Happy businesses, a bright future, vegan ice cream, and sunbathing in King’s Square!
A chance remark led to Raikes discovering Mr Whippy’s real name, what businesses think of the city centre investment, a lust for vegan ice cream and point to a changing face of Gloucester.
Dear Readers,
We hope you’ve had a good week.
It’s been a week in which we have eased our way back into the saddle after a few days off and the Bank Holiday weekend, and one in which we have spent doing what we do - speaking to people in the community and listening to their stories.
We have a great tale for next week of a partnership forged in Gloucestershire that is helping to tackle a crisis restricting the number of flights worldwide and impacting the whole aviation sector.
On Friday we usually paywall our stories for our paying members only, but after paywalling yesterday’s tale about a family firm that has grown to a turnover of more than £27 million and which has revealed a partnership with a major Chinese business that could further transform its fortunes, we thought we’d give everyone access and all of you something light to read.
A lot has been made of The Forum development in Gloucester city centre and what that might mean, but little has been said for the impact it’s already ha…
