News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire businessman Tracey Pope died suddenly on January 3rd, aged 58, after suffering from a heart attack. He was the operations and financial director at Bristol Road based Protrack Solutions Ltd “a multi-award winning, family-run business based in the heart of Gloucester, which specialises in off the shelf and bespoke tracking solutions.” He was a […]
The Gloucester Quays shopping centre has formed a partial closure due to a ‘maintenance issue’. Customers were escorted out from areas of the outlet shopping centre on Monday over safety concerns. A section of the mall within the shopping centre remains closed. In a tweet, the Quays added that this was ‘a precaution’ in order […]
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 […]
The Office of National Statistics has released its latest data for December 2022 and inflation, the rate at which prices increase, has dipped 0.2% to 10.5% in December from 10.7% in November, after peaking in October to a staggering rate of 11.1%, the highest recorded in over 40 years. The main contributing factor of this […]
Another frosty morning in Cheltenham today. Temperatures are set to climb to highs of 4°C during the day in Gloucestershire with Met Office issuing weather warnings for snow and ice set to be issued for Wednesday night across the UK. Tonight, the temperature is set to drop to -1°C and we will not be likely […]
A double roundabout is to be installed at a problem junction on the B4063. The junction, where the road meets Bamfurlong Lane and Old Gloucester Road, has had heavy traffic for days caused by four-way temporary traffic lights. The lights will now be operated manually until the roundabouts are complete; which will then be replaced […]
Welcome to our live blog for Wednesday January 18th I am Redwan Eid, the Editor for today. Keep tuned and follow our news on a whopping of 4m family support announced for families during school holidays, a dog attack appeal, the latest on nurses strike, the snow fall and floods updates. Thanks for following us […]
Starting out as a university student is one part of an even greater task, finding your fit in a town you have never been to before. Whilst that might not be the case for past visitors, here are some parts of Cheltenham that are highly recommended for students. Urban Outfitters Chase the dream and jump […]
With going outside being fairly unpleasant in this recent drop in temperatures, we thought we’d list five entertaining, warm locations to prevent you from going stir-crazy. The Wilson Art Gallery – If you’re looking for some culture, the Wilson Art Gallery has a sizeable collection of intriguing pieces. Why not have a browse and pop […]
Quedgeley Wanderers midfielder Xander Howgate reveals the Glouestershire based side needs to focus on rebuilding the clubs reputation after receiving “more coverage” and “embarrassing press”. The Wanderers season went from bad to worse after first team manager at the time Michael Mayes kicked out at the Gala Wilton manager when his team conceded a last […]