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Faster ambulance response times despite record demand Image

Faster ambulance response times despite record demand

Ambulance response times improved for the third month in a row despite A&Es facing their busiest summer ever.

Versarien subsidiary awarded €415,000 grant Image

Versarien subsidiary awarded €415,000 grant

A Spanish subsidiary of Forest of Dean engineering company Versarien has been awarded a grant equating to approximately £357,000.

St. James's Place confirms appointment of new CEO Image

St. James's Place confirms appointment of new CEO

Cirencester-based wealth management company St. James's Place has appointed a new CEO with an annual salary of £840,000.

Startup loan scheme celebrates £1bn milestone Image

Startup loan scheme celebrates £1bn milestone

Loan arrangers highlight a new bar in Stroud.

Council earmarks £1.5m of covid funds for 'levelling up' in Gloucestershire Image

Council earmarks £1.5m of covid funds for 'levelling up' in Gloucestershire

The county council wants the money to be spent on reducing health inequalities and easing the ongoing impact of the pandemic

Finance experts putt their best foot forward for Hollie Image

Finance experts putt their best foot forward for Hollie

Cheltenham fundraiser hits £8,500 goal.

Iceland teams up with Amazon Image

Iceland teams up with Amazon

Frozen food specialist, Iceland, has partnered with Amazon to sell its products online.

Big rise in sales for Primark Image

Big rise in sales for Primark

The owner of Primark has raised its profit outlook for the second time this year.

Fashion retailer launches repair and re-wear service Image

Fashion retailer launches repair and re-wear service

FatFace has launched a repair service to extend the life of its clothes.

GDP latest: small change spells a July dip Image

GDP latest: small change spells a July dip

NHS action and poor weather among reasons, says ONS.

Cheltenham fashion retailer set to expand Image

Cheltenham fashion retailer set to expand

The company has been granted permission to create new headquarters

Pennant and Aquila Learning announce partnership Image

Pennant and Aquila Learning announce partnership

Cheltenham-based IPS software and services company Pennant International Group and Aquila Learning Ltd have signed a strategic partnership.

Longfield Community Hospice appoints new CEO Image

Longfield Community Hospice appoints new CEO

A Gloucestershire hospice has announced the appointment of its new chief executive.

Rooftop recognised for its commitment to defence personnel Image

Rooftop recognised for its commitment to defence personnel

Rooftop Housing Group has been awarded a bronze award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS)

Half-year loss for John Lewis Image

Half-year loss for John Lewis

John Lewis Partnership is set to report a half-year loss this week.

Vistry commits to affordable housing Image

Vistry commits to affordable housing

Housebuilder, Vistry Group, is committed to building only affordable housing in future.

Majestic Wine to take on 200 staff ahead of Christmas Image

Majestic Wine to take on 200 staff ahead of Christmas

Majestic Wine is planning to hire 200 new staff members ahead of Christmas under its biggest-ever festive recruitment drive.

Pop-up repair hub to launch in Gloucester Image

Pop-up repair hub to launch in Gloucester

Around 22 million items of fixable furniture, 11,000 busted bikes and 28 million trashed toys are thrown away in the UK each year.

School and council workers to vote on strike action Image

School and council workers to vote on strike action

More than 2,200 school and council workers across the South West will begin voting on strike action today (Tuesday).

'Chatty benches' aim to get people talking Image

'Chatty benches' aim to get people talking

Visitors to Eastgate and King’s Square in Gloucester are being invited to take a seat and have a chat as part of a new project.

Council and NHS offer grants for projects to improve health Image

Council and NHS offer grants for projects to improve health

Cheltenham Borough Council is working with the NHS to offer funding to support community-based projects, aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of local people.

EXCLUSIVE: Utility companies fined £888,000 for shoddy Gloucestershire roadworks Image

EXCLUSIVE: Utility companies fined £888,000 for shoddy Gloucestershire roadworks

The council is cracking down on the growing problem with disruptive and poorly managed work

EXCLUSIVE: Gloucester tech welcomes BMW decision on China move Image

EXCLUSIVE: Gloucester tech welcomes BMW decision on China move

MINI plant upgrade spells boom for county's OEM makers.

Gloucestershire Property Forum on repurposing our high streets Image

Gloucestershire Property Forum on repurposing our high streets

The Gloucestershire Property Forum is hosting a breakfast seminar this month, with coombes:everitt architects and Evans Jones property and planning consultants.

Stroud-based porridge makers are flying high Image

Stroud-based porridge makers are flying high

Stroud-based food company Kitchen Garden Foods has secured an exciting new listing with easyJet for their Wolfy's porridge brand.

£2bn talks over future of Morrisons' 340 fuel stops Image

£2bn talks over future of Morrisons' 340 fuel stops

Supermarket's own-brand fuel chain looks set to go.

VIDEO: Municipal Offices for sale part 3 Image

VIDEO: Municipal Offices for sale part 3

Cheltenham Borough Council’s Municipal Offices is on the market and an exclusive tour gives a real picture of the sheer scale of the building.

West's net zero flight sector plots a path Image

West's net zero flight sector plots a path

It's up, up and away for pact on hydrogen flight.

VIDEO: Why history is hot in Gloucester Image

VIDEO: Why history is hot in Gloucester

The Gloucester History Festival talks got off to a blistering start with record crowds, sell-out events and brilliant sunshine.

Gloucester city centre car park closed following serious incident Image

Gloucester city centre car park closed following serious incident

A car park in Gloucester city centre closed while police attended the scene of a serious incident.

Exciting new development for CKF Systems Image

Exciting new development for CKF Systems

Quedgeley-based CKF Systems have introduced a new palletising solution developed by Qimarox.

Gloucester man harassed patients and staff at hospital Image

Gloucester man harassed patients and staff at hospital

A man has repeatedly harassed patients and staff at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Theft from Gloucester shop Image

Theft from Gloucester shop

Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to.

Crackdown on insolvency firms Image

Crackdown on insolvency firms

Insolvency firms are set to be formally regulated for the first time.

EXCLUSIVE: Lap dancing club plans to reopen in Cheltenham this autumn Image

EXCLUSIVE: Lap dancing club plans to reopen in Cheltenham this autumn

Bosses of Eroticats want the pop-up to return for the November race meet

SPECIAL REPORT: Gloucestershire's care home failures Image

SPECIAL REPORT: Gloucestershire's care home failures

Latest CQC inspections expose litany of failings.

VIDEO: Cheltenham’s Municipal Offices up for sale part 2 Image

VIDEO: Cheltenham’s Municipal Offices up for sale part 2

As Cheltenham Borough Council’s iconic Municipal Offices goes on the market, Punchline-Gloucester.com has been having a tour behind the scenes.

Côtes de Severn? Forest farm's bid for wine venue Image

Côtes de Severn? Forest farm's bid for wine venue

Planners hear concerns over increased traffic.

Shirtgate kicks off at Forest Green Rovers Image

Shirtgate kicks off at Forest Green Rovers

Is Arsenal's look a material rip-off, or just a strip tease?

Church redevelopment in 'Notting Hill of the Cotswolds' given council blessing Image

Church redevelopment in 'Notting Hill of the Cotswolds' given council blessing

A former Lloyds branch is be transformed into a place of worship despite parking concerns

GE Aerospace selected by Bell for assault aircraft Image

GE Aerospace selected by Bell for assault aircraft

GE Aerospace has announced the selection by Bell Textron Inc for work on the development of the Bell V-280 Valor.

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