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The steam train at Gloucestershire and Warwickshire railway is once again hosting the Santa Express. The special Christmas service is a nod towards the popular Christmas Film The Polar Express where children who believe in Santa go on a Magical Journey to the North Pole. Whilst this particular Journey doesn’t take you to the North Pole […]
An initiative aimed at raising awareness and taking real steps towards ending violence against women and girls “16 days of activism” has begun in Cheltenham. Councillor Flo Clucas, the cabinet member for safety and communities, said “whether at home, at work, at school, in town, or on our streets, being safe is a right, not […]
Schools in Cheltenham are trying to encourage more girls to take an interest in computer science. Only 21% of people taking the subject at a GCSE level are women, according to the Joint Council for Qualifications. Not only is that a surprising gender gap, but the gap has been widening consistently over the past decade, […]
Cheltenham Town new manager Darrell Clarke has an enormous task on hand if he hopes to keep the Robins in league one after one of their worst ever starts to a league season. The Robins currently have just nine points from their opening 16 games this season, a whopping eight points adrift of safety. Prior […]
Iona Leaf tackles Cheltenham’s long-awaited ice-rink, this is her advice for anyone who wants to don the skates themselves. 1. What to wear? Yes, the weather is cold, but the ice is colder – while you’re waiting in line, expect to be freezing, but once you’ve found your rhythm on the ice it can get […]
Cheltenham Playhouse is typically filled with theatregoers for various plays and pantos, but on the 10th of November, it was full of local music fans ready to see some fantastic live music. Bands Bluntnose, Toast, and Chasing Dolls rocked the stage at their gig; The Dollhouse. Henrik Ibsen eat your heart out. The people file […]
Cheltenham’s ice skating rink has returned for this Winter season. After funding issues and coronavirus concerns preventing the town from having the ice spectacle last year, people are happy to see it back! Belinda Hunt, operations manager for the Cheltenham Business Improvement District, warmly welcomed the opening of the rink. “It’s going to really help. […]
Cheltenham Town defender Curtis Davies has missed out on making his international debut this weekend due to his paper work completing his switch from England to Sierra Leone being incomplete for the squad registration deadline. Davies has spoke about his pride of being called up and will have been eagerly anticipating his competitive international debut […]
Over half of students are dealing with mould or damp in their homes, according to Students Organising for Sustainability UK, and with a variety of health issues caused by living with mould. Many students that Parklife has spoken to report having to deal with mould growing on walls and window ledges in their homes and […]
Christmas officially arrived in Cheltenham last night as the festive lights were turned on. At four o’clock yesterday evening, Cheltenham was lit up by an array of glowing lights from one end of town to the other. Hanging over the inner promenade, now packed with stalls for the Christmas Gift Market, they marked the beginning […]