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GFirst LEP: The beginning of the end Image

GFirst LEP: The beginning of the end

The work of Local Enterprise Partnerships, including Gloucestershire’s GFirst LEP, will come to an end in a year.

Tasting the results: is this a Goldilocks budget? Image

Tasting the results: is this a Goldilocks budget?

How do key business leaders feel: too hot, too cold or just right?

Bid for Pump Room café to stay Image

Bid for Pump Room café to stay

The Cheltenham Trust has gone back to Cheltenham Borough Council to seek planning permission for its Pump Room café.

Spring Budget 2023: what's the broader view? Image

Spring Budget 2023: what's the broader view?

Industry experts offer some significant takeaways.

New deal and new jobs at Core to Cloud Image

New deal and new jobs at Core to Cloud

Cirencester firm partners with Silicon Valley experts

Man charged with attempted murder after woman stabbed in Cheltenham Image

Man charged with attempted murder after woman stabbed in Cheltenham

A man from Cheltenham has been charged with attempted murder and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

A welcome break for EV drivers? Image

A welcome break for EV drivers?

Will you book your next office meeting here?

Trainline ticket sales rise 72% despite rail strikes Image

Trainline ticket sales rise 72% despite rail strikes

Trainline's net annual sales leapt by 72% over the past year to £4.3 billion.

Historic fleet arrives at the Dean Forest Railway Image

Historic fleet arrives at the Dean Forest Railway

The Dean Forest Railway is now home to a fleet of 11 tank wagons owned by the National Wagon Preservation Group (NWPG)

DFS profits slump due to rising costs Image

DFS profits slump due to rising costs

DFS Furniture has seen a 16.2% fall in half-year profit due to rising costs.

Big losses for John Lewis Image

Big losses for John Lewis

John Lewis Partnership recorded an overall loss of £234 million, compared to a profit of £181 million last year.

Deliveroo losses shrink  Image

Deliveroo losses shrink

Deliveroo made a £245.6 million loss last year - an improvement on its £290.1 million loss in 2021.

Green makeover set for Westgate Street Image

Green makeover set for Westgate Street

Westgate Street in Gloucester will see new trees introduced for shade and planters to attract pollinators and help address air quality.

Punchline Talks – March 17 line-up revealed Image

Punchline Talks – March 17 line-up revealed

It has been another big week of news for the Punchline Friday Business Briefers to discuss when they come together tomorrow.

Chancellor Hunts for workforce; we Hunt for tax policies! By Hazlewoods Image

Chancellor Hunts for workforce; we Hunt for tax policies! By Hazlewoods

For a speech that lasted 60 minutes, you would expect there to be a large number of announcements and tax changes.

Punchline Talks! The Spring Budget 2023 with Richard Graham MP for Gloucester Image

Punchline Talks! The Spring Budget 2023 with Richard Graham MP for Gloucester

The Spring Budget 2023 with Richard Graham MP for Gloucester.

EXCLUSIVE: Pitch work kicks off at FGR's eco stadium Image

EXCLUSIVE: Pitch work kicks off at FGR's eco stadium

Grass prep begins at M5 J13 site

Versarien issues 10.6 million placing shares to raise £318,000 Image

Versarien issues 10.6 million placing shares to raise £318,000

Versarien plc has announced it has raised £318,000, before expenses, through the issue of placing shares.

GCHQ warns of emerging security threat posed by AI-chatbots Image

GCHQ warns of emerging security threat posed by AI-chatbots

The Cheltenham-based spy agency said companies can read and store queries for future use

Cotswold woman shoplifted nationwide on ‘an industrial scale’ Image

Cotswold woman shoplifted nationwide on ‘an industrial scale’

A woman who cheated hundreds of High Street stores, has been warned to expect a long jail term.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire hit by 24-hour strike Image

BBC Radio Gloucestershire hit by 24-hour strike

BBC Radio Gloucestershire's services are being hit today as journalists stage a 24-hour strike.

Dobbies swaps Sainsbury's for new brand Image

Dobbies swaps Sainsbury's for new brand

Garden centre giant switches for a fresh food deal

Sports Direct introduces facial recognition cameras Image

Sports Direct introduces facial recognition cameras

The UK’s biggest sports retailer has introduced facial recognition cameras to identify shoplifters and potential offenders.

Gloucestershire dog breeder wins top prize at Crufts Image

Gloucestershire dog breeder wins top prize at Crufts

A dog breeder from Cheltenham won The Kennel Club Breeders’ Competition final at Crufts.

Big rise in sales for H&M Image

Big rise in sales for H&M

Fashion retailer H&M saw a big increase in sales for the first quarter.

Good Morning Vietnam! Speeders log in from all over the world Image

Good Morning Vietnam! Speeders log in from all over the world

A businessman from London joined a speed awareness course in Gloucestershire, when he was more than 6,000 miles away in Vietnam.

Primark launches online sewing lessons Image

Primark launches online sewing lessons

The retailer has announced repair and durability intiatives as part of plans to become more sustainable

Low-carbon homes going up in Moreton-in-Marsh Image

Low-carbon homes going up in Moreton-in-Marsh

Work has begun on the site in Davies Road

Essential funding for GFirst LEP and Growth Hub up for approval Image

Essential funding for GFirst LEP and Growth Hub up for approval

A big meeting takes place tomorrow (March 15) to approve essential funding for GFirst LEP.

VIDEO: Business making a splash in the Forest of Dean Image

VIDEO: Business making a splash in the Forest of Dean

An award-winning hot tubs business which was launched eight years ago is expanding and gearing up for its annual 'tour'.

First ‘Cuppa for Cancer Care’ backed by Gloria Hunniford raises £16,000 for Hope for Tomorrow  Image

First ‘Cuppa for Cancer Care’ backed by Gloria Hunniford raises £16,000 for Hope for Tomorrow

Tea drinkers and cake makers have collectively helped fundraise for mobile cancer care.

SGS College steps in as ABC ecobuild scheme ups sticks Image

SGS College steps in as ABC ecobuild scheme ups sticks

Active Building Centre is leaving but SGS College Berkeley offers new project.

Renishaw strikes innovative new deal Image

Renishaw strikes innovative new deal

A fresh agreement between Renishaw and a key player in 3D tech gets under way.

Breaking: AUKUS ripple effect for Gloucester Image

Breaking: AUKUS ripple effect for Gloucester

Jobs in the offing with BAE's digital arm in Gloucester

Superdry gets advice on cutting costs Image

Superdry gets advice on cutting costs

Cheltenham-based Superdry has called in advisors to help it cuts costs.

Shoe retailer seeks new investors Image

Shoe retailer seeks new investors

Footwear retailer, Dune, has appointed KPMG to find new investors in the business.

Rugby club seeks sponsors to tackle new costs Image

Rugby club seeks sponsors to tackle new costs

With shirt space on offer, Dursley's thriving RFC makes a try for a brand boost.

Learn how to grow your own vegetables Image

Learn how to grow your own vegetables

Vision 21 will be re-opening their Annecy Gardens project in Cheltenham for volunteers to learn how to grow vegetables.

Gloucester man given indefinite hospital order after stabbing man to death Image

Gloucester man given indefinite hospital order after stabbing man to death

A judge ruled he was unfit to stand trial.

Two men ram-raided Lydney jewellery shop Image

Two men ram-raided Lydney jewellery shop

Two men who ram-raided a Lydney jewellery shop made nothing at all from the crime.

VIDEO: Coach company on the road to expansion Image

VIDEO: Coach company on the road to expansion

A Gloucester coach company which is "bursting at the seams" has started work on developing a new £1.8 million coach park in the city.

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