News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Review: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 I can 100% honestly say that Piranesi is the book that rekindled a love for reading that I had thought I lost a long time ago. But what is it about this fantasy novel that I found so captivating? Piranesi’s opening chapter is described by many as a “slow burn,” but I found […]
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 When it comes to tattoos, Cheltenham is certainly not short of options, with plenty of shops distributed in the South-Western town. One of these is the charming Blood and Honey studio. Located at 51 Winchcombe St., this pleasant parlour works honestly, day in and day out, to keep their art fresh, unique, and […]
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 A gorgeous restaurant situated at the heart of Cheltenham. This little piece of Italy is unmissable for fine dining. Walking through the tree-branch archway, you’re hidden for a moment of what is to come, until it’s revealed to you on the final step when you’re greeted by a smiling, warm waitress. The grandeur […]
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 Being a vegetarian, I flip between being becoming fully vegan constantly, there’s a lot of crossovers with the meal formats, substituting out one ingredient can make it vegan. So, like many, when Veganuary came around I decided it would be better time than any. With an abundance of products stacked up on the […]
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 For a long time I had wanted to go to a sushi place where little coloured bowls snake around the tables on a conveyor belt. For a British person this is an insight into a type of Japanese eatery, ‘Kaitenzushi’, characterised by their use of sushi trains. These restaurants are known for being […]
Who is Tom Skinner? The 31-year-old East London born businessman has found fame from TV due to his eccentric personality. Aged 12 he kickstarted his business ventures with a paper round. Tom then began selling on the markets by the age of 16 and attributes his success in business to his “sharp”, “street wise” character. […]
People from Farmhouse Triangle, located between Gloucester and Stroud, are against the proposed housing development plans which they feel goes against the ‘heart’ of the village – and is being constructed along the M5. ‘It’s a choice between allotments in one place or having a heart to our village.’ People have claimed that they would […]
Five players from the Cherry and Whites have been selected to play for their respective home countries for the Six Nations Championship. 29 year-old hooker George McGuigan was picked for Steve Borthwick’s first England squad, after joining the Cherry and Whites before Christmas. He is yet to make his international debut. England begin their Six […]
Nursing staff are going on strike Wednesday and Thursday across England aspart of the ongoing discussions about pay disputes, patient safety and staffshortages. Patients are being warned about widespread disturbances to services as nursingstaff at 55 NHS trusts are taking part. Strikes will take place between 08:00-20:00,emergency care will still be covered throughout. However routine […]
The A417 in Gloucestershire was closed due to heavy flooding on the 16th January and is expected to be closed further for 2 days. The road between Gloucester and Ledbury has suffered flooding from the River Severn. The official signed diversion route is on to the M50, M5 and then the A40. Local back roads […]