NORTHAMPTON: Wickes is advertising discounts on its own-brand products in a bid to counter the DIY market slowdown.

HAVERHILL: Wickes has signed a tenancy agreement with HPG Developments, making it the first business to agree terms to reside on the former Project site.

NORTHAMPTON: National merchant Travis Perkins said it would offset any fall in public sector newbuild business with growth in other customer groups.

DORKING: A trail of white paint on Dorking high street led to Wickes in Vincent Lane: paint spilt from a delivery truck as it negotiated the one-way system was the cause.