A car flipped onto its side in a crash, with firefighters called to help due to concerns for people trapped. Emergency services rushed to Axminster in the early hours of this morning after a car ...

QUESTION How did Axminster become so associated with carpets? What became of the industry? The market town of Axminster, on the River Axe in Devon, is synonymous with the manufacture of luxuriously ...

The future of Devon’s famous Axminster Carpets is in doubt after the firm fell into administration, with 80 jobs axed – but its underlay division has been saved. The 265-year-old royal warrant-holder ...

One of the oldest names in British carpet-making is on the brink of collapse. Axminster needs to find a buyer to avoid going bust for the second time in seven years. The Royal Warrant holder, which ...

Axminster will be put forward as the East Devon town to try and grab a share of a £675m fund to ‘help failing High Streets’ – ahead of Cranbrook. East Devon District Council’s cabinet on Wednesday ...

The axe is about to fall on Axminster. After 258 years, the future of the carpet maker, whose name is synonymous with grand, large-scale woven floor coverings, is looking distinctly threadbare. The ...

Manufacture Of Axminster Woollen Carpets...Employees inspect a length of finished carpet at Axminster Carpets Ltd's factory in Axminster, U.K., on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The price of wool has surged ...

The new owners said the 258-year-old firm will begin trading again on Monday Axminster Carpets will begin trading again on Monday after a deal was made to save the company and secure about 100 jobs. A ...

Axminster Carpets were tasked with recreating the original 1822 carpet at The Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Axminster Carpets has collapsed into administration after weeks of trying to secure a rescue ...

The new owners said the 258-year-old firm will begin trading again on Monday Axminster Carpets will begin trading again on Monday after a deal was made to save the company and secure about 100 jobs. A ...