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Students have been hit heavily since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, throughout their learning especially but also through their mental health. With whispers among the population of another lockdown, concern is rising. A new variant of COVID-19 has emerged, causing restrictions to tighten in the UK. The first recorded Omicron variant was in South […]
Cheltenham’s empty Café Rouge is set for a new lease of life. Café Rouge entered administration during lockdown and the Cheltenham restaurant closed down in July last year. Embed from Getty Images Franco Manca, an Italian pizzeria chain, are preparing to open a new restaurant in the Promenade, where the old café used to be. […]
Clubs across League One, League Two and the National League will be boosted by further funding from the Premier League as they continue their recovery from the Pandemic. The Premier League announced a further £20 million for teams in League One and Two for the 2021/22 season and £5 million to clubs from National League […]
Dozens watched as two new names were unveiled at Cheltenham’s war memorial service The names of Labour Corps and Pioneer Joseph George Mitchell from the Royal Engineers and Corporal Francis Howard Pargeter of Royal Berkshire regiment now stand among the hundreds of others. This comes 100 years to the month since Cheltenham War Memorial was […]
By Kiera Neal All care home staff in the UK must now be double vaccinated in order to keep their jobs, so they can keep the number of Covid cases in care homes as low as possible. According to a press release that was released yesterday, by the National Care Forum, the government consulted the policy earlier in the year. However, the majority of the general public and patients in care did not support the mandation of compulsory vaccinations for carers. […]
Students are currently set to return to school on the 8th of March as part of the government’s roadmap into leaving lockdown. ParkLife will be looking back on all of the key announcements that have been made about schools over the Covid-19 pandemic. We will also be bringing you all the latest updates coming in […]
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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 […]
Police are warning Gloucestershire residents to be on their guard after a series of incidents of fraudsters claiming to be police officers. Reports come from around the county, including the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Stroud. Six incidents took place in Stroud on 15th January; fortunately the victims did not reveal any personal […]
Predictions for the coming week reveal that Storm Christoph will be causing journey delays and power cuts across Gloucestershire. Heavy rain is expected to be seen today at 2 pm, shortly followed by lighter rain for the rest of the day. The storm is predicted to, unfortunately, return even heavier on Wednesday and Thursday. These […]