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Business ups and downs

Like the tides - business sales go up and down. The general rule of thumb, is that to run a successful company, you want the sales to continue to go up. Too much down is never a good place to be. Running a successful company is actually a lot harder than people on the outside think. It’s like riding a bike. You pedal the hell up a very steep hill for a very long and tiring time.When you feel you’ve reached the top, you need to take your foot off the pedal. This is OK for a very short time. You may deserve to freewheel for a while, but the experience is very short- lived. Because if you take

The truth is, in business you can never truly stop. Especially if it’s your business. The mind is always running, pedalling to a new destination. The secret really is to find something you love doing with people you love doing it with. Building a team that believes in your product, ethos and ideas as you do. Then it stops being work and becomes the enjoyable and exhilarating ride running your own business can be. So I’d like to say a BIG thank you to my wonderful team here at Moose Marketing and PR, the publishers of Punchline-Gloucester.com. You have all made this one of the best years ever and for that I’m truly grateful. Although slightly saddle sore l

your foot off for too long, you’ll be back to pedalling like hell again, just to get back in the position you were in before you stopped.

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Contemplation 1918 v 2018

The five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhoea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30 Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet There was neither a Mother's Day nor a Father's Day Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and, only six per cent of all British pupils went to university Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at local corner chemists. Back then, chemists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!" Eighteen per cent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help There were about 230 reported murders in the entire USA. In 2014 this figure had risen to 14,249 In the UK the murder rate in 1915 was 1420. In 2015 it was 537 Can you imagine what it may be like in another 100 years? l

The year is 1918 - one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the year 1918: The average life expectancy for men was 47 years Fuel for cars was sold in chemists only Only 14 per cent of homes had a bath Only eight per cent of homes had a telephone The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower The average British wage in 1915 was £15 per year! A competent accountant could expect to earn £800 per year, a dentist £900 per year, a vet between £600 and £900 per year, and a mechanical engineer about £2000 per year More than 95 per cent of all births took place at home Ninety per cent of all doctors had no university education! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and the government as "substandard" Sugar cost two pence a pound Eggs were 10 pence a dozen Coffee was five pence a pound Most women only washed their hair once a month, and, used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason

Council wins award for backing small businesses

Forest of Dean District Council’s Forest Economic Partnership (FEP) has scooped a special award for its economic support of local small businesses. The Small Business Friendly Awards 2018 were held by the Federation of Small Businesses Gloucestershire and West of England at Gloucester Rugby Club and open to county, unitary and district authorities. Forest of Dean District Council picked up the ‘most innovative small business campaign’ award for its work addressing key challenges and opportunities in the district around education and skills, transport and infrastructure,

digital connectivity and bridges and borders. The FEP was launched by the Forest of Dean District Council in January 2018 to bring together businesses, councils, people, ideas and resources to give the Forest of Dean a united economic voice l Pictured (l-r) Terry Lockwood, FSB national councillor for SouthWest; Peter Williams, head of paid services, Forest of Dean Council; Cllr Julia Gooch, cabinet member for business;Andrew Callard, chairman of Forest of Dean Economic Partnership and RussellWarner, FSB area lead for Gloucestershire.

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Has Boots Corner closure created a nightmare for visitors to Cheltenham?

Few decisions have caused more controversy in Gloucestershire than the experimental closure of Boot’s Corner in Cheltenham. chartered health and safety practitioner Phil Chambers of Strategic Safety Systems Ltd considers the issues. Many people in Cheltenham are very concerned about the closure of the inner ring road at Boots Corner. The primary questions are: • Does it bring a net improvement to the centre of Cheltenham? • Are the alternative routes adequate and well signposted? • Has the implementation method been adequate? • Is there a net encouragement or discouragement of visitors to Cheltenham and the shops and restaurants in the centre? The reduction of traffic at Boots Corner is an improvement for pedestrians. However, the lack of alternative routes has meant that other areas of the town centre have increased traffic to avoid Boots Corner, and these affect pedestrians. By far the worst is traffic coming from Rodney Road onto the shared car/ pedestrian part of the High Street next to John Lewis. As this was a flagship improvement to Cheltenham, it is alarming that Cheltenham Borough Council (CBC) failed to anticipate this. It poses a safety risk far greater than the crossing at Boots Corner. The traffic flow along the Promenade past the council offices has also increased. In trying to improve the centre, closing the Promenade would have been far better than Boots Corner, but you cannot do both. So, we have an improvement at one point, but a deterioration at other points.

Phil Chambers of Strategic Safety Systems Ltd

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