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The magazine industry has been represented in film and TV countless times. Some say Ugly Betty is the most realistic, maybe you love 13 Going On 30 – to me, The Devil Wears Prada has to be the best. But what’s actually the reality of working at a fashion magazine? Online video calls have become […]
With Lockdown number two rearing it’s ugly head, this November, many students and the British people in general are wondering how the Christmas holidays are going to go down. For students who live three to five hours away from home Christmas had a large question mark over it. With Boris’ firm rules of travelling and […]
‘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 […]
The most expected time of the year has arrived with our favourites: Christmas adverts! All major brands graced us with their version of the festive season with carrots, reindeers and the most controversial of all, Black people. Sainsburys made a three-part series of adverts illustrating family moments at Christmas and the first one told the story of the ‘Gravy song’ where during a phone call between a father and a […]
Fashion designers have spotted a rare opportunity to expand their fashion range whilst also keeping safe during the coronavirus pandemic. With clothing stores closing left, right and centre it was a shock to even have the thought of there being an event which included a live runway. However, while coronavirus stopped the world for a […]
Being an Instagram blogger was a trend that crept up on all of us. One day Instagram was full of blurry photos of friendship groups and then boom perfectly edited photos of girls in some hot sunny location you wouldn’t be able to afford was everywhere. It still feels completely unreal how you can make […]
The father of a girl who was stabbed to death by an ex-partner has called for a stalking specialist to enter No.10. Nick Gazzard, is one of the founders of the Hollie Gazzard Trust, created after his daughter Hollie was murdered following persistent stalking and harassment from her ex. He thinks it’s important to increase awareness […]
It’s 1am. R&B is getting progressively louder and stumbling people shout and sing to eachother as they move out of time with the beat. I’m in a club after only a couple of glasses of lemonade but with the atmosphere I almost feel drunk. Pushing my way through tight crowds of rowdy people to get […]
Paul Alborough is a hip hop artist with a difference. Like many rappers, he uses wordplay and lyricism to convey stories and entertain. Unlike many rappers he is one of only a few to delve into silly but extremely polite world of ‘chap-hop’. He calls himself Professor Elemental, and is keen to show that even a middle […]
By Beth Howard and Ellie Kirwin-Jones A cyclist who has lost friends and family to suicide is riding 2,100 miles through Europe to raise money for a mental health charity. Mike Swinford, 26, from Cheltenham, is fundraising for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) by cycling to Malta later this year. On September 1, Mike will […]