Why this is one of the most exciting developments in Europe

It is ‘one of the most exciting developments in Europe’ and work will start on phase one early next year, but it seems we've misunderstood what the real vision is for the Golden Valley Development.

Dear Readers,

We hope you have had a great week. Welcome to our end of the week edition of The Raikes Journal.

Today our main story is based on an interview with one of the senior figures at HBD, the business brought in by Cheltenham Borough Council to lead on the Golden Valley Development “at the heart of the UK’s National Cyber Strategy”.

You’ll see the Golden Valley described as a £1 billion project and all about cyber, well apparently that’s not actually true. And if you read the story below you’ll see why, but also why that makes it even more exciting for the county - even more inclusive.

We preface it with a couple of stories relating to something else of major importance bubbling away here in Gloucestershire - the potential for the county to find itself at the centre of the nation’s nuclear power industry. It’s no secret those talks have been underway, but it looks like things are moving faster than we might have thought behind the scenes.

We’ve paywalled the main story below, which…