The Raikes Journal

The Raikes Journal

Home
More news
Reports & Deals
Expert Insight
PR Wire
Cyber
Archive
About
Businesses wait with bated breath on airport's future
With the owners of Gloucestershire Airport set to decide on its sale it seems unlikely it won't happen, but rarely do things go to plan for the county's…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
Book launch reveals the most powerful business group in Gloucestershire
It was all about the launch of a book on financial leadership, but it revealed probably the most powerful group of businesspeople in the county – a…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
Gloucestershire Airport flies into controversy – again!
Ahead of an announcement about its future, Gloucestershire Airport is once again taking flak for soaking up public money – with one owner alone…
A new stage is set to give voice to Gloucestershire’s business community
What does Gloucestershire’s business community think about anything? Who are its decision makers, experts, leaders, thinkers? What is its economic…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
Product makes its Gloucestershire inventor £1 million-plus
It was invented in Gloucestershire, it’s made here, and it’s a product that has already made its inventor more than £1 million - and that’s just the…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
Is cryptocurrency about to go mainstream?
With new cryptocurrency regulations pending aimed at boosting consumer confidence in digital currency, and attracting entrepreneurs and investment, we…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
How this housebuilder found the magic formula for growth
The challenges for the housebuilding sector are as substantial as they've ever been, but family firm Freeman Homes is charting a course to growth and…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
Door to enormous investment in Gloucestershire unlocked
A Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project has been approved for Gloucesteshire worth £100s millions which is expected to unlock ‘billions’ more…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
A crucial week for the Golden Valley Development?
Gloucestershire flagship £1blln Golden Valley development hinges on finding £334 million to improve junction 10 of the M5. It might be about to do just…
 • 
The Raikes Journal

May 2025

New 'town' for Gloucestershire will deliver £2.5blln of investment, a £300m economic boost and 8,000 new jobs
Developers are celebrating after winning a 12-year battle for permission to build 4,000-plus homes and a business park near Cheltenham, claiming it will…
‘Hotel deal’ could net Cheltenham £20m - or could it?
When we published news Cheltenham Borough Council had found a preferred bidder for the town’s Grade II-listed municipal offices we missed out an…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
Gloucestershire revealed as "a driving force” in a fast-emerging £multi-billion UK sector
The arrival of another European firm at a special business innovation centre in Gloucestershire has highlighted the county as "a driving force” in a…
 • 
Andrew Merrell
© 2025 Andrew Merrell
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture