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From secondary school teacher to partner in a law firm
Career paths are not always straight forward. Simon Pathé’s certainly wasn’t. He was one of four new partners who chose to join law firm Willans of…
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Andrew Merrell
Cheltenham says ‘thank you’ for an incredible life-saving legacy
Eight years ago Cheltenham had no defibrillators - today it has 100 of the machines that can save lives by restarting a heart after a cardiac arrest…
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Andrew Merrell
This charity's technology can save your life
It is difficult to turn such a negative as stalking into a positive, but a Gloucestershire charity is giving real hope - and as National Stalking…
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Andrew Merrell
"Economic slowdown" hits building materials firm hard
A Gloucestershire firm that's a major supplier to the UK's construction industry has recorded another year of falling revenue and profit, blaming a…
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Andrew Merrell
Top 100: Computer wholesaler records a £220 million-plus turnover
It may not be a household name to most of us, but a business that specialises in the wholesale of computer and telecommunications equipment has seen…
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Andrew Merrell
The incredible legacy of an engineering genius
A revolutionary supercar created by a legendary Gloucestershire engineer, that's smashing speed and lap records wherever it goes, has achieved what many…
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Andrew Merrell
Forum reveals a county rich in investment opportunities
Commercial property deals set to transform the centre of Gloucester are happening; Gloucestershire Property Forum reveals a county ripe for investment…
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Andrew Merrell

March 2025

The Big Sleep Out and what it says about Gloucestershire
After businesspeople slept rough at Brickhampton Court Golf Complex for charity last week we thought we'd ask why, and does it really matter? It turns…
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Andrew Merrell
How Government policies are impacting Gloucestershire businesses
We hear what Gloucestershire business owners really thought of the Spring Statement, and just what Government policies are doing to their companies and…
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Andrew Merrell
Gloucester Quays' upper deck could become a ‘climbing wall theme park’
Ambitious business plans have been revealed to turn the upper deck of Gloucester Quays into a potentially "very profitable" "theme park meets climbing…
Gloucestershire loses major ally in its battle to be heard
The Raikes Journal broke this story on Friday, but we can now run the official line from the Western Gateway on the funding cut that spells the end of…
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Andrew Merrell
Breaking news: The end of the Western Gateway Partnership?
It’s not official yet, but the powerful voice representing Gloucestershire, the West and South Wales - the Western Gateway Partnership - is under…
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Andrew Merrell
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