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Olympic ballyhoo is running rings round business

Gloucestershire is due to be plunged into even greater traffic chaos next week when the Olympic Torch traveling circus rolls into town.

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Olympic Torch – how it will affect your business

The traffic management plan for Gloucestershire is aimed at maintaining traffic flow wherever possible while the Olympic Torch Relay is run through the county.

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The Property Centre to host free Buy-to-Let event

Join The Property Centre on 30th May at Gloucester Rugby Club, 6pm – 8pm for a free evening to discuss the Property Investment Market.

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Gloucester City Council wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for £1.2 million Townscape Heritage Initiative scheme

Gloucester City Council has received a first-round pass from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Southgate Street Townscape Heritage Initiative.

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Walkers wanted for St John Ambulance challenge

St John Ambulance is hosting the Cotswold Way Challenge on 16 June when walkers can choose from three different routes along the National Trail ranging from six to 24 miles.

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Angela takes on Three Peaks Challenge to beat her boss

Angela Presdee has spent years testing herself and now the GFirst worker will take on her most difficult challenge yet this weekend by taking on the Three Peaks Challenge and her boss.

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Council calls for action in support of county residents at risk of flooding

Gloucestershire County Council will be calling for action to ensure that the county’s residents can continue to get affordable flooding insurance for their homes in future.

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Small Business Group calls for extension to New Enterprise Allowance

The New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) should be extended to encourage more budding entrepreneurs to use the scheme, the All Party Parliamentary Small Business Group (APPSBG) has said.

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Neighbour gets more than he bargained for

A Stroud businessman received the shock of a life time yesterday when his neighbour answered the door - the man got much more than he bargained for.

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Police Roundup

In this weeks police roundup, police appeal for witnesses in a racial abuse case and two boys are arrested in connection with a fire in Coney Hill.

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Business community strikes back at Government jibes

The local business community was angered this week by government ministers’ remarks that we should all stop whinging and get on with it. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond got the ball rolling by

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Marketing Gloucester Launch BiG Anthem song competition

Marketing Gloucester Ltd is launching a Believe in Gloucester song competition, called the BiG Anthem, in conjunction with Heart radio this month.

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Pied Piper fundraising is a walk in the park

The Pied Piper children’s charity is appealing for volunteers to put their best foot forward in two ’ Walkathon’ fundraising events this month.

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The Federation of Small Businesses' reaction to the Queen's Speech

The FSB welcomes measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes and reforming the employment tribunal system.

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Bizarre ball blockage

Contractors called in to clear a blocked culvert in Gloucester made a bizarre discovery – a mass of plastic footballs.

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Sprechen sie Gloucester, for government minister

David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, stopped off in Gloucester to try out his ‘schoolboy German’ on the city’s new Language Immersion Centre on the site of the old Clutch Clinic

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Egg building could be more than it’s cracked up to be

It has been panned, vilified, vandalised, graffitied, sent up, put down and generally dumped on - and not just by the resident seagull population.

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New planning rules examined at Gloucestershire LEP business conference

Businesspeople found out how new planning rules will affect their business at a seminar run by Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership.

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How to reduce the cost of heating your building

This is a free event open to all Gloucestershire businesses and will be full of practical help and advice on saving energy and money.

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£1000 Innovation Vouchers To Spend On University Expertise

Thanks to collaboration with Gloucestershire First, the University of Gloucestershire is pleased to offer companies based in the county the opportunity to apply for an Innovation Voucher.

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Final call for businesses to sponsor Cheltenham’s Midsummer Fiesta

The third annual Cheltenham Midsummer Fiesta will be held in Montpellier Gardens on Saturday 7 July. It is the biggest free outdoor event in the town, attracting thousands.

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Major resurfacing for A38

Major work to replace the surface of the A38 near Cambridge in Gloucestershire, between the Slimbridge Roundabout and Claypits, will start on today.

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Shooting with a Star

Ian Coley, the Great British Olympic shooting coach will be on hand to coach enthusiasts at the Gloucestershire Crimestoppers Clay Pigeon Shooting event on Friday 1st June.

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They’re flocking back!

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the car park.

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PURE to PURE Cycle Challenge

Join riders from Pure Offices Gloucester and Pure Offices Portishead in the first Pure to Pure Cycle Challenge.

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