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From hair salon to dirty bikes

ADVENTURE: 
<I>  Jed Magadia, of Bike Dirty, taking part in the Mega Avalanche in the French Alps, a mammoth 3,300m above the glacier of Alpe d'Huez</I>
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

After four years of running a successful hairdressing business, Jed Magadia and Lisa Wilde have decided to go off at a tangent with their next...

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Company's lighter bill

FCTFCT: 
<I> SCS Electrical Installations' light from plant pots for Barnsley House Hotel near Cirencester</I>
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

No one could accuse SCS Electrical Installations of Gloucester of not practising what they preach, with the firm cutting its own electricity bills by...

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Marketing initiative gallops towards success

Marketing initiative gallops towards success

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A drive to broaden the fanbase and drive punters through the turnstiles has started well for Cheltenham Racecourse, with its new Facebook site fast...

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Jobs cull as cuts hit RDA

FEARS: 
<I> Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council</I>
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The South West Regional Development Agency has begun a jobs cull, as part of its £77 million budget cuts. Fifty jobs are to be cut this month in...

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Maintaining a strong set of resultMaintaining a strong set of result

Maintaining a strong set of resultMaintaining a strong set of result

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Gloucester-based building firm Lovell has helped its parent company to a "solid" set of half-year results. The affordable housing and regeneration...

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Youngsters are all kitted out for season

Monday, August 16, 2010

Brislington under-11s football team in Bristol have a brand new kit in time for the kick-off of the new season, thanks to donations by Southern...

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Bank announces key changes

Monday, August 16, 2010

Key appointments for the region at HSBC have been announced.

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Future unclear for old pub

Monday, August 16, 2010

THE future of the Fleet Inn remains in doubt after it closed its doors yesterday. As reported in the Echo last month, landlord John Bishop had...

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Helping hand for ventures

Monday, August 16, 2010

NEW businesses in Tewkesbury are being urged to take advantage of cash available under an awards scheme. The borough council is alerting people to the...

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Caravans set to return to Tewkesbury

ON THE MOVE?  Roy Pitchford wants  to relocate his caravan salvage business to the Green Lane Trading Estate

Friday, August 13, 2010

Dozens of caravans could be stored in Tewkesbury, before being repaired or broken up for recycling.

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