Review: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 I can 100% honestly say that Piranesi is the book that rekindled a love for reading that I had thought I lost a long time ago. But what is it about this fantasy novel that I found so captivating? Piranesi’s opening chapter is described by many as a “slow burn,” but I found […]
Author: James Russ
Tributes after Sudden Death of Beloved Gloucester Businessman
Gloucestershire businessman Tracey Pope died suddenly on January 3rd, aged 58, after suffering from a heart attack. He was the operations and financial director at Bristol Road based Protrack Solutions Ltd “a multi-award winning, family-run business based in the heart of Gloucester, which specialises in off the shelf and bespoke tracking solutions.” He was a […]
Inflation Dropped by 0.2% but the Cost of Food Continues to Rise
The Office of National Statistics has released its latest data for December 2022 and inflation, the rate at which prices increase, has dipped 0.2% to 10.5% in December from 10.7% in November, after peaking in October to a staggering rate of 11.1%, the highest recorded in over 40 years. The main contributing factor of this […]
Mould: the Newest Villain of the Cost-of-Living Crisis
Heating is one of the first things people think to cut down on when saving money during the cost-of-living crisis. This has obvious negative effects, such as being cold, but one consequence you might not have considered is an increase in mould around your home. People have sadly been finding this out the hard way […]
Police launch operation to stop anti-social bikers
Anti-social bikers have been targeted in a police operation to keep public areas safe. The strategy named “Operation Endurance” was re-launched after a surge in reports of anti-social behaviour involving bikes and scooters, including one report of an elderly woman being knocked over. Police will be conducting high visibility patrols in hotspot locations, including areas […]
The Fox and the Hound
By James Russ Red foxes aren’t a unusual to see on the streets of Cheltenham, but ones that don’t immediately run away at the sight of a human is certainly rare. A docile fox has been spotted on Tom Price Close befriending and following pets and even being fed directly from local resident’s hands. James […]