Hundreds of jobs to go at Gloucestershire’s biggest business

This was breaking as we prepared today's edition, so we took a look. Gloucestershire’s biggest business by turnover has confirmed to Raikes that reports it will axe 500 jobs are ‘broadly correct’.

Dear readers,

We don’t usually chase breaking news, preferring to concentrate on what’s in hand and deliver you something a little more considered, but the rumour about Gloucestershire’s biggest business surfaced today (Monday 2 December) and was too big to ignore.

It didn’t take long for the firm in question to confirm the story was true, even if it would not confirm the numbers at this stage. The consultation process with staff is only just beginning. That number of 500 has come from reports elsewhere, but has not been debunked by the Cotswold business.

It’s not all doom and gloom, though.

Other news came across our bows of a little-known fledgling tech firm beavering away in a new office, also in the Cotswolds.

When we had a conversation with the business we realised we’d stumbled across more than just a small tech firm. AccuLink is one of those businesses whose product development could hold the answers to allow a whole industry to thrive (in this case, any business that will depend o…