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We’re coming out of lockdown so will you be swapping your duvet for a sleeping bag as festival season is around the corner, grab your bucket hat and lets have some fun! Join us: Darcey Barrett, Emily Wyatt and Phoebe Nott as we talk about all things festival. Bringing you all the news and rumours […]
After the year we had with 2020, everyone just needs a little change in their lives. As lockdown confines us to our homes again, I’ve compiled a few ways we can all feel better about ourselves and get a little glow up, ready for when the clubs open again. 1. Establish a skincare routine Having […]
As death rates in the UK near 96,000, the ONS has released data that suggests an average of one in ten people in the UK could have been carrying COVID-19 antibodies in December. Across the four nations, England was seen to have the highest percentage of antibodies before the Christmas period, with 12% of the […]
As COVID-19 continues to batter the country and the NHS, Cheltenham General Hospital has been forced to close their Aveta birth center for a period of up to two months. The closure will allow for other vital services, such as chemotherapy treatment and surgeries considered to be high-risk, to continue. With this closure, many expectant […]
Darcey Barrett writes on the importance of friendship during lockdown As covid-19 continues to affect our lives, now more than ever we need good company. When loneliness becomes the new norm, you start to appreciate what you once had. For me, that’s my best friend, the girl who’s become my fourth sister. With eight years […]
The high street is emerging from the latest lockdown with a mission, to get footfall in the shops before Christmas, but not all stores have managed to surface. Embed from Getty Images High street giant Debenhams announced this week it had gone into administration, after a last ditch efforts to save, the old chain broke […]
Embed from Getty Images After a long few months, fans are finally being allowed back into football stadiums, much to the joy of managers and fans. For the likes of local side Cheltenham Town Football Club, this could provide the boost they need to get to the top. Currently second in the table, the team […]
England World Cup winner Geoff Hurst has backed the campaign to ban heading in grassroots football. The 78-year-old, who lives in Cheltenham, has also offered his brain to medical science as concern mounts over the links between heading and dementia. Speaking to Sky News the ex-England player said, “Off the top of my head, I […]