Gloucestershire Business News

27 August 2014

County's first multi-sector event to connect businesses and communities

Business leaders across the County are being invited to register for a new event, Connecting Gloucestershire, supported by GFirst LEP.

22 August 2014

Search for the Great British High Street moves up a gear in final week

High Streets Minister Penny Mordaunt today urged town and cities across the South West to get their applications in for the Great British High Street competition before it closes on 30 August 2014.

14 August 2014

New student design agency re:fresh complete landmark first project

The landmark commission has been for local business Markey Group from Gloucester, who laid down the challenge of coming up with branding and a new logo for ‘studentdigs’, the student accommodation arm of the business. Creative design graduate, James Dale applied his first-hand knowledge of the target market to come up with the branding, which has been well received by Markey Group and is now featured at their shop in Westgate Street.

13 August 2014

Record fall in youth unemployment

Youth unemployment has seen the largest annual fall since records began 30 years ago - alongside the steepest annual fall in unemployment in a quarter of a century, figures published today by the Office for National Statistics show.

13 August 2014

Oxstalls Campus under wraps - home to GFirst LEP and the new Growth Hub

Following the historic Growth Deal last month, announcing £62.5m of Government funding to accelerate growth across Gloucestershire, the new Growth Hub formed by the unique partnership between GFirst LEP and the University of Gloucestershire, will be the ‘go to’ place for the business community across the county with high growth ambitions when it opens its doors for business in October.

11 August 2014

HRH The Princess Royal to launch RAU equine school

HRH The Princess Royal will officially open the Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) new School of Equine Management and Science (SEMS) at a special launch event on Monday 15 September.

6 August 2014

A special visit for the A417 Loop

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited the 'Missing Link' on Wednesday 16th July to discuss proposals for the A417 Loop to improve the 5km stretch of road.

1 August 2014

Small steps towards building a sustainable business

Last week, the Greener Gloucestershire team from the University of Gloucestershire Student’s Union, brought local businesses together at the Forest Green Rovers Football Club in Nailsworth to demonstrate how they could adopt measures to be more sustainable, whilst maximising profitability.

31 July 2014

GFirst LEP raise over 3,300 pounds for Vision 21 Charity

Proceeds from GFirst LEP’s energy event earlier this year were given to Cheltenham based charity, Vision 21 Gloucestershire, an independent sustainability charity with the aim to help local people in Gloucestershire improve their quality of life, as well as the environment.

25 July 2014

Still time to feedback on major development plan

Still time to feedback on major development plan

25 July 2014

Gross Domestic Product figures announced for the South West

The Government announced that GDP had grown by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2014, meaning that the UK economy is now 0.2 per cent above its pre-crisis peak in Q1 2008. Today’s figures back the IMF’s assessment yesterday that the UK will be the fastest growing major advanced economy in 2014. The IMF upgraded their 2014 growth forecast for the UK by more than any other major economy.

23 July 2014

Interim Tourism Partnership Manager Vacancy

A dynamic, innovative and creative tourism specialist is needed to help shape the development of a new destination management organisation for the Cotswolds.