The Director of Public Health for Gloucestershire is renewing calls for people to follow lockdown rules. It comes as the government has announced that Gloucestershire and its surrounding counties, have been placed into Tier-2 coronavirus restrictions. This is a higher tier since before lockdown, and will come into effect on 2nd December. Sarah Scott says […]
Cheltenham
Love Cheltenham – Supporting Local Businesses
Cheltenham’s Christmas cheer may have been dampened this year but it hasn’t stopped people from getting into the festive spirit from behind a computer screen at home. With lockdown pushing people to shop online, customers have been urged to support local businesses. Cheltenham business improvement district (BID) have set up a new campaign to support […]
Cheltenham Students and the war on rubbish
Students are being urged by Cheltenham Borough Council to improve on their recycling skills during lock down. The Council announced, “Thanks to everyone taking the time to sort their recycling in their boxes and bags, Cheltenham’s recycling rates have increased from 51.23% at the end of 2019/20 to 53.98% at the end of September 2020. […]
Cheltenham to shine bright with Christmas light switch on
Cheltenham is expected to shine bright tonight as a 6pm Christmas lights switch-on event is has been announced, encouraging neighbours to take part. This comes after countless Christmas switch-on events have been cancelled this year due to Coronavirus lockdown rules and social-distancing being enforced by the government and Cheltenham’s local authorities. Cheltenham Borough Council have […]
A new escape room experience is coming to Cheltenham’s Brewery Quarter
‘Escape Hunt’, a new escape room experience is set to open before the end of the year in The Brewery Quarter, Cheltenham. This will be the company’s twelfth venue in the UK. The idea of the escape rooms is to get an experience which is as close as possible to ‘starring in a brilliantly plotted […]
Mass Testing at UoG
Students at the University of Gloucestershire will now be able to be tested for Covid-19 even if they show no symptoms. The University is rolling out mass testing for its students in order to send them home for Christmas. Testing will be voluntary, free of charge and will be offered to all students enrolled at […]
What is happening in Cheltenham at Christmas this year
The Covid-19 pandemic has seemingly brought a close to many festive plans this year. With social distancing in place, the usual gatherings have all been cancelled. It seems all doom and gloom but there are some things to bring you Christmas joy in Cheltenham this year – here is what we know is happening. Christmas […]
Gloucestershire Business Show: surviving under lockdown
The local event takes place over two days, with its first show which took place yesterday and carrying on today. This year sees the show goes virtual, as expected during the current national lockdown. Previously named the Gloucestershire Business Show, this year the online event has morphed into the showcase event that is now known […]
PR student bags an internship with a bottle of Prosecco
Being new and original among the tower of applications for a new job is important if you want to make your name stand out. From a icing your CV on a cake to handing in a shot labelled ‘give me a shot’, there’s plenty of quirky ways of getting that dream internship when everyone else […]
Couples in Cheltenham are proving that the love is still alive this Valentines Day
The shop windows in the county have been displayed immaculately with roses and chocolates in a sea of red and pink. Couples of all ages walk past looking at each other with warming smiles on their faces. It’s Valentines Day, the international celebration of love and it seems that the passion is blooming in Gloucestershire. […]







