‘Cyber crime’ and fraud costing local firms £8 million
More than 40 per cent of businesses have been the victims of online crime or fraud in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Meet Defence Procurement Minister in Gloucester
Gloucestershire businesses in the defence sector will have the opportunity to question the Government Minister for Defence Procurement and Exports, Phillip Dunne MP in Gloucester's Parliament Rooms,
County Beeb goes from strength to strength
BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s figures are now at an all-time high as the station goes from strength to strength – taking advantage of the fact that it has its feet planted firmly on the county’s
Schuh does the ‘Walk’ in Gloucester
Footwear specialists Schuh opened a new store in Gloucester’s King’s Walk Shopping Centre yesterday, bringing the chain’s UK and Ireland branches up to 92 and creating 10 jobs for the city.
Bringing Southgate’s history to life
The fascinating history of one of Gloucester’s central streets is the latest to be provided with an ‘interpretation board’ for visitors.
Reprieve for Nike’s Gloucester Quays shop
Nike’s Gloucester store in Gloucester Quays has been given an 11the hour reprieve less than two weeks after the company announced its closure.
Jessops reopens in King’s Walk
It was business as usual at Jessops in Gloucester’s Kings’s Walk Shopping Centre this morning as the photographic retailer is back trading, four months after closing its doors.
Asda squares up to competition from the Triangle
The Gloucester branch of Asda is to undergo a major interior refit over the next eight weeks.
Driving up donations with charity golf day
Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children, held its annual charity golf day for the 11th year running Brickhampton Court Golf Complex.
Night market the best so far
Gloucester’s third annual Night Market in King’s Square on Friday was a resounding success and has been hailed as the best so far.
Another snub to Gloucester over Richard III
Gloucester tried and failed to be the final resting place for Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, whose bones were recently unearthed in a Leicester car park.
Gloucester jobs fair best ever
The latest jobs fair organised by Gloucester MP Richard Graham was held against the historic backdrop of Blackfriars Priory.
Long Service Medals for Airport Fire Fighters
Gloucestershire Airport decorated three members of its Airport Fire Service yesterday with Long Service and Good Conduct medals who, between them, have more than 70 years’ experience at the Airport.
Dell boy takes a dive
News today that Dell Computers’ profits have slumped by 79 per cent probably won’t have fazed founder Michael Bell too much as he has an estimated wealth of $15.9 billion, making him the world’s 41st
Night market returns to King’s Square
Tonight sees the return of the award winning and popular Night Market in Gloucester’s King’s Square.
Latest unemployment figures shock
Unemployment rates in the Forest of Dean are now lower than in Cheltenham and Gloucester, the Office of National Statistics confirmed this week.
Bus fares frozen – for two and a half weeks
Let’s face it – Stagecoach are always good for a laugh – even if it as the expense of commuters.
Spring clean for Gloucester
As part of Gloucester City Council’s ‘Big Clean’ campaign – residents and businesses are being urged to join forces to come out this weekend and clean up their patch in time for the forthcoming
Renishaw extends German operation
The German subsidiary of Wotton Under Edge engineering specialists Renishaw has acquired the business assets of LBC Laser Bearbeitungs Center GmbH, a pioneer in the field of additive manufacturing
Growing Gloucestershire Conference offers insight to business growth
This one day event on 12th June is a ‘must’ for businesses from all sectors of industry, promising to bring insight and ideas into ways to grow your business.
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Estimated £10,000 of fake goods seized at Stow Fair
A Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards team swooped on Stow Fair and seized an estimated £10,000 of counterfeit items from traders.
Richard Snell wins community champion award
Richard Snell of Lister Communications has won the inaugural Gloucester Rugby Club Community Champion Award 2013.
Pure Offices opening offers opportunities
Clients, contractors and Pure Offices staff celebrated the opening of their latest purpose built serviced office centre at Cheltenham Office Park, Hatherley, next to Asda.
Tuffley people power goes from pillar to post
People power reigns supreme in Tuffley today where residents are celebrating the success of their community campaign to persuade Royal Mail to reinstate their Fox Elms Road postbox.
Jessops returns to King’s Walk
Jessops photographic retailer is returning to Gloucester’s Kings’s Walk Shopping Centre four months after closing its doors.
Richard puts an end to the ‘tracks of my tears’ at railway station
Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester, today opened passenger lifts at Gloucester Railway Station and other improvements to allow the elderly, disabled and parents with pushchairs access to Platform Four
The Family Haven celebrates 25 years serving vulnerable families of Gloucestershire
This month marks The Family Haven’s 25 years of existence in providing support and help to vulnerable families with pre-school children in the Gloucestershire area, particularly the hard to reach and
Mark brings the mix to martial arts
Enterprising martial arts instructor, Mark Woodard, has transformed an empty unit on a Tewkesbury business park into a state of the art gym exclusively for martial art enthusiasts, and it’s the only
Speak up on new city plan
As from Monday, residents and business in Gloucester will be asked to give their views on the City Plan, which will guide development in Gloucester until 2031.
The tall ships sneak preview
The Gloucester Tall Ships Festival 2013 promises to be a weekend spectacular for the whole family, with visitors flocking from across the South West for the fourth instalment of this very special
Queen announces immigration clamp down
The Queen’s Speech, made annually to mark the state opening of Parliament, normally an anodyne and innocuous formality, today included some seriously political issues such as a clamp down on
Plans for Porsche dealership in Tewkesbury show welcome confidence
A planning application by Dick Lovett, one of the south west’s foremost prestige car dealers, to open a Porsche dealership in Tewkesbury is one of the brightest pieces of news we’ve heard for some
Nike to close Gloucester Quays shop
News that Nike is to close its Gloucester Quays outlet at the end of the month comes as a blow to the shopping centre.
Sainsbury's profits rise again
Sainsbury's seems to be holding up well against arch rivals Tesco with the announcement that has outperformed competitors and celebrated the 'milestone' of non-food sales reaching £1bn for the first
Government grant for Gloucester city centre
The work done by Gloucester City Council to improve trade, business and the local economy has been recognised by the government.
Night market returns to Gloucester
The countdown to Gloucester’s next award winning night market has begun - with just over a week to go to the next event.
Rugby World Cup jamboree
OK, everyone knows it now – rugby’s coming ‘Holm’, with Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium rubber stamped as an official 2015 World Cup venue.
Impasse at Shire Hall
Collective spirits at Gloucester’s Shire Hall are probably numbed today as yesterday’s not unexpected fall of the Conservatives’ majority left the county council without an overall leading group.
Emma and team to cycle to Edinburgh for local Gloucester charity ‘Increase the Peace’
Amateur cyclist and charity fundraiser Emma Bowden and her fellow team of eight embark today on a gruelling four day 440 mile bike ride to Edinburgh to raise funds for local charity ‘Increase the
Biz+ stationery in the fast lane
Gloucester businessman Richard Dorman is not noted for being stationary but is now heavily into stationery.
Ladies Lunch at Kingsholm
The quarterly Ladies Lunch event took place at Gloucester Rugby again this week. It saw lots of new and familiar faces in the audience as resident presenter Jill Douglas interviewed Debra Drew MD of
Nicki’s Taverna still open after fire ravages kitchens
Nicki’s Taverna in Gloucester’s Westgate Street was temporarily closed yesterday after a fire broke out in its kitchen.
Tomorrow’s election – the bigger picture
Tomorrow, we all have the chance to vote on who represents us on 53 seats on Gloucestershire County Council for the next four years – but there’s more to it than that.
Tayntons host curry lunch
More than 50 people turned out for the latest ‘Curry Club’ lunch organised by Tayntons Solicitors at Vinings Restaurant in Gloucester Docks.
Sale of Gloucester nightspot – time for a new broom
The appearance of three prominent Gloucester's nightspots on the market has been seen in some quarters as a sign of a downturn in Gloucester’s evening economy.
Coronation Street star William Roache arrested on suspicion of rape
Coronation Street star William Roache has been arrested on suspicion of the rape of an under-age girl in the 1960s, the Press Association is reporting.
New hybrid grass could help prevent flooding
A research team in Aberdeen has developed a hybrid grass which is claimed could help solve Gloucestershire’s perennial flooding problems.
Shaping the future - technology investment of small businesses
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Intellect, the UK technology pressure group have produced a joint report which outlines how small firms have invested in technology and the benefits they
Stroud planners approve new ice cream parlour after 20 years
Winstones Ice Cream company, which has been based on Rodborough Common for almost 90 years, has been given the go ahead to build a new ice cream parlour in place of its current sales kiosk.
Greggs struggles to earn a crust
Greggs the biggest bakery chain in the UK has warned of lower than expected profits this year after reporting falling sales.
David makes radio waves over ‘ludicrous’ licence laws
Gloucester café owner David Purchase has launched a campaign against what he claims are unjust laws which demand he pays for up to three license fees to play a radio for customers.
Marathon musings from Mr Moose
Lining up with 37,000 runners for the Virgin London Marathon on a sunny but chilly Sunday is always going to be pretty special.
Empty shops eyesore in Docks a blight for Tall Ships weekend
With tens of thousands of visitors due to stream into Gloucester Docks for the Tall Ships Festival over the late May Bank Holiday weekend, Punchline would like to take developers Crest Nicholson to
Collapse of sale of Lloyds branches to Co-op may put Gloucester jobs at risk
The collapse of the planned sale of 632 UK bank branches by Lloyds Banking Group to the Co-op group has put a question mark over the future of jobs at the bank’s Gloucester HQ.
New Morrisons supermarket rises from the ashes of the Railway Triangle
Barnwood Construction reported that, in spite one of the worst winters for many years, work on the £8 million contract to build a Morrisons supermarket on Gloucester’s Railway Triangle has
Hinkley hiccup – jobs cut on reactor site
Hundreds of jobs have been axed at the massive Hinkley C nuclear reactor building site as French power company EDF revealed it is temporarily cutting the number of people working on the project.
Royal Mail's 'stealth tax' on posting parcels
Royal Mail has been accused of implementing a ‘stealth tax’ on small businesses by increasing the cost of sending a parcel through the roof.
Future of Lucozade and Ribena factory still unclear
The 500 or so workers at Coleford’s Lucozade and Ribena factory are still on tenterhooks this week as the future of the plant hangs in the balance.
Grade II listing for Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village
The Bourton on the Water Model Village, one of the star tourist attractions in the Cotswolds, has been granted Grade II listed status.
Matson Big Green Spring Clean
As part of the City Council Big City Clean campaign, officers will be working with volunteers to clean up part of Gloucester’s Matson area on Wednesday from 10am to 1pm.
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Renishaw wins record breaking 16th Queen’s Award
Management and staff at Renishaw, the Wotton-under-Edge specialist engineering firm are today celebrating their record breaking 16th Queen’s Award for Enterprise in its 40 year history.
Mark knocks more than an hour off his marathon time
Mark Owen, chairman of the Gloucester Branch of the FSB, ran his second London Marathon yesterday knocking more than an hour off his previous best two years ago.
Seagulls – time for the gloves to come off
Before he retired as Holy Father recently, one of the last official functions carried out by Pope Benedict XVI was the release of a white dove of peace to mark Holocaust Day – the bird was
Wildflower ‘meadows’ are back in Gloucester this summer
Visitors driving into Gloucester this summer will once again be greeted by colourful ‘meadows’ of wildflowers on roadside verges.
Renishaw celebrates Chinese connection
Renishaw is looking forward to welcoming China’s UK ambassador Liu Xiaoming to its Wotton-under-Edge premises following a positive initial meeting in London.
Breaking news: UK unemployment rises to 7.9 per cent
UK unemployment rose by 70,000 to 2.56 million between December and February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported today, making the unemployment rate for the quarter 7.9 per cent.
Cloud hangs over Gloucestershire tourist industry
It looks as if the county’s tourist industry will be the major casualty of the growing rift between the county council and the economic partnership Gfirst.
Rugby star Alex Cuthbert visits his former school in Newent
Wales international rugby star Alex Cuthbert returned to his old School, Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre, for a coaching session with pupils yesterday.
Severn Trent sewage pumping station work disruption fears for Longlevens businesses
Businesses in Longlevens fear that a Severn Trent operation to build a £2million sewage pumping station off Longford Lane from September, along with more than 2,700 metres of new sewer pipes could
Wild Boar in Forest becoming bolder in search of food
The protracted spell of cold weather has driven wild boar in the Forest of Dean to make increasingly bolder forays out of the forest in their search of food causing untold damage to grass verges,
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Join Moose - a fast-growing and dynamic Marketing and PR Agency in Gloucester - help develop our new concept in business to business publishing – both online and in print.
Minimum wage to rise
The national minimum wage is to rise by 12p an hour to £6.31 for adults and by 5p to £5.03 for 18-to-20-year-olds from October, the government announced today.
March freeze costs UK small businesses £174 million, says the FSB
More than half of UK small firms have been badly hit financially by the recent prolonged cold weather costing them £174 million.
Eighth Gloucester jobs fair – at Blackfriars
The eighth Gloucester jobs fair will be held at Blackfriars Priory on Thursday, May 16, with Businesses looking to take on new staff being urged to sign up to attend.
Gloucester Heritage Days come out third most popular in England
Gloucester has been named as having the third richest heritage in England, bested only by Oxford and Norwich.
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Gloucester’s anti-gull campaign takes off
This year’s annual campaign to limit the problem caused by gulls in Gloucester has been unveiled by the City Council.
Gloucester MP moots new home for Tigers
Six years after the floods put an end to Gloucester City football matches at Meadow Park, Gloucester MP Richard Graham has floated the idea of building a new stadium...
It’s a ‘schuh in’ at King’s Walk
Smiles all round at King’s Walk shopping centre in Gloucester this week with the news that fashion footwear specialists Schuh will be moving into the ex-Profile unit.
Wychwood Festival offers package deals to businesses
Organisers of this year’s Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse are offering special discount package deals of up to 33 per cent, through Punchline
Innovative Disability Employment Enterprise Launches in Gloucestershire
An environmentally friendly car valeting service, which offers the lifeline of work and training to disadvantaged people, has been launched in Gloucestershire.
Gloucester celebrates record year for new businesses
2012 was actually a record year for company formation in Gloucester, according to the latest Duport Business Confidence Report.
Gloucester Round Table Seeks Ideas for its Finishing School for Men
Gloucester Round Table is on a mission to create the ultimate finishing school for men and is asking people in Gloucester for suggestions on things every man should know.
You have the right to vote – use it
On May 2 we all have the chance to vote on who represents us on Gloucestershire County Council for the next four years.
Gloucestershire businesses learn of economic outlook
Gloucestershire businesses have been provided with an update on the major issues affecting the UK and regional economies.
Margaret Thatcher dies
Margaret Thatcher, the former ‘Iron Lady’ prime minister is reported to have suffered a stroke and died, aged 87, this morning.
Gloucestershire police crack down on antisocial behaviour
Now ‘under new management’ Gloucestershire police seem committed to cleaning up antisocial behaviour in our town and city centres.
Ian’s David and Goliath Glosta Coffee campaign is inspired marketing ploy
We were delighted by the success of Café owner Ian Spencer’s broadside at the big coffee shop multiples with his Glosta Coffee campaign this month.
Sporting dinner to help save Gloucester City FC
It is just less than a week now to the next Gloucester City Sporting Dinner - Thursday 11th April, at Hatton Court Hotel in support of the city’s beleaguered football club.
Co-op and Tesco go head to head in convenience store race
The battle for convenience store supremacy in Gloucester city centre came to a head this week with the Co-op beating Tesco to the draw, opening its Kings Walk/Eastgate Street store a week ahead.
Showcase inspires way ahead for learning disability workers
Employers and senior management from Gloucestershire companies attended a ‘Showcase’ this week to highlight the work of Forwards Works Clubs in getting adults with learning disabilities into work.
Greyfriars housing development gets green light - at last
The transformation of Gloucester's Greyfriars site can finally get going as developer Linden Homes and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), have ironed out the legal nitty gritty that has dogged
Plan to reopen Bristol rail connection to Stonehouse
Plans to reopen a former railway station in Stonehouse, providing a direct route to Bristol, could be a huge boost to the Stroud Valleys economy.
Cheltenham MP calls for value for money study on Trident replacement
Cheltenham Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood set the cat among the pigeons this week with what was seen as an attempt to shoot down David Cameron’s plan to replace the Trident nuclear deterrent.
TK Maxx is out of the mix in Gloucester – but is that bad?
News that TK Maxx is pulling out of its plans to move into the old Marks and Spencer store in Northgate Street came as a bombshell this week.
