at a sale of sporting antiques in the Cotswolds next week.

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Pebley Beach named Hyundai Aftersales Dealer of the Year

520 Aftersales team members Steve Lawro Kathryn Harris and Martin Trelby with their awardSwindon motor dealer Pebley Beach has been named Aftersales Dealer of the Year by Hyundai UK.

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Pebley Beach gears up for a busy weekend

Staff at Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach are gearing up for a busy weekend (January 23 and 24) which will see the launch of not one, but two new cars.

The Paddington Drive dealership is the town’s franchise dealer for Hyundai and Suzuki. And Saturday and Sunday will see launch events held for the new generation Hyundai i20, and a brand new Suzuki: the Celerio. Continue reading

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