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Man found on tracks near Gloucester railway station Image

Man found on tracks near Gloucester railway station

Police were called with a report of a casualty on the tracks.

Slimbridge opens revamped Welly Boot Land Image

Slimbridge opens revamped Welly Boot Land

WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre has opened their exciting, redeveloped, Welly Boot Land play area.

Landslide on A40 cleared at last Image

Landslide on A40 cleared at last

Damage two winters ago that shut part of the A40 near Glasshouse Lane has been repaired.

Third-strike burglar sentenced for breaking into home while occupant was asleep Image

Third-strike burglar sentenced for breaking into home while occupant was asleep

A 'third strike' burglar broke into a house while the occupant was asleep and stole her bank cards and a set of golf clubs.

Pharmacy to sell ‘significant number’ of stores Image

Pharmacy to sell ‘significant number’ of stores

Pharmacy chain, Lloyds, is to sell a ‘significant number’ of its standalone stores.

New retailer puts best foot forward in Gloucester Image

New retailer puts best foot forward in Gloucester

Peel L&P said the arrival of the brand was in direct response to customer feedback

BAE Systems enjoys record year for new orders Image

BAE Systems enjoys record year for new orders

The UK's biggest engineering company has enjoyed a record year for new orders as western governments stepped up defence spending in response to the war in Ukraine.

A fresh face at Davies and Partners  Image

A fresh face at Davies and Partners

Wills expert Matthew Penley joins Gloucester solicitors Davies and Partners.

VIDEO: Business minister visits Gloucester Image

VIDEO: Business minister visits Gloucester

A government business minister was in town last night as a special guest of Gloucester Business Club.

Buoyed by profit, Howdens eyes depot expansion Image

Buoyed by profit, Howdens eyes depot expansion

Kitchen and joinery supplier Howdens plans 200 more depots. With seven outlets in Gloucestershire, will they plan more here?

VIDEO: Gloucester shop gets £90,000 makeover Image

VIDEO: Gloucester shop gets £90,000 makeover

Owner Francis Ratnasingam has transformed the store in Calton Road

Call for UK phone repair apprenticeship Image

Call for UK phone repair apprenticeship

A firm that fixes smartphones is calling for an official device repair apprenticeship to be introduced.

VIDEO: Gloucestershire businessman continues appeal for Turkey earthquake victims Image

VIDEO: Gloucestershire businessman continues appeal for Turkey earthquake victims

Brusk Korkmaz, CEO of Hercules Site Services, has shared footage of the devastation

Elderly couple from Gloucester lost more than £20,000 to fraudsters Image

Elderly couple from Gloucester lost more than £20,000 to fraudsters

Police are warning people to be on their guard.

Man cleared of intending to cause fear of violence Image

Man cleared of intending to cause fear of violence

A man who confronted a neighbour whom he suspected of fly-tipping outside his home has been cleared.

Farmers take a shine to solar Image

Farmers take a shine to solar

Are planning bids for solar farms in the Severn Vale sparking a 21st century gold rush?

Obituary: Wotton businessman Vernon Jotcham Image

Obituary: Wotton businessman Vernon Jotcham

Popular Wotton employer dies at the age of 91

Newland Homes donated £10,000 to Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal Image

Newland Homes donated £10,000 to Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Newland staff support company donation to Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.

Hazlewoods bucks the trend with deal values Image

Hazlewoods bucks the trend with deal values

Cheltenham-based accountants Hazlewoods' Corporate Finance team saw transaction values rise by 42.6% last year to more than £1.5 billion.

Safran in UAE joint venture in optronics and navigation Image

Safran in UAE joint venture in optronics and navigation

UAE-based International Golden Group and Safran Electronics & Defense have announced a joint venture.

Mazda bucks trend with a diesel SUV Image

Mazda bucks trend with a diesel SUV

Nobody's launching diesel cars now... or so you thought. Johnsons Mazda in Gloucester has a surprise in the wings.

Forest of Dean couple receive £4,700 fine for failing to comply with planning enforcement Image

Forest of Dean couple receive £4,700 fine for failing to comply with planning enforcement

Forest of Dean District Council has prosecuted a Forest of Dean couple.

Rugby shirt boosts Ed Slater campaign Image

Rugby shirt boosts Ed Slater campaign

Get ready to see Gloucester Rugby play in a new shirt for their Ed Slater campaign

Nosedive for budget airline Image

Nosedive for budget airline

A damning survey causes turbulence for Whizz Air

Gloucestershire shoppers can give big boost to life-saving charities Image

Gloucestershire shoppers can give big boost to life-saving charities

Tesco customers can choose to round up their shop to the nearest £1 at self-service tills.

TikTok becomes the UK's most shopped social channel Image

TikTok becomes the UK's most shopped social channel

TikTok has outpaced Instagram and Facebook to become the UK’s most shopped social channel.

Punchline Talks – February 24 line-up revealed Image

Punchline Talks – February 24 line-up revealed

Editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

Gloucestershire wins third place - for theft at work Image

Gloucestershire wins third place - for theft at work

Gloucestershire workplaces saw a rise to 65 thefts per 10,000 workers in 2022

We dig it! Work finally starts on world-first wooden stadium Image

We dig it! Work finally starts on world-first wooden stadium

Promising a green economic boost, it's felt like a long wait for action on Forest Green Rovers' new home at Eastington. But the plot is now seeing building activity.

Cheltenham showroom manager defrauded his employers Image

Cheltenham showroom manager defrauded his employers

A 39-year-old showroom manager defrauded his employers.

Lloyds £446million bonus pot is largest in four years Image

Lloyds £446million bonus pot is largest in four years

The money giant which has headquarters in Barnwood will reward its top performers

Firm's productivity increases after introducing four-day week Image

Firm's productivity increases after introducing four-day week

A Cotswold company is operating a permanent four-day working week following a successful trial.

Ed Sheeran's surprise new release Image

Ed Sheeran's surprise new release

The songwriter has thrown fans into a frenzy

M&S launches third-party sportswear platform Image

M&S launches third-party sportswear platform

The retailer said it "going into battle" over the activewear market

Manufacturing output falls at fastest rate in over two years Image

Manufacturing output falls at fastest rate in over two years

Manufacturing output volumes fell at their fastest pace since September 2020 in the three months to February.

Tens of thousands of firms could pull R&D investment Image

Tens of thousands of firms could pull R&D investment

Tens of thousands of innovative small firms are set to scale back investment if the Government presses ahead with plans to slash R&D tax support for SMEs.

Location chosen for Gloucester Covid memorial Image

Location chosen for Gloucester Covid memorial

It will honour those who have lost their lives and the contribution of key services during the crisis

Armed man confronted neighbour whom he believed was flytipping Image

Armed man confronted neighbour whom he believed was flytipping

A man fired an imitation pistol while confronting a neighbour whom he believed was fly-tipping in his home area.

Charity awarded grant to help more bereaved children Image

Charity awarded grant to help more bereaved children

The Free Hospital Trust Fund (FHTF) has awarded Gloucestershire charity Campden Home Nursing a grant of £3,500.

REVEALED: How new 1,500-home community near Slimbridge could look Image

REVEALED: How new 1,500-home community near Slimbridge could look

Details of how a proposed 1,500-home sustainable new community near Slimbridge could look have been revealed.

Versarien 'streamlining' business after challenging period Image

Versarien 'streamlining' business after challenging period

Gloucestershire-based advanced engineering materials group Versarien is streamlining the business after seeing 'successes and challenges' over the past 18 months.

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