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As a £45m housing scheme for Gloucester collapses the county's construction sector counters with positive news
Planning and skills, the two big challenges facing construction. As Gloucester's decision to reject a £45m investment underlines the former in red ink…
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Andrew Merrell
£45m investment plans for deprived area of Gloucester kicked out by councillors
Just how hard is it to reduce the housing waiting list? Very hard. After eight years in the planning a £45m investment plan for one of Gloucester’s most…
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Andrew Merrell

June 2025

Speculation over the real future of Gloucestershire Airport is sky high
In an attempt to control the news around the sale of Gloucestershire Airport the drip, drip-drip has only fuelled speculation about its real future…
Put your business in the running for a share of £550 million
A list is being built of Gloucestershire’s best small and medium-sized businesses to create a directory of potential new suppliers to some of its…
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Andrew Merrell
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Andrew Merrell
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