Gloucester-based Mears returns to profit
13th August 2021
Gloucester-based Mears Group, which provides a variety of services to the UK’s housing sector, has returned to profit, its latest interim results reveal.
Food supplies in Gloucestershire hit by lorry driver shortage
13th August 2021
Food distribution in Gloucestershire is feeling the effects of a lack of lorry drivers, with one leading expert saying it’s a situation that’s likely to get worse.
Cinema ticket prices up 40 per cent
13th August 2021
Does this mean we have to remortgage our houses to go watch the new Bond film?
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The latest news from across Gloucestershire on Friday, August 13
13th August 2021
The ongoing coronavirus situation is changing by the hour with announcements being made about businesses and services that are being forced to adapt and change.
Frampton man stands trial for drug and firearm offences
13th August 2021
A 50 year old Fretherne man is to stand jury trial on August 19th.
Police arrest man and woman in connection with suspected stabbing in Gloucester
13th August 2021
The incident took place in Barton Street.
World mountain biking champion backs Forest anti-litter campaign
13th August 2021
Environmental charity Hubbub is calling on mountain bikers to significantly reduce litter along popular bike trails this summer as part of its ongoing #LoveYourForest campaign.
Rogue traders target elderly in Cheltenham
13th August 2021
Officers in Cheltenham are appealing for information.
Gloucester Tesco customers help provide more than 3 million meals to poorer children
13th August 2021
It has been part of the Buy One to Help a Child scheme.
Babcock sells its Frazer-Nash Consultancy for £293 million
13th August 2021
Frazer-Nash is an engineering and technology firm that provides services to the marine sector.
Punchline Magazine's The Grey Pound - August 2021
12th August 2021
Punchline-Gloucester.com's latest online publication is out now, focusing on the power of the Grey Pound.
New Growth Hub aids Forest of Dean bid to be 'business bastion'
12th August 2021
The latest Growth Hub business support centre, set to open in the Forest of Dean, will establish the area as a ‘business bastion’.
Perseverance and determination get King’s pupils the top grades
12th August 2021
Pupils at the King's School, Gloucester celebrated the school's best ever GCSE results.
Cotswolds housing regeneration
12th August 2021
A former sheltered housing scheme in Gloucestershire is being turned into 18 new homes for ‘social rent’ in a regeneration project.
Economic growth but Gloucestershire 'not out of the woods'
12th August 2021
Gloucestershire’s economy is ‘not out of the woods’ yet despite encouraging statistics on economic growth nationally.
Local business owners fund life-saving defibrillators in town centre
12th August 2021
The owners of two local businesses in Cheltenham have funded two new defibrillators.
Cheltenham techie rowing 3,000 miles for 50 days for beach clean up charity
12th August 2021
Life's A Beach, the charity formed by Gloucestershire-based ProCook founder Daniel O'Neill to raise awareness of the damage single-use plastics do to our beaches
Accountancy firm's bonus bonanza
12th August 2021
The average pay for partners in leading accountancy firm PwC has risen by 25%.
GCC takes the plunge to clean Gloucestershire’s rivers
12th August 2021
Gloucestershire County Council has held the inaugural meeting of the group tasked with cleaning our county's rivers.
EasyJet and Bristol Airport join forces to achieve net zero operations
12th August 2021
Bristol Airport and EasyJet have today announced a new collaboration to align on their important strategic goals around sustainability.
Fashion retailer Boohoo to create 5,000 jobs
12th August 2021
This is on the back of a £500 million investment programme.
Punchline Talks – August 13 line-up revealed
12th August 2021
It has been another big week of news for the Punchline Friday Business Briefers.
Industrial recovery boosts half-year growth for Spirax Sarco
11th August 2021
Cheltenham-based steam engineering firm Spirax Sarco has revealed revenue growth of 13 per cent for the first half of 2021, to £643.7m.
Kier puts 'sustainability' to fore in restructure
11th August 2021
Kier, the big construction and infrastructure firm, with a major base in Gloucester, has announced a UK-wide restructuring of its business, with an emphasis on ‘sustainability’.
Sales bounce back for Bensons for Beds
11th August 2021
Britain's largest bed retailer Bensons for Beds has reported a sales bounce back as lockdown restrictions eased.
Levi’s acquire athleisure company Beyond Yoga
11th August 2021
The sale price has not been disclosed.
Sales of luxury watches increase exponentially due to lockdown saving
11th August 2021
There has also been a surge in sales of wedding and engagement rings.
Full frontline police officers just half of Gloucestershire new recruits
11th August 2021
Only half of Gloucestershire’s promised 300 new police recruits will be full frontline police officers.
Four-in-ten consumers plan electric vehicle purchase as market moves into high gear
11th August 2021
Electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to boom in the next 12 months, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI), a survey of more than 9,000 respondents.
Admiral insurance drives up profits
11th August 2021
Insurance firm Admiral has seen a 76% rise in its first half year profits.
Two men jailed for stabbing teenager with machetes
11th August 2021
Two men have been charged with stabbing a teenage boy with machetes and causing severe injuries.
Claim Marriage Allowance couples urged
11th August 2021
Married couples and those in civil partnerships are reminded they can save Income Tax by using their Marriage Allowance.
Slice of royal wedding cake going under the hammer at Cirencester auctioneers
11th August 2021
On probably the stranger side of today's news, Cirencester's Dominic Winter Auctioneers are auctioning a 40-year-old slice of a royal wedding cake today (Aug 11).
Gloucestershire businesses hit by steep container price rises
10th August 2021
Gloucestershire businesses are feeling the pressure as massive rises in shipping container prices hit the cost of imports.
Affordable housing development approved despite 80 objections
10th August 2021
Gloucester-based construction firm E G Carter & Co's plans to build 44 affordable homes in Ross-on-Wye gave been given the green light by a government-appointed inspector.
Single-use plastic cutlery could be next to face ban
10th August 2021
Disposable plastic cutlery could be banned in the UK, as the government continues its war against single-use plastic.
Dursley based tyre business celebrates 40th birthday
10th August 2021
CAM is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, committing to continue £1.5 million of investment annually.
Gloucestershire based Ribena harvests new strain
10th August 2021
New varieties of blackcurrant are helping the Coleford-based Ribena factory produce the popular drink whatever the weather.
The future looks bright for South West SMEs
10th August 2021
Azets, the UK's largest regional accountancy and business advisors to SMEs today launched its inaugural SME Barometer findings.
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