Esther Croft is the charismatic and passionate development director of Reef Group who are working alongside Gloucester City Council, to breathe new life into the city centre with the £107 million King's Quarter regeneration scheme.

''This is set to create one of the UK's first truly integrated digital societies that will provide the space and the infrastructure to build a seamless link between city centre living and working, in a new social and digital hub called the Forum' - Well that's what the blurb says.

The 600,000sq ft plan for The Forum includes more than 125,000sq ft of new office space, as well as a shared workspace club and an innovation hub for emerging cyber businesses and incubator businesses.

This will sit alongside a 135-bedroom four-star hotel, a gym, restaurants, shops, bars and apartments and a multi-storey car park alongside more than one acre of public realm and landscaping work.

Mark Owen, editor of Punchline-Gloucester.com asks the questions and also finds out a bit more about Esther personally and what makes her tick. It is a lively and informative chat. if you are interested in the development all the info is right here, right now.

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