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Starring in the UK’s biggest advent calendar, what better way to raise money? Rugby players from both Gloucester and Gloucester-Hartpury, as well as Ed Slater, will appear in the calendar. It will be displayed on the front of the BiGDUG offices and the images will also be displayed on Christmas cards. The calendar, which is […]
The people of Ledbury have been left furious after the discovery of donation money sourced from animal abusers was discovered to be used for the annual light switch on event. The council accepted a donation of £1,400 from Sequani, to fund craft items for the event. Sequani have used animals to test products such as […]
University of Gloucestershire’s E-Sports Manager Ben Solomons will be busking with a flute on Cheltenham High Street this Saturday in order to raise money to support Movember. The entire E-Sports society has gotten behind him in support and have even decided the songs that he will be playing via a collaborative Spotify playlist. View this […]
November is upon us and as well as the month marking the sign of colder times it also marks the start of a long-standing event that is now in its 19th year. Movember was birthed in Melbourne, Australia by Travis Garone and Luke Slattery over a beer as they managed to get 30 people involved. […]
Right now, efforts to identify the 27 people who drowned in attempts to cross the English Channel are underway. Tragedy struck on November 24th when an inflatable boat carrying hopeful migrants sank not long after setting off on the treacherous journey to the UK from the French port of Calais. French authorities have arrested five suspected traffickers […]
For many of us, the Christmas period is our favourite time of year. The month of December is filled with festivities, parties, presents and lots of food! However, hundreds of thousands of people in the UK suffer from homelessness, and cannot afford to enjoy the season. According to crisis.org.uk “more than 200,000 families and individuals […]
Up and down the country university students are taking part in Minds’ ‘27 27’ challenge to raise awareness of the 27% of students who report mental health problems at university. Journalism student, Ulani Seaman, of the University of Gloucestershire, is going that extra mile, running 127 miles across February and March. “I think it will […]
Aimed at businesses to educate and support them to take action against domestic abuse, this scheme was created by The Corporate Alliance starting yesterday and ending on the 10th of December. The aim over the 16 days is to train staff to see the abuse and report it and to make victims feel comfortable to […]