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Netflix production company is looking for Gloucester extras for new Medieval drama

The production company behind Mary Queen of Scots and Netflix’s Rebecca adaptation are looking for extras for a new drama which...

Developer named as key partner for Gloucestershire’s £400 million cyber central project

St Modwen has been named as a development partner for the £400 million Golden Valley cyber park development, next to...

Rapid, regular Covid testing is being offered to critical workers with no symptoms in Gloucester

Critical workers in Gloucester are being invited to have rapid, regular Covid tests at Gloucestershire County Council’s new...

Work begins on a £31 million project to install superfast broadband across Gloucester

Businesses and households in Gloucester will soon have access to faster broadband as work begins on a £31 million investment in...

Family firm started by one man with a digger sees turnover grow by 50 per cent to £80 million

One of Gloucestershire’s biggest family businesses, Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd, has reported a growth in turnover of more than 50 per...

All category sponsors revealed for the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards

All SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards categories have now been sponsored, less than two months after the inaugural event was...

£107 million for Gloucester King’s Quarter regeneration expected to be signed off today

The budget for The Forum digital quarter project set to transform King’s Quarter is expected to be signed off by Gloucester City...

Tweedy is returning to the Barn Theatre to get children reading in Gloucestershire

Hear Tweedy read Nell and the Circus of Dreams this Friday, as part of Read Gloucestershire’s ‘drop everything and read’ campaign.

Gloucester is getting a new takeaway food app offering exclusive deals

The new Gloucester Eats app launched in February 2021 promising exclusive deals to customers and the lowest commission rates to...

Cheltenham Racecourse Festival Trials Day is taking place behind closed doors

Cheltenham Racecourse has announced that Festival Trials Day – the last meet before The Festival in March 2021 – will take place...

Willans LLP solicitors confirmed as SGGLA 2021 headline sponsor

Leading law firm Willans LLP solicitors is supporting Gloucestershire’s biggest lifestyle awards for the second year in 2021.

Debenhams in Gloucester confirmed to close after Boohoo buyout

Gloucester’s Debenhams store will be one of 130 to close permanently this year, after online fashion giant Boohoo Group buys the...

Supporters rush to help Stroud Brewery Crowdfunder

Stroud Brewery’s bid to reach a business-saving £100,000 Crowdfunder target and survive the current lockdown is bubbling away...

On:Song launches free kids music and movement sessions during lockdown

HUM Kids, a weekly music and movement session, is being offered free of charge to help keep children energised and entertained...

Cheltenham Festivals came close to being ‘sunk’ by the pandemic

Figures showing hundreds of thousands of visitors to 2020’s Cheltenham Literature Festival hide just how close the town could have...

Strike A Light is looking to support four Gloucester-based creatives

Gloucester-based artists aged 18 to 30 with creative ideas to support the local community during lockdown three could get paid...

SLG Brands is creating 20 new jobs at its tanning mitt factory in Cheltenham

SLG brands is bringing production of its tanning mitts back in-house, creating 20 new Gloucestershire jobs at its V3 Mitt...

Glastonbury Festival is cancelled for 2021

Glastonbury Festival 2021 has been cancelled for the second year running, due to the lasting impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Versarien reveals 28 per cent drop in revenue due to Covid, but continues to win business

While interim results for Cheltenham-based engineering firm Versarien show a loss of £1.13 million, it remains confident about the...

Gloucestershire pays tribute to Cheltenham BID director Kevan Blackadder

Tributes have poured in from civic and business leaders across Gloucestershire for Cheltenham BID director, Kevan Blackadder, who...

First look: the King's School Gloucester Sixth Form Centre

Following its £2 million refurbishment, SoGlos took a tour of the impressive new Sixth Form Centre at the King’s School...

Cyber security degree at Gloucestershire College is accredited with Tech Industry Gold

Gloucestershire College has announced that its flagship degree apprenticeship in cyber security has been recognised with Tech...

Stroud Brewery is seeking £100,000 in support to see out the pandemic

Gloucestershire’s much loved Stroud Brewery has launched a campaign to raise £100,000 to help the business make it through the...

ProCook seeks investment partner to support future growth

Off the back of its most successful peak trading period to date ProCook is eyeing up opportunities for expansion both in Europe...

Cheltenham Racecourse lands five-year sponsorship deal with Gloucestershire’s biggest business

Lockdown may have given it an almighty hurdle to surmount, but Cheltenham Racecourse is galloping into the future after landing a...

Visit Gloucestershire receives £100,000 of council funding

Gloucestershire County Council has invested £100,000 in Visit Gloucestershire to help the county’s visitor economy ‘bounce back...

Cheltenham Festivals is extending #Cheltlitfest programme for home schoolers

Cheltenham Literature Festival has made its 2020 programme of family and schools events available online, giving teachers, parents...

Gloucester’s most important archaeological discovery in decades is undergoing conservation work

Conservation work will begin on two beautifully carved stone fragments discovered in Gloucester in 2019.

A multi-million pound investment is creating 60 jobs at a specialist dementia centre

The Hollies specialist dementia centre in Dursely in Gloucestershire is creating 60 jobs after a £4 million-plus investment.

Cheltenham’s Holee Cow is launching a virtual vegan restaurant this January 2021

Holee Cowless, Cheltenham’s new virtual vegan restaurant, offers vegan burgers, hot dogs and sides for order and collection from...