Hungry House is to close next month after being bought by its rival, Just Eat. The closure has been seen as controversial after Andrew Griffith, Interim Chairman of Just Eat said they ‘looked forward to bringing Hungryhouse into the Just Eat family.’ https://twitter.com/hungryhouse/status/986575078811893760 The company has recently been criticised for adding a 50p service […]
Author: Paul Wiltshire
Artist describes travels to Antarctic as “wildest place on Earth”
He’s been diving in Sri Lanka with blue whales, painted penguins in the Antarctic and was just metres away from huge polar bears. Now, artist Darren Rees has brought his wildlife work to Gloucester, with an exhibition that runs until Sunday, and a talk tonight at 7 at the Nature in Art Museum. Rees, a […]
Is there any hope for first-time buyers in Cheltenham?
Cheltenham house prices rose more rapidly than any other part of the UK in 2017. We have continued to see Cheltenham property prices raise nearly five times the UK average, which has been an increase of 2.7% throughout 2018. According to Zoopla, the last 12 months has shown a significant increase of market activity for […]
WEATHER: Top six sports to play in the sun
Temperatures are hitting 23 degrees in some places right now in England, and people are wondering.. is it time to get the Pimms out? We at ParkLife Sport think yes it is, so here are our favourite sports to play to make the most of the sun. Cricket A sport played outside exclusively in the summer and in […]
PREVIEW: UOGWH’s Alicia Turner looks ahead to this weekend’s Varsity clash
University of Gloucestershire Women’s hockey team are currently underway in preparation for the big derby against Worcester University this Saturday. The women have had an up and down season after being promoted last season into BUCS League South B. Times have been challenging but playing against top universities such as Exeter and Oxford Brookes have improved the […]
PODCAST: Cheltenham Town & Forest Green Rovers’ Run-in
Listen as Conor Bursnell and Elliot Lee chat about how they feel Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers will fare at the end of the season. Bursnell and Lee talk Mo Eisa, ‘El Glosico’ and the future of both clubs.
Here are 5 fun things you can do in the sunny weather
So we are finally getting a bit of that warm weather and the heat wave has come to Cheltenham! But there is a problem, who wants to be stuck inside? So make the most of the hot weather and find out what there is to do, check out the events going on below. Montpellier Gardens/ Imperial […]
Here’s where NOT to take your driving test in Gloucestershire…
Statistics released this week show that Cheltenham is one of the hardest places for learner drivers to pass their test. Figures taken from a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency collection of data in December 2017 show that the town is a tricky place to drive for learners. This is likely to be a result of the […]
SNOOKER: Jack Lisowski to play Stuart Bingham in First Round of World Championships
Jack Lisowski, has never progressed past the round of 32, as he was knocked-out in the 2013 edition by Barry Hawkins (who eventually came runner-up to Ronnie O’Sullivan). Lisowski made his way through to this stage gaining 30 frames and only conceding 10, beating Christopher Keogan (10-4), David Grace (10-3) and Alan McManus (10-3). Lisowski […]
Here are the latest updates on everything Varsity 2018
We’ve had equestrian, table tennis, badminton, volleyball, but what events are coming up for Team Glos? This year’s Varsity kicked off to a great start and the current score is 7-4 to Worcester, the opposing team have won Badminton (men’s, women’s, mixed), women’s volleyball, table tennis, basketball, futsal. Team Glos have won equestrian, men’s volleyball, […]