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Skyline of Gloucester from Painswick Beacon.Gloucester was founded in AD 48 by the Romans as Glevum, and was granted its first charter in 1155 by King Henry II. Economically, the city is dominated by the service industries, and has a strong financial and buisness sector[1], being home to bank Cheltenham & Gloucester and historically was prominent in the Aerospace industry.[2] Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire, and is the 46th largest settlement in England.[citation needed] In 2001 the city proper had a population of 123,205. However the built-up area extends beyond the city boundary. The 2001 census gave the population of the whole "Gloucester Urban Area" as 136,203. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Severn, 114&_160;miles (183&_160;km) west north west of London. It is sheltered by the Cotswolds to the east, while the Forest of Dean and the Malvern Hills rise prominently to the west and north west, respectively.
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1. Tracker rate creeps back up
October 30, 2008
Major mortgage lenders have today announced their intention to raise the tracker rate for new borrowers because of what they describe as an “unsustainable” rise in the number of applicants after the rate was lowered recently.
Both Lloyds TSB, which owns Cheltenham and Gloucester, and the Woolwich claimed that because other lenders failed to follow suit after they cut their rates it left them unable to cope with the demand placed on them by new borrowers.
The two lenders have decided to increase the rates of their tracker mortgages between 0.2% and 0.4%.
"We are seeing unsustaina... (read more)
Author: Darrell Joyce
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2. South West limos
September 19, 2008
There are many limousines available for rental in the South West of England in various types, styles and colours. The South West is the largest by area of all the regions of England and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Cornwall. The main cities and towns in the South West of England that are most commonly used for limousine hire are Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Poole, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Exeter, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, Salisbury, Taunton and Weymouth. The limousines available for hire in the South West range from Chrysler C300 Baby Bentley limousines to Hummer H2 ... (read more)
Author: Amar Shah
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3. Tips on Moving
September 17, 2008
Tips for moving homeMany of you will have experienced the horrors of moving home whether it be to move in with a partner or simply buying a bigger property due to family expansion. One thing you can be sure of, whatever the reason for moving – it’s going to be stressful.In fact according to a press release by Helpiammoving.com; for 44% of you it is the most stressful experience of a lifetime. The usual process involves finding a removal company to “cart” your precious belongings over to your new property. No matter how good the company (and how tolerant they are of your understandably shattere... (read more)
Author: Dean Cox
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4. Mortgage charges are still rising
September 11, 2008
The credit crunch has led some big mortgage lenders to announce another round of price rises for new customers. Cheltenham & Gloucester has put up its fixed rate deals by up to 0.6%, and raised its tracker rates by up to 0.4%. And Abbey, the UK's third biggest lender, is levying higher initial fees and demanding larger deposits for some of its key deals. Lenders are continuing to ration their funds for new customers as a result of the credit squeeze.
Most banks and building societies, however, have cut their standard variable rates in line with recent interest rate cuts by the Ban... (read more)
Author: Claire Roden
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5. Cheltenham and Gloucester Mortgages
October 01, 2007
The Cheltenham and Gloucester is a commercial UK lender, specializing in saving schemes and mortgages: the Cheltenham and Gloucester is the UK's third largest mortgage arranger. But, before it was a major lender, the C&G was a building society, forged in 1850. Like nearly all building societies of the time, the C&G Building Society functioned to help local members own their homes. At the end of the 19th Century, many building societies would shut down as soon as their original members had met their goal – buying a house. In contrast, the C&G became a permanent building society, accepting ... (read more)
Author: Javier Melendez
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6. Fasthosts launches new hosting plans with high-end features and unlimited website traffic
May 24, 2007
May 2007, Gloucester: Small businesses and personal users alike could benefit from a new line of web hosting packages launched by the UK’s largest web hosting provider, Fasthosts Internet Ltd. The new solutions are unique to the UK market in coupling large quotas of web space and professional quality web building features with unlimited website traffic. The facility for unlimited traffic is of particular value to online businesses and websites that attract high numbers of visitors. Fasthosts’ new range of packages, priced from £3.99/month+VAT, comprises the Home web hosting (1.5GB web spa... (read more)
Author: PR Sending
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7. Gloucester Receives James Forrester
January 10, 2007
James Forrester signed an extension of three years to his current contract after demonstrating his various skills. Forrester plays in the rugby union and wears the number eight shirt in Gloucester's club and England and will now stay in Kingsholm until the year 2010.
Forrester was born on February 9, 1981 in Oxford. He is very talented and possesses tremendous handling skills including a stupendous eye for the try line. He learned how to play rugby at St Edwards School located in Oxford and obtained a lot of practice by playing as a mini and junior for with Bicester RFC.
In 1999 he... (read more)
Author: Cindy Ferguson
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