Engineers will carry out emergency works near Axminster over the weekend of Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 of January to stabilise ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A huge stretch of the A35 is set to close between Bridport and Axminster for almost a week. The closure will be in place between the Crown Roundabout and the B3261 Trafalgar Way junction - a distance ...

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 ...

Axminster Tools, a family-owned business based in Axminster, has been awarded the King's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, making it the first-ever recipient of the prestigious accolade ...

Major travel disruption is expected to affect train passengers in November as South Western Railway announces a 14-day line closure. The two-week closure will affect all services between Exeter St ...

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 ...

Axminster Carpets were tasked with recreating the original 1822 carpet at The Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Axminster Carpets has been bought out of administration by a group of investors which includes ...