TWO of the oldest firms in the legal profession in Pershore and Tewkesbury are to change names.

Solicitors Gordon Bancks of Pershore and Thomson & Badham of Tewkesbury will now operate under the one name of Thomson & Bancks Solicitors.

The firm can trace its origins back in both towns to the mid-19th Century and has had common ownership for the past 30 years, although each office has traded under different names.

For the past three years both names have been used, but the firm will now operate under one name and identity, offering clients a choice of two office locations in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.