News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Every year the new Football Manager game comes around and with it a huge wave of excitement across a large group of football enthusiasts. Who are the best players in the game? Who are the biggest wonderkids in the game? Who are Cheltenham Town’s best players in the game? These are all questions that get […]
Cheltenham has opened their ice rink today for the first time. It is set to welcome up to 30,000 people over the festive period. The open-air ice rink, which is the first of its kind in the town, will run from the 18th November until 2ndJanuary, allowing time for families to enjoy their day in […]
Cheltenham has a new antique market! The market, which opened last week on November 13th, can be found on Cheltenham’s Promenade on Saturdays between 9 am and 3 pm. Admissions are free for the public and shoppers can expect to see a variety of vintage, used goods that they can purchase. The market is organised […]
MATTEO PIRELLI Cheltenham’s high street is getting a makeover since the last lockdown ended in April. In recent months, retailers such as Debenhams, Topshop and Laura Ashley have departed while online shopping has been booming. But now, a host of new stores and restaurants are getting ready to open their doors to the capital of […]
Dozens watched as two new names were unveiled at Cheltenham’s war memorial service The names of Labour Corps and Pioneer Joseph George Mitchell from the Royal Engineers and Corporal Francis Howard Pargeter of Royal Berkshire regiment now stand among the hundreds of others. This comes 100 years to the month since Cheltenham War Memorial was […]
By Kiera Neal All care home staff in the UK must now be double vaccinated in order to keep their jobs, so they can keep the number of Covid cases in care homes as low as possible. According to a press release that was released yesterday, by the National Care Forum, the government consulted the policy earlier in the year. However, the majority of the general public and patients in care did not support the mandation of compulsory vaccinations for carers. […]
Student Union leaders are meeting tonight to discuss the future of women’s safety in Cheltenham. SU leaders at the University of Gloucestershire have called a general meeting where women’s safety and sexual harassment on campus will be being discussed. Emma Milsom, student voice manager at the university, said the meeting this evening will provide a […]
“People were going nuts pushing each other, falling over left, right and centre.” Music fans are calling for safety concerns to be taken more seriously after events unfolded at the Astroworld festival. Calum Kent, a music business student, remembers his haunting experience at a Ghostemane concert in London back in 2019. The venue only held […]
The number of positive coronavirus cases has decreased by an estimated 57% in two weeks in the UK, despite hospitals still being busy. Whilst positive cases have decreased over two weeks, hospitals in Gloucestershire are still struggling to care for covid patients. The current positive cases are estimated at around three thousand, compared to the […]
News Days are back, this time with a brand new team! After our first year being limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, it’s refreshing to have the opportunity to all be together in the newsroom following guidelines, so we can be present over social media, radio and the web now and in the coming weeks. This […]