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Pedalabikeaway Wins Prestigious South West Tourism Award

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Congratulations are in order to Pedalabikeaway, the operators of popular Forest of Dean Cycle Centre Café, who have been awarded a prestigious Silver Award for Best Café/Tea Room at the 2024 South...

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Tribute To Sir David McMurtry, By Ian Mean

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FEP Director Ian Mean shares a personal reflection on Sir David McMurtry   Sir David McMurtry was without doubt a titan of Gloucestershire business with great ideas as an innovative engineer.

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Climate Optimism Amongst Global Change

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This month, FEP Director David Trevelyan is sharing some positive climate news from across the globe.

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Ian Mean On October's Budget Announcement

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Budget day 2024 has been and gone, with many of us now thinking, what next? Ian Mean MBE shares his thoughts on the budget, what it got right, and what...

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SoGlos Awards Small Business of the Year to Forest of Dean Enterprise

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Gloucestershire's Small Business of the Year. . . .

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Are Apprenticeships The Answer To The Skills Shortage?

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Ian Mean MBE looks at how the government are tackling a skills shortage.

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Ian Mean On Nuclear Energy In Gloucestershire

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  Here in Gloucestershire, I believe we are on the threshold of a revival  in nuclear energy in the heartland of Berkeley and Oldbury where it was developed in the 1960s....

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News From Our September Stakeholder Meeting

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Missed out on our September stakeholder meeting? Don't worry, we have all the latest in our blog below!   The Forest Economic Partnership (FEP) held its latest stakeholder meeting on Wednesday 11th...

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Diversity Is Strength

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 As Cabinet Member for Economy at the Forest of Dean District Council, Cllr Johnathan Lane has a unique insight into the districts economic eco-system.

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How Business And Politics Work Together For Growth

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This month Ian Mean MBE has written the next in our Director blog series.

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Gloucestershire Economic Growth Board Announces Members

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Gloucestershire is gearing up for growth with the announcement of its new Economic Growth Board members, featuring some of the county’s brightest business leaders and innovators.

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The Apprenticeship Roadshow calls in on the Forest of Dean

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On Monday 8th July an Apprenticeship Roadshow appeared in the Forest of Dean, hosted by the wonderful AccXel Construction School.

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