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Our Covid Heroes: Being a Criminal Justice Administrator – “I found it hard because everything was new… not just the job”

After he was made redundant from his previous job due to the pressures of Covid-19, Harry Hilsdon managed to find a new one within the police force. Harry Hilsdon now works as a criminal justice administrator in Oxfordshire. The 23-year-old’s training for his current job was much different to anything that he had experienced before: […]

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Review of Lana Del Rey’s new single ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’

Dreamy, expressive and somewhat dark… are words often used to describe Lana Del Rey’s music. The artist has announced that her new album ‘Chemtrails over the Country Club’ is now set to release on March 19. But, the wait for this album is much longer than fans anticipated as its original release date was September […]

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Update: Gloucestershire’s Covid-19 vaccinations

On Saturday, more than 1,000 people in Gloucestershire received the Covid-19 vaccination, on what was dubbed ‘Super Saturday’. This comes after PM Boris Johnson praised Cheltenham for their rapid vaccination rollout in a Downing Street press conference last week. The Covid-19 vaccine is currently being offered to people who are most at risk from coronavirus, […]

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Mixed signals: Reflecting on Cheltenham Festival 2020

Jasmine Ponting remembers working at the Cheltenham Races, just before lockdown Last year in March, I found myself working at Cheltenham Racecourse during their 4-day festival. The decision for the festival to go ahead was highly controversial due to the fact that Coronavirus had already claimed lives in the UK. Three days after the races […]

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‘Spotify Wrapped’ 2020 – How to find your most listened to artists and songs

This week Spotify has introduced their annual ‘Wrapped’ – a personalised summary of your year on Spotify. ‘Wrapped’ takes your listening history and makes an overview of it which you can share online. It shows your 5 top artists, 5 top songs, your total listening time and your top genre. If you can’t see ‘Your […]

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“The more you look for the more you find”: Professor Anne Goodenough talks about winter wildlife

Whilst winter can seem like a quiet time in the natural world, ecologist Professor Anne Goodenough insists that there are loads of amazing wildlife opportunities to look out for. In her talk for the University of Gloucestershire’s ‘living room lecture series’, she offered some tips on getting outside and appreciating the winter wildlife in Gloucestershire. […]