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VIDEO: Grant of £163,812 for urgent repairs to historic furnace Image

VIDEO: Grant of £163,812 for urgent repairs to historic furnace

Gunns Mill in the Forest of Dean is the best-preserved blast furnace of its type in Britain.

War on Wee declared for Cheltenham Festival Image

War on Wee declared for Cheltenham Festival

A War on Wee has once again been declared against people who urinate in public during Cheltenham Festival.

Gloucestershire MPs issue statement about Panorama Image

Gloucestershire MPs issue statement about Panorama

Gloucestershire’s six MPs have issued a statement following an upsetting episode of BBC’s Panorama last night (January 29).

Cotswold stovemaker disputes Aga ad – and wins Image

Cotswold stovemaker disputes Aga ad – and wins

Watchdogs roast sector leader over efficiency claims.

Companies test first hydrogen turboprop for light aircraft Image

Companies test first hydrogen turboprop for light aircraft

Turbotech and Safran have successfully tested the first hydrogen-fuelled gas turbine engine for the light aviation market.

John Lewis plans major job cuts over 5 years Image

John Lewis plans major job cuts over 5 years

Plans to return the business to profit could lead to 11,000 job cuts across John Lewis and Waitrose.

EXCLUSIVE: Rescue bid for drug rehab chapel gets a 'yes' Image

EXCLUSIVE: Rescue bid for drug rehab chapel gets a 'yes'

Former outreach centre will become artist's studio

Riding for Disabled Association appoints new CEO Image

Riding for Disabled Association appoints new CEO

New CEO appointed to take the RDA forward to support disadvantaged people.

Teenage boy charged with attempted murder Image

Teenage boy charged with attempted murder

A 17-year-old has been remanded into custody.

Warning on meat import headache Image

Warning on meat import headache

Post-Brexit border rules begin this week.

Hollie Gazzard Trust commemorates 10 years Image

Hollie Gazzard Trust commemorates 10 years

2024 marks ten years since Hollie Gazzard was murdered by her ex-partner at her place of work in Gloucestershire and when the Hollie Gazzard Trust was founded.

Gloucestershire man used taxis to make drug deliveries around Gloucester Image

Gloucestershire man used taxis to make drug deliveries around Gloucester

A 23-year-old man used taxis to make heroin and crack cocaine deliveries.

BREAKING NEWS: £10m deal sets exciting future for Berkeley site Image

BREAKING NEWS: £10m deal sets exciting future for Berkeley site

Sale turns key for nuclear innovation centre.

EXCLUSIVE: Prime former Chambers pub site goes on the market Image

EXCLUSIVE: Prime former Chambers pub site goes on the market

The council wants to rent it out to a food and drinks business

Superdry to close stores? Image

Superdry to close stores?

Cheltenham-based Superdry is working on new cash saving plans, following disappointing sales.

The Ivy for sale – for £1bn Image

The Ivy for sale – for £1bn

The billionaire who owns half of The Ivy has put his share up for sale.

ZeroAvia's California dream: a rapid-fill hydrogen truck Image

ZeroAvia's California dream: a rapid-fill hydrogen truck

More than £2.5m investment goes into ZeroAvia's R&D project.

Takeover for Gloucester business Image

Takeover for Gloucester business

Gloucester-based Severnprint has been taken over by a bigger company, based in Swindon.

A giant LEAP for aerospace firm Image

A giant LEAP for aerospace firm

Akasa Air orders more than 300 LEAP-1B engines.

Up to £25,000 available to local businesses Image

Up to £25,000 available to local businesses

Businesses in the Forest of Dean are being invited to apply for a second round of Rural Business Grants.

Tewkesbury commits fully to county-wide planning agreement Image

Tewkesbury commits fully to county-wide planning agreement

It has signed the Gloucestershire Statement of Common Ground

Most SME exporters seeing no improvement Image

Most SME exporters seeing no improvement

British Chambers of Commerce survey sees SME exports continuing to languish.

Wickes sales on target Image

Wickes sales on target

Wickes expects full-year profits to come in at the top end of its forecast.

Driving tests: four-day strike looms Image

Driving tests: four-day strike looms

Union takes aim at Forest MP Mark Harper.

Bristol Airport sees record passengers in 2023 Image

Bristol Airport sees record passengers in 2023

Bristol Airport experienced a record number of 9.8 million passengers.

More trouble for Superdry as finance boss steps down Image

More trouble for Superdry as finance boss steps down

Cheltenham-based Superdry’s CFO will leave the business at the end of March.

Let's dance! Studio and warehouse get go-ahead Image

Let's dance! Studio and warehouse get go-ahead

Planners listen to huge support for 'bespoke' scheme.

IMAGES: Starbucks drive-thru planned for The Peel Centre Image

IMAGES: Starbucks drive-thru planned for The Peel Centre

Plans have been submitted for a coffee shop at the retail park

New deli coming to Cirencester Image

New deli coming to Cirencester

With its 'farm-to-fork ethos, the new deli will sell seasonal produce from many local suppliers and producers.

EXCLUSIVE: Store owner shares shoplifting woes Image

EXCLUSIVE: Store owner shares shoplifting woes

Gloucester retailer's experience comes amid soaring crime stats.

The soaring cost of newspapers Image

The soaring cost of newspapers

The past decade has seen the cost of regional and national newspapers roughly double.

EXCLUSIVE: Gloucester City Council begins live streaming public meetings Image

EXCLUSIVE: Gloucester City Council begins live streaming public meetings

Business owners and residents can watch key decisions being made from anywhere in the world

WHSmith sales jump as travel soars Image

WHSmith sales jump as travel soars

WHSmith says it is in its “strongest ever position as a global travel retailer” as sales surged.

The Card Factory continues expansion into Gloucestershire Image

The Card Factory continues expansion into Gloucestershire

It has signed a deal for a new location in Cheltenham

Lloyds to cut hundreds of jobs in branch overhaul Image

Lloyds to cut hundreds of jobs in branch overhaul

Lloyds Banking Group is to cut about 1,600 jobs across its branch network.

Virgin Media tops complaints list Image

Virgin Media tops complaints list

Virgin Media is the most complained about telecoms provider in the UK, according to Ofcom.

Asian food business sets its sights on Gloucester Image

Asian food business sets its sights on Gloucester

It has applied to take over a vacant unit in Gloucester

£1,200 fine for man who flouted planning refusal Image

£1,200 fine for man who flouted planning refusal


Work went on for caravan site despite failed appeal.

Happy landings? New team at Gloucestershire Airport Image

Happy landings? New team at Gloucestershire Airport

Boss seeks to calm speculative storm.

Forest Green Rovers confirm new manager Image

Forest Green Rovers confirm new manager

Seventh gaffer arrives at club since it won EFL League 2 in 2022.

Safran in major deal with easyJet Image

Safran in major deal with easyJet

Move reflects liner and supplier's close rapport.

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