News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire businessman Tracey Pope died suddenly on January 3rd, aged 58, after suffering from a heart attack. He was the operations and financial director at Bristol Road based Protrack Solutions Ltd “a multi-award winning, family-run business based in the heart of Gloucester, which specialises in off the shelf and bespoke tracking solutions.” He was a […]
The Gloucester Quays shopping centre has formed a partial closure due to a ‘maintenance issue’. Customers were escorted out from areas of the outlet shopping centre on Monday over safety concerns. A section of the mall within the shopping centre remains closed. In a tweet, the Quays added that this was ‘a precaution’ in order […]
This weekend in the Vanarama National League North Gloucester City face Hereford in a local derby. Gloucester go into the game without a win in five, whereas The Bulls are going into the fixture in good form after back to back 2-0 wins. The Tigers find themselves in 11th three points ahead of Hereford in […]
Longlevens Development manager Chris Little was quick to commend his sides start to the first-half of this season, insisting his team has the capacity to continue their Bateman Sports Presidents Challenge Cup campaign on Saturday. “We’ve got a lot going into this game, from where we drew with them last time we played, and from […]
A woman in her 80s has had her handbag stolen from her after she was watched taking money from a cash machine. After being seen taking money out of an ATM on Bristol road in Gloucester, the robber followed the woman to Aldi where she was going to do her shopping. The thief was in […]
Results have not been going Gloucester City’s way recently, with their position in the table dropping with every game. The reasons for this may be uncertain, but there are certainly a few factors that could be contributing. Just over one month ago, Gloucester were sitting comfortably in the play off places following a stellar run […]
Jack Singleton’s early try was cancelled out by a quick-fire Tommy Freeman double that put the Saints in front. Chris Harris and Santiago Carreras responded with tries of their own to give the Cherry and Whites a 21-12 half-time lead. After Fraser Balmain secured the hosts bonus point-score, the home side saw the game out […]
A jazz band is bringing joy to people visiting a shopping centre in Stroud. Jazz Friday are a group of young and old band musicians who perform all over the South West, and more recently at the Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud town centre. The band was founded by Ian Davies and his late […]
Victims of an international marketing scam will receive £8,000 compensation after mail was sent to vulnerable people, especially those living alone or with long-term health conditions, promising a ‘guaranteed’ cash prize. The scam victims were asked to pay an upfront fee between £25 and £40 before realising – having paid the fee several times – […]
By Andy McCormick Members of the LGBTQ+ society at the University of Gloucestershire have united behind why Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance are important to them: ‘Talking about trans issues makes them more well known as it stops people from getting attacked for just having identities outside of the societal norm.’ ‘It […]