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'This will not get housing built!!' Or will it?
Is nearly £20,000 of public cash about to be wasted or well spent? A plan to push councils to drive developments towards brownfields sites has…
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Flats bid pulled amid fear over impact on shipbuilders
It looked like it could be one of the key final pieces of the jigsaw to complete the redevelopment of Gloucester Docks, but the exciting plans have been…
Iconic restaurant recovering after 'AI' incorrectly tells customers it's shut
Eight out of 10 internet searchers are now satisfied with AI summaries. But what if AI's sources are wrong and damaging untruths about your business…
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How one woman created a quite remarkable career path
At first glance Hifsa O’Kelly’s route to partner at a leading Gloucestershire law firm appears pretty straightforward - and then you look at the route…
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How to draw up a business plan for good growth | ‘Striking’ plans for Cavendish House unveiled
Two stories for you today. Firstly, two-thirds of UK firms don’t have a business plan. Imagine how much better they could do if they did. And secondly…
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May 2026

Speed dating at the UK’s biggest investment fair: Did Gloucestershire get lucky?
Innovation, engineering, tech, cyber, agri-tech, culture, heritage, tourism: But did investors at the UK’s biggest investor speed-dating event fall in…
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Gloucestershire Airport could go up for sale again - or it might not
Businesses at Gloucestershire Airport hoping for certainty after months of speculation about the site's sale won't like the mixed messages currently…
Does The Forum point to the mindset Gloucestershire needs to succeed?
It was meant as encouragement, but with investment needed and the Golden Valley pending, could a major London developer's insight into The Forum…
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Major decisions that could transform Gloucester Quays and Docks
A key warehouse complex at Gloucester Docks and the last remaining part of the city's historic Quays buildings could finally be opened up to…
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It's not easy to talk about, but we must...
A modest project to buy a bench on which anyone can sit, talk and listen has highlighted the power of those moments as a force for good, and the…
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Businesses begin pitching for a share of ‘£500,000,000’
The first of a series of special events has seen Gloucestershire SMEs pitch to a major buyer organisation. Here’s what happened, when the next events…
More ambitious and having more impact than the £1bn Golden Valley Development
It’s not the Golden Valley Development that’s having the most impact on business activity in Gloucestershire it's The Forum, says Dorian Wragg of Bruton…
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