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Is having fun at work fun really the secret of a successful business?
When Adam Padmore left mainstream employment for a better work-life balance he unwittingly laid the foundations for an incredible success story, and…
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Inflation - and the fight against Gloucestershire’s growing hunger crisis
Food prices remained a focus when inflation figures emerged this week, and with good reason. We spoke to two charities helping thousands unable to…
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Andrew Merrell
This woman is about to shape Gloucestershire’s future
With the county facing an uncertain future leadership is more critical than ever. As Lisa Spivey prepares to take us to the post-devolution promised…
New spacecraft factory will create thousands of jobs
One giant “leap forward” for the UK space industry and a beacon of “manufacturing excellence” for the sector, is how a new multi-million pound factory…
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Financial crisis at hospice points to nationwide threat to charities
A financial crisis threatening the future of a hospice at home service that looks after hundreds in Gloucestershire every year has been adverted, but it…
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Businesses shut out of meetings to decide the future of Gloucestershire Airport
As the local authority owners of Gloucestershire Airport prepare to meet behind closed doors to discuss its sale, Raikes learns of a second significant…
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Andrew Merrell
The Thinkery: Gloucestershire responds to the PM’s new age of apprenticeships
This week Keir Starmer told the nation we’d be moving away from a belief university degrees are best, to give parity to apprenticeships. How has that…
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September 2025

New restaurant for Gloucester: The city's renaissance hits its stride
Loungers, which markets itself as a cosy, community-focused restaurant chain, is actually owned by a £multi-million wealth fund - and it's about to open…
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Andrew Merrell
Heavyweight tech duo now employs 250-staff
Two of Gloucestershire’s biggest tech success stories have announced profitable years, with joint turnover now totalling more than £140 million. And…
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Andrew Merrell
Vertical take-off 'flying taxis' to be made at Gloucestershire airport
One of the world's most exciting new aviation firms says it is about to invest in a Gloucestershire factory to make vertical takeoff electric…
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Andrew Merrell
Major county construction firm predicts a successful 2025 and more
A fall in turnover of 15 per cent belies the real story of what is going on at one of Gloucestershire’s biggest and best-known construction firms.
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Airport boss resigns, businesses announce plans to leave and legal challenge to takeover emerges
On the day the councils selling Gloucestershire Airport launch a media campaign saying the deal on the table will safeguard its future, the airport's…
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