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Highfield Garden World set to grow even further with £1 million investment

A £1 million investment will see the continued expansion of the popular family-owned Gloucestershire garden centre business.

Hobbycraft begins recruitment drive for new Cotswold store

One of the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailers, Hobbycraft, has revealed plans to open a new store at the Cirencester Retail...

A new creperie opens in Stroud

There’s a new pancake house at Stroud’s Five Valleys Market, serving up flipping delicious sweet and savoury crepes.

Castle Combe in the Cotswolds named prettiest village in the UK

Castle Combe topped the list of 160 locations to be crowned the prettiest village in the UK.

Gloucester Rugby unveils major new signing

A new headline name has been added to the shirts of Gloucester Rugby for the coming season, making for one of the biggest signings...

Multi-million-pound Golden Valley Development contractor has been named

Cheltenham Borough Council has announced its preferred development partner for the £400 million Golden Valley Development with the...

New Brewery Arts is celebrating 20 years of Tatty Devine this summer

Colourful British jewellery brand, Tatty Devine, is at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester this summer for an exhibition documenting...

Phoenix Festival 2021 is cancelled

The Cotswolds’ free music and arts festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row, but hopes to make a return in 2022.

New technical centre opens in Stonehouse for global manufacturer

International demand during the pandemic sees Gloucestershire manufacturer Sartorius Stedim Lab grow ‘enormously’, opening a new...

Gloucestershire businesses lost £370,000 to cyber fraud in the last year

Cyber fraud has cost Gloucestershire businesses around £369,800 in the last 13 months, according to Cheltenham-based international...

Gloucestershire athlete makes history at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Gloucestershire-based horse rider Charlotte Dujardin has won a Bronze medal in the individual dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

First property at The Forum in Gloucester goes on the market

ONE Cathedral View is the first property at Gloucester’s ground-breaking new The Forum development to go on the market – and it’s...

Lilian Faithfull Care opens new dementia facility in Cheltenham

The charity’s new Butterfly Wing at Royal Court care home in Cheltenham offers specialist dementia care and one-to-one support to...

Gloucestershire apprentices create free street libraries

Two apprentice joiners working in Gloucestershire have created miniature community street libraries for housing developments in...

Code Ninjas asks Gloucestershire tech companies to help fund scholarships

Training the problem solvers of tomorrow, children’s coding company Code Ninjas is asking Gloucestershire tech businesses to fund...

GFirst LEP appoints its new chair

Ruth Dooley has been revealed as GFirst LEP’s new chair – with the appointment marking the first ever change in leadership for...

Finalists revealed for SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards 2021

With entries received, the shortlist drawn up and judging completed, we can at last reveal the contenders in the running for the...

Former gymnastics champion opens new club in Gloucester

A new gymnastics club, with space for more than a thousand young people in Gloucester, has opened this summer.

Season two of Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm has been confirmed

A new season of Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm will be filmed at his Cotswolds’ Diddly Squat Farm home, it has been confirmed by Amazon...

Gloucestershire business appointments round-up: July 2021

From the top job at GFirst LEP and a well-known managing director being appointed to The Pied Piper Appeal board to three new...

A family summer challenge is launching at Gloucester Cathedral

Children can enjoy a summer of fun at Gloucester Cathedral, taking on a series of family-friendly challenges as they explore the...

First look inside: Gloucester Rugby’s new super gym

Gloucester Rugby has not hung around in getting its new Kingsholm training centre fit for purpose – and SoGlos got to take a first...

A free children’s play is touring Gloucestershire libraries and venues this summer

The Everyman Theatre’s latest children’s production will be visiting libraries and outdoor venues across Gloucestershire this July...

First new restaurant at Cheltenham’s Quadrangle is revealed

Big news for Cheltenham foodies as the Quadrangle announces which restaurant is the first to take up tenancy in the refurbished...

Gloucester withdraws from the race to become UK City of Culture

Gloucester will no longer be bidding for the title of UK City of Culture 2025, choosing instead to focus its efforts on recovering...

Parkrun is returning to Gloucestershire

Making a return for the first time in 16 months, runners will be able to take part in Parkrun’s weekly 5k events across...

Contractor named to build Hartpury’s £5 million ‘state-of-the-art catering hub’

Vitruvius Management Services names Gloucester building firm to take on the latest new development at Hartpury University and...

Apprenticeships could be key to Cheltenham’s economic recovery

Helping businesses understand the benefits of apprenticeships could make them a key element in Cheltenham’s recovery from the...

Gloucestershire’s new designer outlet moves a step closer

The business behind a major retail development near Tewkesbury, expected to generate millions of pounds annually, says its plans...

Award win reveals Cheltenham insurance firm creating jobs

Cheltenham insurance firm Assured Futures has beaten all-comers from its sector across the UK to win an award for outstanding...