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.

Finally, they round off by picking the stories that have caught their eye in this week's Punchline-Gloucester.com.

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Taking their places on the business briefing panel this week were:

• John Workman - senior partner at BPE Solicitors. The company employs 135 staff with a turnover of over £10million.
• Cllr Richard Cook - leader of Gloucester City Council. The council has a budget of between £13million - £14million and employs 230 staff.
• Martin Hughes - CEO of Lillian Faithful Care. The charity has five homes in Gloucestershire, 420 staff and a turnover of £15million.

It is a lively informative chat with the panel working their way through the national papers before getting behind the nitty gritty of their own businesses and market place. A full packed show.

The panel fire through lots of subjects, with news and views and there is something to learn for everyone who is interested in business from the people who are at the sharp end of running their companies.

It is well worth the investment of time to listen to four top experts - in business you never stop learning.