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Moog buys Irish aerospace firm Image

Moog buys Irish aerospace firm

High tech engineering firm Moog, with a major base at Tewkesbury, has bought an Irish aerospace company for an undisclosed sum.

Tewkesbury Borough Council appoints new chief executive Image

Tewkesbury Borough Council appoints new chief executive

Following a council meeting on February 22, Alistair Cunningham OBE has been appointed as Tewkesbury Borough Council's new chief executive.

Online shopping boosts Gloucester packaging firm's profits Image

Online shopping boosts Gloucester packaging firm's profits

Packaging firm MacFarlane Group, with a base on the Waterwells Business Park in Gloucester, has seen its profits leap on the back of the growth in online retail.

Marks & Spencer unveils fresh new look in Cheltenham Image

Marks & Spencer unveils fresh new look in Cheltenham

Marks & Spencer Cheltenham unveiled a brand-new look store for customers on Monday, February 21.

Serco sees profits surge on back of Covid contracts Image

Serco sees profits surge on back of Covid contracts

Government outsourcing giant Serco, with a base at Quedgeley, Gloucester, has seen profits surge off the back of its Covid contracts.

Academy launches appeal to buy its home Image

Academy launches appeal to buy its home

Gloucestershire Academy of Music wants to mark its 40th anniversary by buying its arts centre base at Barbican House, near Gloucester Docks.

UK workers put in £27 billion of unpaid overtime last year Image

UK workers put in £27 billion of unpaid overtime last year

Today is ‘Work Your Proper Hours Day’ when workers are encouraged to finish on time with the active support of their employers.

Tesco increases meal deal price Image

Tesco increases meal deal price

Tesco's meal deals have become extremely popular across the country for those wanting to grab a cheap eat on the go.

Poundland launches new Disney childrenswear range  Image

Poundland launches new Disney childrenswear range

Poundland’s fast-growing PEP&CO clothing brand has unveiled a new range of children’s clothing featuring licensed Disney characters.

Cotteswold Dairy on the moo-ve for National Star’s Sunrise Walk Image

Cotteswold Dairy on the moo-ve for National Star’s Sunrise Walk

The family business, based in Tewkesbury, is supporting National Star’s Sunrise Walk by distributing thousands of leaflets.

Police warn residents in Stroud about a recent spate of burglaries Image

Police warn residents in Stroud about a recent spate of burglaries

Police are warning residents in Stroud about a series of burglaries in the district and appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Gloucestershire Constabulary is still ‘officially’ the greenest force in the land Image

Gloucestershire Constabulary is still ‘officially’ the greenest force in the land

Gloucestershire Constabulary has retained its reputation as probably the ‘greenest’ police force in the country.

Road closure as work set to begin on phase two of The Forum, Gloucester Image

Road closure as work set to begin on phase two of The Forum, Gloucester

Work is set to begin with the partial closure of Market Parade.

New chair appointed to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Image

New chair appointed to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Deborah is an experienced chair with 25 years Board level involvement in health and social care.

Appeal for motorcyclists to come forward following fatal collision Image

Appeal for motorcyclists to come forward following fatal collision

Officers believe they may have witnessed the vehicles involved before the incident.

Tewkesbury Borough Council sets budget for upcoming year Image

Tewkesbury Borough Council sets budget for upcoming year

Tewkesbury Borough Council has kept its council tax rate as one of the lowest in the country.

Cotswold District Council to invest £30,000 into Cirencester’s Brewery Court Image

Cotswold District Council to invest £30,000 into Cirencester’s Brewery Court

Cotswold District Council has confirmed works scheduled to begin by April 2022.

Oil soars, shares dive, Gloucestershire business reacts to Ukraine crisis Image

Oil soars, shares dive, Gloucestershire business reacts to Ukraine crisis

Business experts in Gloucestershire have been taking stock after news that Russian troops have invaded Ukraine.

Profits soar to £1.5 billion for Gloucestershire's St James's Place Image

Profits soar to £1.5 billion for Gloucestershire's St James's Place

St James's Place Wealth Management, based in Cirencester, made a record profit of £1.5 billion last year.

Police appeal after sexual assault in Cheltenham nightclub Image

Police appeal after sexual assault in Cheltenham nightclub

Gloucestershire Constabulary are appealing for people to come forward with information after a woman was sexually assaulted.

Lloyds posts £6.9 billion profit and reinstates bonus Image

Lloyds posts £6.9 billion profit and reinstates bonus

It’s bumper bonus time at Lloyds, after the banking group became the latest to post a huge surge in profits.

Firms and workers left millions out of pocket by Midas collapse Image

Firms and workers left millions out of pocket by Midas collapse

Collapsed construction firm Midas, building new student accommodation in Gloucester, owes more than £19 million to over 1,400 companies.

New self-service Leighterton farm shop to open next month Image

New self-service Leighterton farm shop to open next month

Bennetts Farm Shop, an innovative new enterprise connecting local consumers with artisanal suppliers from Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds, is holding an opening day on Saturday, March 26.

BPE advises start-up on first seed round funding  Image

BPE advises start-up on first seed round funding

Cheltenham-based BPE Solicitors has recently acted for Klira Ltd on its first seed funding round, marking a significant step for the company.

Superdrug joins Covid test price war Image

Superdrug joins Covid test price war

Two of the country’s top pharmacies are locked in a price war over Covid tests.

Black women get career reboot in Cheltenham Image

Black women get career reboot in Cheltenham

An American multinational aerospace and defence tech company, employing 200 people in Cheltenham, is running a bootcamp to help promote the careers of black women.

Longfield to close Hucclecote charity shop Image

Longfield to close Hucclecote charity shop

Gloucestershire-based charity Longfield Community Hospice has announced plans to close its Hucclecote charity shop in early March.

Exporting food, drink and farming to new markets Image

Exporting food, drink and farming to new markets

Farm491 is holding an event in Cirencester focused on export opportunities in the food and drink sector for farmers, producers and distributors.

Month long bus strike looms in Gloucestershire Image

Month long bus strike looms in Gloucestershire

Bus drivers in Gloucestershire have announced a month-long strike in a dispute over pay.

Budget will prioritise community resilience and climate emergency            Image

Budget will prioritise community resilience and climate emergency

Stroud District Council has approved a budget which will invest in communities, tackle the climate emergency, cut tenants’ fuel bills and support the local economy.

Developers behind £3.5m Gloucester Food Dock appoint new manager Image

Developers behind £3.5m Gloucester Food Dock appoint new manager

Developers of the waterfront dining destination have announced the appointment of a new manager, as it prepares to open later this summer.

Gloucestershire's Versarien on track for new footwear launch Image

Gloucestershire's Versarien on track for new footwear launch

Forest of Dean-based Versarien has announced a partnership with a major footwear manufacturer.



VIDEO: Star speakers at Business Leaders Lunch for Twelvetrees Testimonial Image

VIDEO: Star speakers at Business Leaders Lunch for Twelvetrees Testimonial

Gloucester and England rugby legend BIlly Twelvetrees has 'signed up' three big names to take part in a major event as part of his testimonial year.

Sharpest manufacturing price growth since 1976, says CBI Image

Sharpest manufacturing price growth since 1976, says CBI

UK manufacturing output growth picked up in the three months to February.

Forest Green Rovers signs new community partner Image

Forest Green Rovers signs new community partner

Forest Green Rovers, known as the world’s greenest football club, has a new community partner.

Forest of Dean District Council approves next year's budget Image

Forest of Dean District Council approves next year's budget

Forest of Dean District Council has approved a budget for the next financial year amid financial pressures and funding uncertainty.

Cirencester international study firm achieves award Image

Cirencester international study firm achieves award

Cirencester based EdTech company, Studee, has been recognised for its social and environmental standards.

Morrisons scraps plastic packaging for fresh milk Image

Morrisons scraps plastic packaging for fresh milk

Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to sell its own brand fresh milk in carbon neutral cartons.

Record profits for branch-closing Barclays Image

Record profits for branch-closing Barclays

Barclays, which closed its branch in Stroud last month, has revealed it has nearly trebled its profits.


Boots launches new £5.99 Covid test Image

Boots launches new £5.99 Covid test

Boots has stepped up early to offer an ‘affordable’ Covid-19 test, even before the free tests end.

Grangefield regeneration aims to create wildlife haven Image

Grangefield regeneration aims to create wildlife haven

An area of public open space in Bishop’s Cleeve, is undertaking a comprehensive regeneration programme.

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