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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. […]
The Cheltenham Festival is best known for the roar of the crowd, the drama on the track and four days of top-class jump racing. But while the horses grab the headlines, there’s another massive operation taking place behind the scenes – feeding and supplying refreshments for the quarter of a million visitors. The scale of […]
Homeless people in Cheltenham say “the move has been a struggle” after they were moved on by the council. Following a petition from residents and local businesses, Cheltenham Borough Council told the group of homeless people to move on from their location outside of Cavendish House. The council has said they acted after “concerns about […]
Homeless people who had been sleeping in Cheltenham’s Promenade say “it’s been a shock” after they were moved on by the council. Several unhoused people who had been staying in a sheltered area in the town centre, outside Cavendish House, say they were recently asked to leave the spot where they had been sleeping after […]
ITV Journalist and Sports Commentator Rishi Persad has been trapped in Dubai amid military action in the region. Persad was scheduled to fly back from the Middle East on Sunday ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, but several flight cancellations have left him stranded in the conflict. The last information shared was that he remained hopeful of returning to the UK on Thursday […]
Today is the first day of the three-day long November Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, and its geared up to be an epic day of racing on good to soft ground. The first race is the Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at 13:10, and is arguably the weakest race on the card. The favourite […]
Cheltenham Town host League Two rivals Notts County in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Monday evening. The Robins are looking to continue their unbeaten league run under new manager Steve Cotterill, whilst Notts County will be looking to bounce back from their FA cup defeat to Brackley Town last Saturday evening. The Magpies […]
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 […]