Gloucestershire Business News

15 August 2013

Harrison Clark Rickerbys confirms strong half-year of business service transactions

Leading regional solicitors firm, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, is reporting signs of economic momentum within the corporate legal transactions it has conducted for businesses across the UK during the past six months.

15 August 2013

Students go green at University of Gloucestershire to drive sustainable economic growth

Representing 10,000 students in the county, the Students’ Union at the University of Gloucestershire have secured Government funding of £300,000 for a project that will bring students, businesses and local communities to work together in innovative ways to drive economic growth in a green and sustainable way.

14 August 2013

GFirst LEP looks to boost tourism in the Cotswolds for next year and beyond

As the Cotswolds Tourism industry celebrates a warm summer and a busier season than ever, local tourism businesses and support organisations have commenced a review of how support to this vital industry is organised across the area to increase further tourism and boost the local economy.

9 August 2013

University announces honorary awards

The University of Gloucestershire has today announced the names of outstanding individuals connected to Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds who will receive honorary awards at this year’s graduation ceremonies.

5 August 2013

GFirst LEP goes for growth by skilling the Gloucestershire workforce

GFirst LEP and Serco Vocational Training will be using European funding to help employees across businesses in Gloucestershire to acquire vital skills to aid business growth.

31 July 2013

Key county road links must be upgraded to boost the local economy

GFirst LEP, the county’s economic development champion, is highlighting the need for the Government to prioritise three road improvement schemes and is asking businesses what they think.

23 July 2013

GFirst LEP working with partners on growth opportunities in the Forest of Dean

Partners have appointed regeneration expert Chris Oldershaw to support a major regeneration project which is set to bring new investment, homes and hundreds of jobs to the Forest of Dean.

16 July 2013

Volunteers wanted to bring their jobs to school

Would you like to help inspire young people and give them a valuable insight into their future careers? An initiative which brings employees into the classroom to talk about their jobs, is seeking more volunteers in Gloucestershire.

16 July 2013

New Enterprise Hub unveiled in Cheltenham

The University of Gloucestershire unveiled their new Enterprise Hubs at Isbourne House in Cheltenham on Tuesday 15 July.

11 July 2013

Enterprise Hubs to support new businesses in the county

The University of Gloucestershire unveiled the first of its new Enterprise Hubs at an event at Blackfriars Inn in Gloucester on Tuesday 9 July.

11 July 2013

The Single Local Growth Fund

Here is a quick summary of the detail announced in June by Danny Alexander. He announced ‘Investing in Britain’s Future’, the vision of “how the British economy can succeed in the global race, by creating balanced growth and delivering lasting prosperity.” Plans were set out for over £100 billion of this for the infrastructure of the country, which included housing, roads, rail and superfast broadband.

4 July 2013

Local children in Gloucester get to work with Delphi

To encourage children to become the engineers of tomorrow, GFirst LEP has been working with Delphi, a specialist engineering and manufacturing company based in Stonehouse to work with local primary schools in Gloucester, and STEMworks, to build and program robots as part of a county wide challenge to raise enthusiasm in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).