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BDUK Rural Connectivity Survey

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Businesses’ views sought on rural broadband connection Rural SMEs are being invited to share their views and experiences of broadband connection and the effect this has on their business by completing...

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Business Showcase - South West Apprenticeship Company Ltd (SWAC)

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Forest Economic Partnership currently has over 260 stakeholders who live, work or play in the 203sq miles of the Forest of Dean.

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Paul James Steps Down as Director

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In December 2021, Paul James (CAP Business Club) stepped down from FEP as a Director, however remains an active FEP Stakeholder.

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FEP Welcomes Ian Mean to the Board

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In 2022, Forest Economic Partnership formally welcomed Ian Mean to the board of Directors.

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Way to Work

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The UK Government has already invested over £400 billion into the Plan for Jobs – and it’s working.

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Forest Business Climate Charter Webinar

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Join the FEP for the next event on the calendar, the Forest Business Climate Charter Webinar.

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COP26: What does it mean for the Forest of Dean District?

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Many people believe that COP26 was “the world’s best last chance to get runaway climate change under control”.

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Forest Business Climate Charter

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Much has been spoken about climate change since the 1990’s. Some successes have been achieved but much appears to the business community to be hot air.

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The Forest We Want

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In October 2021,  Forest Economic Partnership (FEP) and The Forest of Dean District Council launched a survey to discover whether the public and businesses want the Forest of Dean internationally...

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Remote Forest

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New directory for remote workers could boost local business this winter Town centre and village based businesses in the Forest of Dean are being invited to sign up for inclusion in...

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If we don’t act now, it will be too late

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David Attenborough this week made a bold statement about climate change: “ if we don’t act now, it will be too late”.

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UWE Business Survey

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How we do business plays a huge role in how we address the ecological crises we are facing.

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