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 most speculated upon prime real estate.

Dear reader,

As always, I hope you’ve had a great week - and if you enjoy the warm and sunny weather you’ve been able to get out there and do just that.

Stories this week have done particularly well on Raikes.

On Monday we ran our eyes over the latest line to come out of Gloucestershire Airport - about a significant spending on consultants.

That came out a day before the local authorities that own the airport revealed a widely shared release triumphantly announcing that they had found a preferred bidder for the 350-acre site between Cheltenham and Gloucester.

We’ve tried to remove some of the spin from news of the potential sale and give the latest instalment in the sage our own tweak below.

As a result, we couldn’t resist the other story (also below) - from Skyborne, one of the airport’s most invested tenants.

On Thursday we ran with a report about a book launch at Gloucester Rugby Club that we think revealed something much, much more - and that is the most powerful business group in Glouce…