Cheltenham Covid Heroes Health Lead story

Our Covid Heroes: What is it like to be a supermarket worker in a pandemic?

“I’ve stood with people before, where they have confronted people and people are just like, ‘F*** off’, I don’t want to do that”.  The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted how important essential supermarket workers are to households across the UK. Every day they’re putting their lives at risk to maintain some sort of normality. Supermarket employees […]

Cheltenham Covid Heroes Health Lead story

Our Covid Heroes- What it’s really like dispensing drugs to Covid-19 patients

Ella Saunders, rotational pharmaceutical assistant- Great Western Hospital, Wiltshire. As she grabbed her Emma Bridgewater mug of chamomile and peppermint tea, Ella sat down in the corner of her room, surrounded by plants, vines and candles. ‘Welcome to my zen space’, she laughed. ‘It’s been a long day.’ When starting her first full time job […]

Football Health

Premier League announces agreement to trial concussion substitutes from next week

The Premier League has agreed to trial the use of concussion substitutes following an agreement with shareholders. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) created the trial and is now just waiting for conformation of the process which will be used before it starts in England’s top league. IFAB are believed to now only need information […]

Breaking News Cheltenham Gloucester Health

Update: Gloucestershire’s Covid-19 vaccinations

On Saturday, more than 1,000 people in Gloucestershire received the Covid-19 vaccination, on what was dubbed ‘Super Saturday’. This comes after PM Boris Johnson praised Cheltenham for their rapid vaccination rollout in a Downing Street press conference last week. The Covid-19 vaccine is currently being offered to people who are most at risk from coronavirus, […]