Archive - The Raikes Journal

April 2025

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…

Apr 28 •

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…

Apr 25 •

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…

Apr 24 •

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…

Apr 14 •

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…

Apr 4 •

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…

Mar 31 •

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…

Mar 28 •

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…

Mar 26

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…

Mar 24 •

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…

Mar 21 •

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