Cheltenham business news
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Gloucestershire Airport sale: new preferred bidder picked
Cheltenham and Gloucester councils have picked a preferred bidder for Gloucestershire Airport, seven months after the last sale fell through. What we know, and do not.
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Popeyes Cheltenham: bid to take Taco Bell's High Street unit
Cheltenham council approved Popeyes' signs for 211 High Street, the Taco Bell unit next to Primark, on 6 November. No opening date yet. Updated November 2026.
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Business
Brewery Quarter: Siren and Katie O'Brien's open, the hours
Siren has taken the old BrewDog site and Katie O'Brien's Irish Tavern opened next door on 3 October. Opening hours for both, and what each one offers.
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Sibling Distillery heads for liquidation as creditors are called to meet
Sibling Distillery, the Charlton Kings gin maker, has called its creditors to a 6 October meeting, the formal step towards liquidation. What the notice says.
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Community safety
Cheltenham BID puts security officers on town centre streets
Two BID-funded safety officers now patrol Cheltenham town centre from Friday 4pm to 4am, Saturday noon to 4am and Sunday daytime, in a three-month pilot.
Jobs
Cheltenham claimant count: 2,095 in August, over-50s rise
2,095 people in Cheltenham were on unemployment benefits in August, 2.7% of 16 to 64s. Hesters Way is highest at 5.6%; all 20 wards, by age and trend.
Business
Cheltenham BID names Julie Reader-Sullivan chief executive
Julie Reader-Sullivan, former chief executive of Headway Gloucestershire, will lead the town centre business levy body after Fran Inman steps down in September.
Business
Kashmir Cheltenham: restaurant firm in liquidation
The company behind Kashmir Restaurant on Albion Street entered liquidation on 26 August. A new business, Bell & Grill, is now registered at the same address.
Business
Charlton Kings builder McCauley Construction in liquidation
The Charlton Kings house builder entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 July, days after a strike-off notice. Where creditors can turn.