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Historic newspaper sells off its HQ Image

Historic newspaper sells off its HQ

End of 150-year tenure for newspaper in Cotswold town.

Gloucestershire charities celebrate share of £1 million fund Image

Gloucestershire charities celebrate share of £1 million fund

Seven charities based in Gloucestershire are celebrating today after receiving donations of £1,000 each.

Interest rate plateau must be permanent, say small firms Image

Interest rate plateau must be permanent, say small firms

Decision not to hike rates will give small firms breathing space.

Chase Commercial secures prominent development site Image

Chase Commercial secures prominent development site

Property developers Chase Commercial have announced they have secured a 6.25 acre site at Stoke Road, Bishops Cleeve, from Spitfire Homes.

BREAKING NEWS: Legal move by Gloucestershire aviation industry over rogue parts Image

BREAKING NEWS: Legal move by Gloucestershire aviation industry over rogue parts

GE Aviation and Safran take action on passenger safety.

Two more people charged with taking part in £100,000 antique shop burglary Image

Two more people charged with taking part in £100,000 antique shop burglary

Two more men are being charged with taking part in a £100,000 antiques shop burglary in the Cotswolds almost a year ago.

Stroud Brewery wins national title in Great British Pub Awards Image

Stroud Brewery wins national title in Great British Pub Awards

Stroud Brewery has just won the title of Sustainable Pub of the Year in the Great British Pub Awards 2023.

Surprise as UK interest rates left unchanged Image

Surprise as UK interest rates left unchanged

UK interest rates have been left unchanged at 5.25% by the Bank of England in a surprise move.

Suicide prevention: service marks 60 years Image

Suicide prevention: service marks 60 years

Money worries top reasons for contact as charity reflect on change.

Gloucestershire police removed from HMICFRS 'engage' monitoring Image

Gloucestershire police removed from HMICFRS 'engage' monitoring

Early inspection results have led HMICFRS to conclude Gloucestershire Constabulary doesn’t need enhanced levels of monitoring moving forward.

Cheltenham shoplifter banned from all Waitrose stores in the UK Image

Cheltenham shoplifter banned from all Waitrose stores in the UK

A 27 year old was caught stealing twice in two days from the Waitrose store in Cheltenham.

JD Sports set for £1bn profit Image

JD Sports set for £1bn profit

Sportswear giant, JD Sports, is on track to increase its profits to more than £1bn.

Next raises profit guidance again Image

Next raises profit guidance again

Retail giant, Next, has raised its full-year profit guidance for the third time this year.

Businesses urging employees to save lives Image

Businesses urging employees to save lives

Companies and organisations in Gloucestershire are encouraging their employees to join the Organ Donation Register to save lives.

Sales of used goods soar in economic squeeze Image

Sales of used goods soar in economic squeeze

A poll has shown the cost of living crisis is driving a surge in the sale of pre-loved goods.

Gloucester man avoids jail after racist attack Image

Gloucester man avoids jail after racist attack

A 53-year-old shouted racial abuse at a Muslim man and then slashed his ear and neck with a knife.

Man fined for using phone while driving a tipper on a roundabout Image

Man fined for using phone while driving a tipper on a roundabout

A 23 year old man used a hand-held mobile phone while driving a tipper truck in Gloucester.

253-mile run is ‘beacon of hope for the present and the future’ Image

253-mile run is ‘beacon of hope for the present and the future’

Cheltenham-based CDS Defence & Security is embarking on a gruelling 253-mile run to raise funds for SSAFA.

131 Promenade: Bid for marquee compromise Image

131 Promenade: Bid for marquee compromise

Agents for 131 Promenade have put in a planning application to retain some of the bar’s marquees.

SPECIAL REPORT Cotswold Way: are we putting our best foot forward? Image

SPECIAL REPORT Cotswold Way: are we putting our best foot forward?

Ramblers report calls for levelling up of walkway access.

Bid for 100 new homes in Clarkson's back yard Image

Bid for 100 new homes in Clarkson's back yard

Chipping Norton ponders 'sustainable' estate.

WWII bunker becomes bat home as part of £460m road scheme Image

WWII bunker becomes bat home as part of £460m road scheme

A World War II bunker in the Cotswolds is to be turned into a home for bats as part of a £460m road scheme.

Renishaw Gulf LLC opens in UAE Image

Renishaw Gulf LLC opens in UAE

Gloucestershire-based global engineering technologies company Renishaw has established a new subsidiary in Dubai.

British Airways selects Gloucestershire company for pilot academy  Image

British Airways selects Gloucestershire company for pilot academy

British Airways has just announced Skyborne as the official UK partner for its first Speedbird Pilot Academy.

Blackfinch Property completes £2m deal for supported housing Image

Blackfinch Property completes £2m deal for supported housing

The property lender is part of Blackfinch Group based at Gloucester Business Park

FSB calls for 'sea change' in business rates Image

FSB calls for 'sea change' in business rates

Protect targeted business rates relief to help hard-pressed small firms, says the FSB.

Crimewatch helped track down Cotswold charity shop's armed robber Image

Crimewatch helped track down Cotswold charity shop's armed robber

A man held a knife to a woman's throat.

B&Q and Screwfix owner cuts profit forecast Image

B&Q and Screwfix owner cuts profit forecast

B&Q owner Kingfisher has lowered its profit forecast for the year, citing low consumer confidence.

Brace for fuel hike, warns RAC Image

Brace for fuel hike, warns RAC

Report calls out profiteering at the pumps.

Surprise fall in inflation driven by slowing food prices Image

Surprise fall in inflation driven by slowing food prices

Slowing food prices helped drive a surprise fall in inflation in August.

Record turnover for Dunelm Image

Record turnover for Dunelm

Homewares retailer, Dunelm, saw sales last year rise by 5.5% to a record £1.64bn.

Tui bookings almost back at pre-pandemic levels Image

Tui bookings almost back at pre-pandemic levels

Holiday firm Tui saw a rise in summer bookings this summer, with numbers almost back to pre-pandemic levels.

Haulage firm failed to notify police of driver during suspected road traffic offence Image

Haulage firm failed to notify police of driver during suspected road traffic offence

A Whitminster-based firm has been ordered to pay fines, costs and surcharges.

Closing till Christmas: M5 sliproad  Image

Closing till Christmas: M5 sliproad

But will AI and new tech soon banish our motorway blues?

VIDEO: Cheltenham’s Minster Exchange back on track Image

VIDEO: Cheltenham’s Minster Exchange back on track

Cheltenham’s innovative co-working and events space, Minster Exchange, is on track to open early next year.

Renishaw shows resilience in 'challenging' times Image

Renishaw shows resilience in 'challenging' times

Renishaw released its full-year results for the period ended 30th June 2023 this morning.

EXCLUSIVE: New life for former Forest butchers Image

EXCLUSIVE: New life for former Forest butchers

Pizza takeaway seeks a slice of Newent's retail action.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire breakfast show to get new host Image

BBC Radio Gloucestershire breakfast show to get new host

A new voice will be taking over BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Breakfast Show from next month.

Housing association gets grant to deliver more affordable homes Image

Housing association gets grant to deliver more affordable homes

Two Rivers Housing has secured a grant from Homes England to deliver more affordable housing in Gloucestershire.

Fast food chain launches franchise model Image

Fast food chain launches franchise model

Coffee and breakfast chain, Tim Hortons, has announced the launch of a new UK franchise model.

Fears that HS2 changes would 'shatter business confidence' Image

Fears that HS2 changes would 'shatter business confidence'

If the government further reneges on its plans for HS2, it will shatter business confidence, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned.

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