Cheltenham’s biggest annual event is right around the corner. The iconic horse racing competition with a price stake just below the Grand National is set to commence on the 14th of March with spectators arriving from all over. But what can we expect? Here’s some stats: Last year we saw record numbers of visitors to […]
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Best Places to Get Cocktails This Dry January
Sobriety doesn’t mean that bars are a no-go this month. We’ve come up with three places you could go with your friends for a sip of a non-alcoholic cocktail. No. 1 – Urban Fox If you’re looking to have a great vibe with the girls, the Urban Fox is the place to go. From pink […]
Cheltenham Festivals to continue thanks to new funding
By Marina Shestakova Cheltenham Festivals has always been a gem in the community, it’s aim being to always ‘bring joy’, ‘spark curiosity’ and ‘inspire change’. With annual festivals including Jazz, Science, Music and Literature, there’s plenty of diverse activities to involve all the family. But Cheltenham Festivals would not have been able to become as […]
How star signs are offering comfort to Gen-Z
Zodiacs, horoscopes and star signs are all concepts to do with the positioning of the planets, stars and moons. It it is the idea that these positionings and constellations can all say something about our personalities, and even make predictions about the future. In recent years, the popularity of astrology seems to have been on […]
Losing my Mum in COVID-19
Covid-19 wasn’t the biggest change to my 2020, but it affected my journey of loss. 16th March 2020 – Lockdown. Isolation. Schools shut, social activities cancelled, everywhere unessential closed down. Lives were changed forever. Mine changed even more on March 31st. My mum was diagnosed with cancer – which was incurable. My mum was dying […]
Students Defer University A Year.
The choice to defer a year of university could cause a more competitive challenge for students applying for places next year. The COVID-19 pandemic had had a huge impact on schools and colleges in the initial lockdown. But UCAS figures shows that it is still having a concerning effect a year on. Students already have […]
What’s Kitmas and how can we help?
How a couple in Stroud started a charity initiative to reach out to football fans far and wide. Founded by football coach and activist Paul Watson and his wife Lizzie, #Kitmas is a charity set out to brighten the Christmas of disadvantaged children across the country. Last year they gifted more than 1,000 shirts […]
COVID-19: Lockdown Concerns Among Students
Students have been hit heavily since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, throughout their learning especially but also through their mental health. With whispers among the population of another lockdown, concern is rising. A new variant of COVID-19 has emerged, causing restrictions to tighten in the UK. The first recorded Omicron variant was in South […]
Will the New App “Flare” Help Women Feel Safe?
The newly released app “Flare” allows woman to anonymously report when and where they have felt vulnerable. The app aims to not only inform authorities of the extent of sexual harassment, but to also help woman feel more comfortable in areas where they have felt unsafe. Flare was released yesterday, November 25th, but there is […]
What happened at the Cheltenham Racecourse Chancellor’s Exhibition?
The University of Gloucestershire highlights its brilliance and reveals exciting plans for new campus. Held in the Hall of Fame, the exhibition took place on 15th November, with the aim of the evening being to showcase the useful opportunities that the University has to offer for students. The exhibition included a variety of student run […]