Comeback week: Bristol financial planner returns as Wiltshire bus miles rise

The Aspire Partnership, a Bristol-based financial planning firm, said chartered financial planner Tom Shorland has returned after leaving in 2022; he had previously been at the firm for almost a decade after joining in 2013 [1]. The firm said the comeback comes as it continues to grow its team and assets under management [1]. Separately, BBC News Wiltshire reported that a rise in bus miles with council funding might be starting to reverse the reduction in countryside services [2]. Read together, the two reports describe separate "coming back" developments in the region: one professional returning to a Bristol firm, and rural bus services edging back after earlier reductions [1][2].