A Jewel(ler) in the Forest Crown
FEP director Cllr Johnathan Lane recently visited Anna Mcloughlin, owner of Anna Mcloughlin Fine Jewellery based near Lydney in the Forest of Dean.
The 50:50 Challenge in the Forest Of Dean
Over the last few months, what I believe is a very innovative idea in attracting people over 50 back into the workplace, has been developing in Gloucestershire.
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The march of AI and the impact on small business. Friend or Foe?
In the first of our Director blogs, FEP chair Neill Ricketts shares his thoughts on one of the biggest tech developments of the 21st Century - Artificial Intelligence.
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A New Chapter for the University of Gloucestershire
FEP Director Ian Mean recently caught up with Clare Marchant, the incoming Vice Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire, about challenges the university faces and how she plans to tackle...
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Success of the Last Stakeholder Meeting of 2023
Thank you to everyone who attended our final stakeholder meeting of 2023 last night.
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Business West are Listening to Businesses in the Forest
Thursday 23rd November saw Business West host a number of business leaders from the most exciting Forest based companies to the Speech House hotel, where they had an evening of...
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Ian Mean Visits No 10 To Discuss Gloucestershire's Levelling Up
Businesses, and apprenticeships, are the vehicles to kick-start social mobility By Amy Drummond, Senior Communications Manager at Business West Ian Mean MBE, Gloucestershire Director for Business West and FEP Director, recently attended...
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In Conversation with FEP Director and Cabinet Member for Economy Councillor Johnathan Lane
Forest of Dean District Councillor, Jonathan Lane, has just taken over the challenging mantle of boosting the Forest economy.
The Cows That Are Doing Their Bit For The Environment
Recently FEP Directors Wendy Jackson, Cllr Johnathan Lane, Regeneration Assistant Lydia Smith and Comms officer Tom Abraham met with Emily Crawley of Grazing Management Ltd, a small family run business...
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Project Gigabit In The Forest of Dean
Digital Connectivity in 2023. By FEP Director David Trevelyan The government identified Digital Connectivity as a cornerstone of the UK's Industrial Strategy.
Forest of Dean's AccXel Changing The Game
The Forest of Dean are hosts to many fantastic businesses, including the UK's first female led construction school - AccXel.
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Forest Economic Partnership September Stakeholder
On Wednesday 13th September, the Forest Economic Partnership hosted our quarterly Stakeholder meeting at The Speech House hotel.
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