Across Gloucestershire, stores such as New Look, Prezzo, Toys R Us and more will be closing. New Look alone will be making over 900 people redundant as they will close over 500 stores in total. Other major retailers are at risk of closing resulting in many people across the country to lose their jobs, which could […]
Author: Paul Wiltshire
PREVIEW: Can Forest Green Rovers maintain impressive home form against high-flying Notts County?
Date and Time: Saturday 10th March Venue: The New Lawn Referee: Mark Heywood The Green Devils have been in sensational form lately and are unbeaten in their last five matches, and earned an impressive point at Newport County in the week to boost their survival hopes. Mark Cooper’s side have also won five home games […]
British Science Week: events and more
Today marks the beginning of British Science Week – a ten day long festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths. Run by the British Science Association (BSA), it features interactive and engaging events across the country for people of all ages. Though the highly-anticipated Cheltenham Science Festival isn’t held until June, there’s plenty of exciting science […]
“We want people to be housed safely and securely”: homeless shelter proves to be a success.
Featured photo by JORGE LOPEZ In January, the Gloucester City Mission opened it’s doors overnight to give the vulnerable a place to feel safe and a place to sleep. Every night since the January 5, the Mission has been supplying hot meals, sleeping bags, breakfast and showers to those in need. The opening of the […]
7 fun events to avoid that race week rush
So it’s Cheltenham race week. But there’s a problem. You don’t care about what is going on at the Gold Cup or the sorry state of affairs of the drunken spectators. So what do you do? Well if you’re looking for ideas to avoid the busy and rowdy streets, then you have come to the […]
FOREST GREEN ROVERS: Toni Gomes’ ill-fated spell
On deadline day last summer, Forest Green Rovers manager Mark Cooper convinced promising Portuguese youngster Toni Gomes to make the trip from the North to the South West in what looked like a good deal for all parties. Cooper said on Gomes’ arrival: “He’ll bring pace, power, creativity and can score goals, so I’m looking forward […]
Women’s groups rejoice as Cheltenham lap dancing club refused licence
Feminists have welcomed a decision to stop a Cheltenham club from staging lap dancing nights during race week next week. Massimo Salatino, manager of Fantasy, 12-14 Bath Road, has applied for the licence three years in a row, but this is the first time that he has been unsuccessful. The committee heard numerous objections based […]
OPINION | Forest Green Rovers a certainty to remain in the Football League
They say a year can be a long time in football. So if that be true, what Forest Green Rovers have done in the past five months has been nothing short of extraordinary. Embed from Getty Images Let’s take it back to October 14th 2017 and not even a gleaming sun over the Nailsworth hillside […]
WALKING FOOTBALL: University of Gloucestershire Host Men’s Sessions
The University of Gloucestershire are set to host the brand new men’s walking football sessions at their Oxstalls Campus in Gloucester. The first session started last night (Thursday 8th March, 2018) for men aged 30+ and will run every Thursday, for £3.50 per session. Jack Costerton, University of Gloucestershire’s Football Coordinator, explained why now is […]
University of Gloucestershire men’s hockey win 8-7 in dying stages
Having not lost a game this season, UOG men’s hockey headed down the M5 to face Exeter 3rd’s in the final of the Western Conference Cup, after winning against Southampton Solent on Monday. Last year’s club captain and current player Peter Rayward said on his teams 8-7 victory: “The penalty flicks went on a lot […]