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Cheltenham Begins to Re-open
Very few businesses have been immune to the effects of the COVID pandemic, including members of the Business Improvement District (BID). We spoke with Deputy…
Gloucestershire Business Show Launches Business Insights 2020
Pete Allison, (above) Event Director of Business Insights (10 -11 June) and Managing Director of the Gloucestershire Business Show, discusses his innovative, fleet-of-foot approach to…
CBC Effectively Implements Effective COVID 19 Financial Support Programmes
The remarkable speed of the Coronavirus has been countered effectively by the Cheltenham Borough Council’s rapid response in implementing the government’s financial support programmes to…
Cheltenham Town Centre Update 5th May 2020
With the Government anticipated to announce the gradual reopening of the UK economy, what will that mean for Cheltenham businesses? We caught up with Cheltenham…
Innovative Pop-up Programme at John Lewis & Partners, Cheltenham
The high street in every town and city of the UK is under pressure on several fronts. Changing this trend will take innovative thinking, which…
Hot Topic: Brexit’s Impact on the Cheltenham Economy
Brexit has happened, but what does it mean for Cheltenham’s business community? While negotiations over the trading relationship with the EU are getting underway, Scott Lawrence,…
Hot Topic – Perspective on 2020, Alex Chalk MP
In a close, hard-fought battle, Alex Chalk MP regained his Cheltenham seat for the third successive election within five years. We caught up with…
Hot Topic -The BID’s Retail Outlook for 2020, Alex Rose, Chair
The reputation and performance of Cheltenham’s retail sector are important for the Southwest and a bell-weather for the UK. We caught up with Alex Rose,…
Hot Topic: New Chief Executive for Cheltenham Borough Council
Many believe that Cheltenham is at a pivotal point in its development. The Cheltenham Borough Council’s appointment of its new Chief Executive Gareth Edmundson comes, therefore, at…
Hot Topic: Building Cheltenham as a brand
For too long Cheltenham and the Cotswolds have been one of the UK’s best kept secrets. The newly formed Marketing Cheltenham aims to change…
Cheltenham Borough Council Buys Land for Cyber Central Project
A significant step has been taken by the Cheltenham Borough Council in the £37.5m purchase of land near GCHQ. Neil Hopwood, Programme Manager, explains how…
Cheltenham Well-Being Festival | Hot Topic
A new Well-Being Festival is coming to Cheltenham. Co-founders Alexandra Davison and Lottie Keble-Wyatt, are joined by Joanna Hill, Trustee and General Manager of The Isbourne,…
The importance of electric vehicles to Gloucestershire’s future | Hot Topic
The growth of electronic vehicles (EV) is being fueled (pun intended) by advances in technology and increasing affordability. Not to mention some rather cool…
Gloucestershire Business Show 2019 | Hot Topic
We caught up with Pete Allison, CEO, County Business Shows, to find out about the highlights of this year’s show and the benefits of relocating …
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