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E214 Punchline Talks! BBB show with Roger Head OBE, Peter Langley-Smith, Liam Evans and Alex Bomberg

Each Friday, Punchline-Gloucester.com editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures from a range of backgrounds to review Fridays national & regional newspapers, discuss what is happening in their own business sector and in their own individual businesses.

The Business Breakfast Briefer show is sponsored by Hazlewoods Accountants and Business Advisors.

This week's panel of experts were:

Peter Langley-Smith - managing director of Reef + Partners, the company behind the £107million city centre regeneration project that is the Digital Forum. The build is nearly complete, Fasthosts and Patch have moved in. We will find out what's next and when - and will they ever finish the public realm and car park - it seems to be taking forever!

Roger Head OBE - He's recently stepped down as chairman of the board of the Pied Piper Appeal. He is the owner of Highnam Court and its fabulous famous gardens, he is a successful entrepreneur and co-owner of several business parks and trading estates in Gloucestershire; including Longhope Business Park - which is now 200,000 sq ft of mix use businesses. So, we find out how the businesses are doing and how commercial property market is fairing.

Liam Evans - Vice principal, employer and adult engagement at SGS College (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College). The college has five sites, more than 1,000 staff with a turnover of approximately £50million. He has worked his way up from marketing assistant to vice principal - not bad going! We find out the latest news from the college.

Alex Bomberg - owner and founder of Intelligent Protection International Ltd. Providing Close Protection Bodyguards and Executive Protection Services to meet their clients' requirements, whether it is in a hostile environment, or a capital city. We will find out how he helps the business community protect their most valuable assets.

Another jam-packed edition as always. Covered this week: Cyber-attacks, Jaguar, ID cards - what do the panel think? Trouble traveling in Iran and tips to save safe if travelling abroad, working class kids aren't doing so well, Janes Pantry sold, the History Festival success, Ask Italian closing and young people's job opportunities. Plus, AI and much, much more.

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