Small businesses must be released from furloughing "straight jackets"
7th May 2020
Part-time furloughing is key to any economic revival according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The latest news from across Gloucestershire on Thursday, May 7
6th May 2020
The latest important news and updates from across Gloucestershire as the coronavirus crisis continues.
Gloucester kitchen firm with £37m turnover sold
6th May 2020
Kitchen product company Direct Online Services has been bought by a Dutch investment company.
Punchline Business and Community Champion: Kohler Mira make PPE for NHS and Sue Ryder
6th May 2020
While demand for new showers has fallen during the coronavirus crisis, staff at Kohler Mira in Cheltenham have turned their hand to making masks for the NHS and Sue Ryder.
Fresh call for firms to apply for grant help
6th May 2020
Small businesses across Gloucestershire are again being encouraged to contact their local councils to avoid missing out on government help.
Cheltenham software business receives £2.2m investment
6th May 2020
A Cheltenham-based company whose software helps businesses to automate their processes more rapidly, has raised £2.2m from the Northern Venture Capital Trust Funds.
Ecclestiastical open nominations for Movement for Good
6th May 2020
Do you know a charity which could benefit from some extra funding? Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good campaign launches today (May 6).
Businesses: Can you help SARA?
6th May 2020
Gloucestershire’s own lifeboat organisation, SARA, is desperately in need of raffle donations to help it raise the £50,000 it needs every year to fund its rescues.
Pubs face last orders if grants not paid quickly
6th May 2020
Pubs have warned they need faster delivery of Government-backed loans and grants if they are to be in a position to reopen their doors after the coronavirus pandemic.
"Corona Class of 2020" need help as jobs vanish
6th May 2020
An extra 600,000 people under 25 will join the ranks of the unemployed unless the Government acts to help school leavers and graduates remain in education.
Cheltenham’s Christmas Market could be twice as long
6th May 2020
Cheltenham Business Improvement District (BID) has submitted plans to the Cheltenham Borough Council to extend the length of the town's annual Christmas Market.
Punchline Business and Community Champion: University donation helps COVID-19 testing
6th May 2020
The University of Gloucestershire has donated a range of specialist lab equipment to help with COVID-19 testing.
Cheltenham garage owner jailed for defrauding creditors of more than £1m
5th May 2020
The garage boss was jailed for breaching bankruptcy restrictions, making false representations to Official Receiver and defrauding creditors of more than £1million.
Government grants GCHQ new NHS powers
5th May 2020
The Government has given new powers to Cheltenham-based GCHQ to tighten security controls over data and IT systems in relation to the NHS.
Emergency Living Fund set up to help people in financial hardship
5th May 2020
Gloucestershire County Council has extended its existing Welfare Support Scheme to create a new Emergency Living Fund to help people who are in financial hardship because of the coronavirus.
£6.1 million funding boost for BIDs
5th May 2020
Hundreds of local business partnerships across England will share £6.1m of funding.
Police fine drivers for breaching restrictions
5th May 2020
Fines were handed out to five people in the same vehicle who had come from Slough to buy a car, despite the ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
Turn LinkedIn green for Mental Health Awareness Week
5th May 2020
Mental health always matters, but now, more than ever, people need support.
Star names head online for virtual Cheltenham Jazz Festival
5th May 2020
The real thing may have been cancelled but Cheltenham Jazz Festival will go ahead with a virtual, one-day event on YouTube and radio.
GE Aviation jobs at risk as air travel takes hit
5th May 2020
General Electric is to cut up to a quarter of its aviation business staff as the fall in air travel during the coronavirus crisis continues to leave its mark.
New car sales plummet to lowest since 1946
5th May 2020
Only 4,321 cars were registered across the UK in April - the lowest monthly figure for 74 years.
Gloucestershire hospitals light up to celebrate midwives day
5th May 2020
Gloucestershire hospitals will be lighting up its buildings in a spectacular way this evening.
Public Q&A session on COVID-19
5th May 2020
Members of the public have the chance to put their COVID-19 questions to a panel of Gloucestershire County Council leaders.
Punchline Business and Community Champion: Cotswold Printing delivers 10,000 visors to the NHS
5th May 2020
A Gloucestershire printing company more used to producing signage for a range of industries has turned its hand to making visors for the NHS.
'One stop shop' for recruitment created for Gloucestershire
5th May 2020
Are you in need of additional staff for your business, or an individual facing redundancy?
Warning over coronavirus impact on legal profession
5th May 2020
The Bar Council has warned the justice system is facing "real trouble" as the coronavirus pandemic has major impact on the legal profession.
Eight weeks to save Gloucestershire's high streets
4th May 2020
High streets are on the brink of collapse as the eight-week countdown to the next quarterly rent instalment begins according to the #RaiseTheBar campaign.
Applications open for bounce back loans
4th May 2020
The newest government support system for businesses during the coronavirus crisis has seen a rush of applications for loans.
Online sales not so sweet for chocolatier
4th May 2020
Hotel Chocolat saw a surge in online sales before Easter, but it wasn’t enough to offset the impact of store closures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Profit warnings double across South West
4th May 2020
Profit warnings issued by listed businesses in the region reached a record-breaking high in the first three months of 2020.
Punchline Business and Community Champion: Plastim supplying precise help
4th May 2020
A Gloucestershire engineering firm has revamped its shift pattern and taken on extra staff to supply precision parts for ventilators and medical visors.
Top-up scheme helps more businesses access grants
4th May 2020
Businesses which fell through the gaps in the Government’s coronavirus grant scheme could benefit from a new scheme which could provide up to £617million in help.
Profits nearly double at Gloucestershire haulier
4th May 2020
The business has revealed positive annual results for its first year after being taken over by EmergeVest.
Confidence hits new low across UK businesses
4th May 2020
The coronavirus crisis has seen confidence among British business fall to an all-time low, according to a survey of senior financial executives.
Contracts exchanged on former RAF location in Gloucester
4th May 2020
Vistry Group has exchanged conditional contracts with a Cheltenham-based property company to build homes at a former RAF site in Gloucester.
Proposals spell out return to a changed office
4th May 2020
The Government is poised to spell out on Sunday how lockdown restrictions could be eased.
Lockdown roll call makes sobering reading
4th May 2020
While we await news later this week on plans for easing lockdown, it’s already too late for a number of big name retailers.
Legal firms facing uncertain future
4th May 2020
The Law Society has warned that many solicitors’ firms are at risk of closure as the coronavirus pandemic hits trade.
Conservation organisation could lose £200 million
4th May 2020
The National Trust could lose up to £200 million this year due to the coronavirus crisis.
Man arrested following laser incident
4th May 2020
A man has been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.
Manufacturing calls for government help amid bleak surveys
1st May 2020
Gloucestershire could be facing the perfect storm as pressure rises on key components of its economy through the coronavirus crisis.
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