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Who is Tom Skinner? The 31-year-old East London born businessman has found fame from TV due to his eccentric personality. Aged 12 he kickstarted his business ventures with a paper round. Tom then began selling on the markets by the age of 16 and attributes his success in business to his “sharp”, “street wise” character. […]
Gloucestershire businessman Tracey Pope died suddenly on January 3rd, aged 58, after suffering from a heart attack. He was the operations and financial director at Bristol Road based Protrack Solutions Ltd “a multi-award winning, family-run business based in the heart of Gloucester, which specialises in off the shelf and bespoke tracking solutions.” He was a […]
By Andy McCormick Photo by Ben Redondo Beck Plans for a brand-new four-star hotel at the Gloucester Docks to revitalise three vacant warehouse buildings have fallen through. Dowdeswell Group Limited originally had won a competitive bid where they acquired the HKP Warehouses. It had been expected they would follow through with this success as a […]
An impressive re development of Grange Park in Bishops Cleeve has been planned with a multimillion-pound budget consisting of new interiors and improved accessibility. Former headquarters of Zurich, the improved space will have 180,000 sqft of office space overlooking 100 mature, protected trees in an 11-acre parkland, Grangefield Park. Redesigned with natural materials, the park […]
Mobile operator O2 has turned on the 5G connection for various towns around the UK, including Cheltenham. O2 has said that 5G will now be available in 150 towns and it would continue the roll out across the UK. They aim to give coverage to many urban areas. The views on this rollout are mixed, […]
Jake Hardy takes a look at how covid has changed even the simplest of things: his shopping It was a strange experience entering Lidl for the first time during the lockdown. What normally was a fairly peaceful atmosphere, had become more tense and felt more like a rush to buy your food and leave. Certain […]
Cheltenham’s Christmas cheer may have been dampened this year but it hasn’t stopped people from getting into the festive spirit from behind a computer screen at home. With lockdown pushing people to shop online, customers have been urged to support local businesses. Cheltenham business improvement district (BID) have set up a new campaign to support […]
The local event takes place over two days, with its first show which took place yesterday and carrying on today. This year sees the show goes virtual, as expected during the current national lockdown. Previously named the Gloucestershire Business Show, this year the online event has morphed into the showcase event that is now known […]
On the 1st of April, 1.9 million people received a pay rise. But for most of them, it was the April fool’s joke they were dreading. The minimum wage has been a part of UK Law for 20 years now, but some people are still conflicted about that amount that should be paid. […]