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Lydia Smith
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Ian Mean On October's Budget Announcement
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
Gloucestershire's Small Business of the Year. . . .
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Are Apprenticeships The Answer To The Skills Shortage?
Ian Mean MBE looks at how the government are tackling a skills shortage.
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Ian Mean On Nuclear Energy In Gloucestershire
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
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
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.
How Business And Politics Work Together For Growth
This month Ian Mean MBE has written the next in our Director blog series.
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Gloucestershire Economic Growth Board Announces Members
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
On Monday 8th July an Apprenticeship Roadshow appeared in the Forest of Dean, hosted by the wonderful AccXel Construction School.
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Hartpury is not just an educational institution; it’s a force for good in Gloucestershire
Not only a Director of the FEP, Stuart Emmerson is also Director of Business Development at Hartpury College & University, and in this month's blog he discusses the impact this...
Is Nuclear Energy Coming To Gloucestershire?
By Ian Mean Business West Gloucestershire Director Confidential talks are now moving at pace to site some of the first new nuclear Small Modular Reactors, or SMRs, to Gloucestershire with Rolls-Royce SMR...
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The Importance of Agri-Tech in a Challenging Landscape
By Ian Mean, Business West Gloucestershire director Here in Gloucestershire, many farmers are really on the brink after the wettest year for 150 years which has devastated their business.
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