News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
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 are faced with top of the table Walsall on Saturday, October 25th for a 12:30 kick off, manager Steve Cotterill has spoken about what he expects from his team. “We know it will be a tough game. “We have to make sure we turn up on the day and until the end of […]
Former Bristol City player, Marvin Brown’s family have set-up a fundraiser that has had a great repsponse so far raising over £14,500 following his diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma, and aggressive and rare bile duct cancer. The ex-Cheltenham Town loanee has since been moved on to end of life care as nothing can be done to help […]
Cheltenham-raised racing driver, Zak O’Sullivan starts his new journey competing in the Super Formula Championship in Japan next weekend. The 20 year-old who previously competed in Formula two and served as a test driver for Williams, has set his sight on a new challenge. O’Sullivan will begin his Super Formula campaign with Kondo Racing next […]
Cheltenham Town face Grimsby Town in their EFL League Two clash this weekend. But attention may not be on the pitch, but off it, due to the rumours suggesting that potential investors will be attending the game this weekend. Reported back in October 2024, Cheltenham Town football owner David Bloxham admitted that three of the […]
Gloucestershire Young Carers Charity offered the opportunity for 16 young carers to experience the world of martial arts. The event took place on Tuesday, October 29 and the young carers were taught a range of martial arts skills, including Kickboxing and karate fundamentals (striking combinations), judo demos, learning breakfalls and self defence techniques as well […]
“Some amazing memories along the way,” says Ian Howell as the ex-Cheltenham and Gloucester City player looks back on his playing days. Since his early childhood in Swindon, Howell has always been passionate about football and started his career for the Swindon Town’s Centre of Excellence and Youth Teams (COE). “I started playing at Swindon […]
Welcome to Park Life Sports Live Blog which will keep you up to date with all the latest sporting news in and around Gloucestershire. Today we will react to Forest Green Rovers’ vital win over Tranmere Rovers and look ahead to their Hollywood showdown with Wrexham, a talk with Gloucestershire based Formula 3 driver and […]
Two of Cheltenham’s best rugby sides go head to head today in a local derby. The Cheltenham based Old Patesian’s RFC will host the Gloucester based Brockworth RFC at their home ground on Everest Road at 2pm. The last time these two teams met it was a bit of a one sided affair with the […]
The voice echoing through the halls of Cheltenham’s Park Campus lecture hall is assured, without one trace of stutter. Its words retell a horrific story. The story of Hollie Gazzard – the young hairdresser from Gloucestershire who was stalked over a period of months between 2013 and 2014 before being killed at her own job. […]
People in Cheltenham and Gloucester are relying on food banks more than ever before, with a 56% rise in the last year. The cost-of-living crisis has left people struggling to feed their families, and worried about how they are going to pay their energy bills, with many working extra hours to make ends meet. (Gloucester food […]