News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
The public are being asked to join the fight against poaching in the Forest of Dean. Police want to hear from anyone in the area who sees or hears any suspicious activity such as gunshots. This comes just days after Gloucestershire farmer, Rob Jenkins, discovered that a number of cows had been butchered on his […]
Having the topic of violence against women being openly discussed in mainstream news opens up a whole can of worms containing initiatives and acronyms that most of us have never heard of before. One of those is the Purple flag scheme The Purple Flag Scheme is similar to the Green Flag award you might find […]
“If they know what they are voting for, they might start questioning it. And you wonder why we are in such a sh*thole”. That was the verdict of Britain’s only Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, in conversation with veteran environmental campaigner Jonathan Porritt. The Cheltenham Green Party hosted Ms Lucas at the Parabola Arts Centre, […]
Schools in Cheltenham are trying to encourage more girls to take an interest in computer science. Only 21% of people taking the subject at a GCSE level are women, according to the Joint Council for Qualifications. Not only is that a surprising gender gap, but the gap has been widening consistently over the past decade, […]
November 17, 2023 – Rose Cooper Climate change has delayed the return of winter for Slimbridge – as the area’s famous Bewick swans demonstrated in their late flight home. The Bewick swans who migrate every year to Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) finally flew in yesterday – albeit much later than usual. Their arrival […]
Cheltenham’s Craft Festival has returned for 2023, the town hall decorated in beautiful ornate creations once again. The elegance that is already present in the main foyer is magnified with Christmas decorations and beautiful fairy lights strung around the room. Despite the fair having only just opened it was bustling with people buying tickets […]
CEO of Tourettes Action said that the organisation relies on funding from Children In Need. BBC Children In Need, which runs a National fundraising effort each year called SPOTacular with well known teddy bear mascot Pudsey. The money is used to fund charities and projects all over the UK which aim to support children to […]
The dogs are back in the Sanctuary on Park campus. Archie, a working Cocker Spaniel, and Rizzo, a mixed breed Terrier and Spaniel, are two regulars in the Park Campus who come in to socialise with students. Jo, the university campus Chaplain, is the owner of the two dogs. “We’ve been doing it for 5/6 […]
It’s the start of a new academic year, and with it comes a new batch of students on the University of Gloucestershire music courses. After a short few weeks, many of these students have formed their own bands, and tonight they will be performing in a concert at Pittville Student Village. Exposure is the key […]
Like many other girls, she met a guy at a bar but what made this story so different is that this man wouldn’t take no for an answer. Hollie moved to London looking for a career change. She loved beauty and fashion but wanted to pursue a career in hairdressing. In 2013, she joined Steiner […]