Gloucester Joins National Initiative to Love Local on 14th February Gloucester Business Improvement District in collaboration with ShopAppy.com is encouraging people to support their local businesses on the 14th of February for ‘Love Local Day’ – Love Local Day is one...
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Artist Call Out – Digital Commissions in Gloucestershire Libraries
Libraries are needed more than ever. Children and young people have experienced a period of upheaval, uncertainty and profound change in their home, school and social worlds. They need imagination and creativity in large doses as they make sense of what they have...
£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs
Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring £594 million discretionary fund also made available to support other impacted businesses comes in...
Find coronavirus financial support for your business
Coronavirus (COVID‑19) support is available to employers and the self-employed, including sole traders and limited company directors. You may be eligible for loans, tax relief and cash grants, whether your business is open or closed. Use the business support finder on...
Cathedral Quarter
Learn more about Gloucester's High Street Heritage Action Zone - Cathedral Quarter, Westgate Gloucester Westgate is one of the oldest and best preserved areas of Gloucester and the main commercial route linking the cathedral to the rest of the city. One of four...
Latest Government COVID Update
Following on from the latest Government: From midnight, tonight (31st December), Gloucestershire is in Tier 4: Government Guidelines for Tier 4: Stay at Home: Businesses and venues which must close To reduce social contact, the regulations require some businesses to...
Gloucestershire is in Tier 3 from Boxing Day
Business Rates and Business Grants For the latest information on grant support and business rates please visit Gloucester City Council Website Business grants for Tier 2 and Tier 3 If you are already in receipt of a grant payment you do not need to re-apply, the grant...
Feature your business on the new Visit Gloucester website
Gloucester City Council is excited to announce that a brand new and updated Visit Gloucester website will be launching in February 2021! As the first impression of the City and digital portal for all things Gloucester it is in our best interest to ensure your business...
Bounce Back Better Campaign
Raise The Bar have created a manifesto of asks called #BounceBackBetter. Gloucester BID is backing this and we’re calling on Government to: to provide a one-off ‘Bounce Back’ grant of up to £15,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in Tier 2 and Tier 3...
Thursday Free Parking for Safer Gloucester Shopping
Free parking is coming to Gloucester every Thursday until Christmas at two city centre sites. Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) and Gloucester City Council are funding free parking in both the Kings Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre car parks, all day,...
Two grant schemes
Gloucester City Council are currently operating two grant schemes for eligible businesses who have been severely financially affected by the national lockdown 05 November 2020 – 02 December 2020. Local Restrictions Support Grant Businesses instructed to close by...
Small Business Saturday 2020
For most of us everyday is a small business day and, especially now, we are all realising the importance of supporting the local independent shops that are in Gloucester and on our high street. Whether that is supporting online, offline, via social media or by...
How to Communicate to Employees with Confidence
Join three experts online as they discuss and talk you through how to stop paying lip service to employees and communicate with confidence in times of change. The coming months will see countless employers face difficult conversations with their employees around...
2nd December – Latest Announcement from PM
Gyms and non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends next month, the prime minister has announced. Boris Johnson told the Commons that the three-tiered regional measures will return from 2 December, but he added that each...
Free Workshops and One-to-Ones
The Growth Hub hosts a range of workshops and courses, run by Gloucestershire experts, to upskill you and your team and help you plan for recovery. ONE-TO-ONE: How to get your business through the current crisis and prepare to be successful 25th November...
Free Business Webinars
Visit Britain are offering a selection of free business recovery webinars - Register for VisitBritain's free Business Recovery Webinars to help you get back on track following the Coronavirus pandemic. You will receive: Free webinar programme with insight and advice...
Retailers! Are you doing Deliveries or Click & Collect?
If you are providing a delivery or click & collect service In Your Area are giving local retail businesses the chance to get their name in front of their users - for FREE! In Your Area have teamed up with their sister Reach PLC titles around the country to create...
Business Grants for Lockdown 2.0
To be eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant, your business rated property must be in the Gloucester City Council area and fall under one of the categories on the government’s list of businesses forced to close. Please note that if the majority of your...
Gloucester’s pubs, bars and nightclubs win awards
The licensed premises industry of Gloucester came together on the night of Tuesday 21 January to celebrate the accreditation of the city’s pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs to the annual Best Bar None scheme. This year, the awards ceremony was held at Gloucester...