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Gloucestershire College celebrates fourth 'Good’ rating Image

Gloucestershire College celebrates fourth 'Good’ rating

Staff, students and apprentices at Gloucestershire College are celebrating after receiving a fourth consecutive ‘Good’ report from Ofsted.

Green energy storage plant planned for Highnam Image

Green energy storage plant planned for Highnam

An application has been submitted to Tewkesbury Borough Council.

Bank manager defrauded almost £175,000 Image

Bank manager defrauded almost £175,000

A Gloucester bank manager's gambling addiction led him to breach his trusted position.

Gloucestershire company marks growth with office expansion  Image

Gloucestershire company marks growth with office expansion

Gloucestershire-based home surveys specialist, GB Home Surveys, has expanded into new 1,000 sq ft premises.

Planning inquiry held into controversial Twyning development  Image

Planning inquiry held into controversial Twyning development

Hayfield Homes wants to build 55 homes on land in Hill End Road

VIDEO: Blueprint for how Gloucester will develop agreed unanimously Image

VIDEO: Blueprint for how Gloucester will develop agreed unanimously

A new blueprint for Gloucester’s future that has been more than 10 years in the making has been agreed.

Judgement for Morrisons case Image

Judgement for Morrisons case

Morrisons have been convicted for failing to ensure health and safety of employee.

Interest rate rise sparks fresh fears of business closures Image

Interest rate rise sparks fresh fears of business closures

The rise in interest rates could push businesses closer to closing for good, one local hospitality industry leader fears.

Amazon tops £120bn sales in three months Image

Amazon tops £120bn sales in three months

Online giant Amazon made £120bn in sales in the final quarter of 2022.

Two businesses in Stroud burgled on the same night Image

Two businesses in Stroud burgled on the same night

Police are appealing for information after two businesses in Stroud were burgled on the same night.

BT hikes prices by 14.4% Image

BT hikes prices by 14.4%

BT is increasing prices by 14.4% next month but still claims it offers "exceptionally good value".

Bay Tree Court joins Gloucestershire charity  Image

Bay Tree Court joins Gloucestershire charity

Bay Tree Court, which provides residential care and independent living apartments in Prestbury, has joined Lilian Faithfull Care.

Two men arrested for class A drug supply following police raid Image

Two men arrested for class A drug supply following police raid

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing.

Record revenue for Renishaw Image

Record revenue for Renishaw

Cutting edge Gloucestershire-based engineering firm Renishaw has announced record revenue in its half-year results.

VIDEO: Celebrity chef launches new menu at historic Cotswold hotel Image

VIDEO: Celebrity chef launches new menu at historic Cotswold hotel

Celebrity chef James Martin last night launched his exclusive menu at one of the Cotswolds most famous hotels.

VIDEO: Rarely seen parts of The Fleece Hotel Image

VIDEO: Rarely seen parts of The Fleece Hotel

Our second exclusive video takes you deeper inside the site

Ontic enters 42nd license agreement with Honeywell Image

Ontic enters 42nd license agreement with Honeywell

Gloucestershire-based Ontic has entered into a new license agreement with Honeywell.

Wages for hospitality workers 'are fastest rising in UK' Image

Wages for hospitality workers 'are fastest rising in UK'

The fastest-rising wages in the UK over the past decade have been in the hospitality sector, according to new research.

Gloucestershire business raises £40,000 for charity Image

Gloucestershire business raises £40,000 for charity

Freemans Event Partners is celebrating a successful year of fundraising for local charity, the Pied Piper Appeal.

Oil giant reports highest profits in 115 years Image

Oil giant reports highest profits in 115 years

Shell has reported record annual profits, following the invasion of Ukraine.

ScS returns to growth Image

ScS returns to growth

Furniture retailer, ScS, has returned to growth over the last 10 weeks.

John Lewis: Lego is Valentine’s Day hit Image

John Lewis: Lego is Valentine’s Day hit

Sales of Lego aimed at adults have risen by 33% at John Lewis.

Christmas tree recycling scheme breaks fundraising record Image

Christmas tree recycling scheme breaks fundraising record

A local charity has raised almost £50,000.

Gloucestershire man who approached women along canal towpath sentenced Image

Gloucestershire man who approached women along canal towpath sentenced

A flasher who approached women along a canal towpath has been sentenced.

Walkout Wednesday: Businesses and families hit by strikes Image

Walkout Wednesday: Businesses and families hit by strikes

Up to half a million workers are walking out today in the biggest day of strikes for years.

BBC staff to hold ballot over local radio cutbacks Image

BBC staff to hold ballot over local radio cutbacks

BBC journalists are to vote on industrial action in a dispute over planned changes to local radio programming.

Business confidence in South West in positive territory Image

Business confidence in South West in positive territory

A monthly Business Barometer in the South West has provided 'grounds for optimism'.

Fly-tipping figures ‘fail to reflect full scale of crime’  Image

Fly-tipping figures ‘fail to reflect full scale of crime’

The number of fly-tipping incidents across nine regions in the South West has soared in the past year, according to the latest figures.

2,000 Tesco jobs at risk Image

2,000 Tesco jobs at risk

Changes across the business at Tesco will put more than 2,000 jobs at risk nationwide.

PayPal to cut 7% of staff Image

PayPal to cut 7% of staff

PayPal is cutting around 2,000 jobs, or 7% of its workforce.

Wickes sales boosted by energy-saving products Image

Wickes sales boosted by energy-saving products

Wickes like-for-like sales were up by 5.2% in its final quarter of 2022.

Cheltenham tip hours cut to ease

Cheltenham tip hours cut to ease "council budget pressures"

Cheltenham Borough Council said use of the tip has decreased since the end of the pandemic

Customers going off EVs Image

Customers going off EVs

Used car customers prefer to stick with petrol or diesel cars, according to the latest data.

Police appeal for witnesses of serious collision in Churchdown Image

Police appeal for witnesses of serious collision in Churchdown

Police are appealing for witnesses of a serious two vehicle collision.

House prices fall for fifth consecutive month Image

House prices fall for fifth consecutive month

House prices in the UK have fallen for a fifth month in a row.

Car boot sales could return to Hempsted Meadows Image

Car boot sales could return to Hempsted Meadows

The council is set to green light the plan

VIDEO: Exclusive look around The Fleece Hotel Image

VIDEO: Exclusive look around The Fleece Hotel

The council has responded to calls for a new developer to take on the scheme

VIDEO: Ambitious plans for £30m development at Bakers Quay Image

VIDEO: Ambitious plans for £30m development at Bakers Quay

The southern gateway to Gloucester Quays could soon be home to Gloucester’s most energy efficient residential building.

Airport gets go-ahead for expanded capacity Image

Airport gets go-ahead for expanded capacity

The High Court has today (Tuesday) dismissed the legal challenge brought against the Planning Inspectorate’s permission for Bristol Airport’s expanded capacity.

Find out more about Employer Supported Policing Image

Find out more about Employer Supported Policing

Gloucestershire Constabulary is inviting local business leaders to learn more about Employer Supported Policing (ESP).

NFU Mutual revealed as best car insurance company Image

NFU Mutual revealed as best car insurance company

NFU Mutual has been named as the best car insurance provider for the fifth consecutive year in the 2022 Honest John Satisfaction Index.

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