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New cases of covid have reached an estimate of 35000 across Gloucestershire. The rising cases have led to the intensive care unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital becoming under pressure and overwhelmed. Despite the rate of people who are double jabbed in Gloucestershire reaching 80%, many of the patients who are admitted to the intensive care […]
“I didn’t have human contact for a month.” Most students were unaffected by international travel restrictions. But for those that travelled from other countries to attend university, their stories are a lot different. After the country found itself in lockdown during Christmas, second-year Sports Journalism student, Drake Rogut, was left unable to travel home to […]
Two runner races can still provide drama Embed from Getty Images Ahead of the November meeting much had been made of the small fields in National Hunt Racing and indeed even Cheltenham could not escape the ongoing issue at the weekend. This was summed up on the Sunday where in six races only 44 runners […]
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 Town Under-18s continue their FA Youth Cup campaign with the visit of Portsmouth FC to Evesham United’s Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium on Thursday. The winners will progress through to the third round and face Rugby Town away at the stage in which the club took Arsenal to penalties in 2019. It’s a repeat […]
Do you ever find yourself thinking about how eco-friendly your home is? Perhaps you’ve just had a smart meter fitted? Are you saving for solar panels? Or considering getting one of those heat pumps everyone’s talking about? Building and construction are responsible for 40% of global carbon emissions. Today, global leaders at COP26 will discuss what needs to be […]
We’re coming out of lockdown so will you be swapping your duvet for a sleeping bag as festival season is around the corner, grab your bucket hat and lets have some fun! Join us: Darcey Barrett, Emily Wyatt and Phoebe Nott as we talk about all things festival. Bringing you all the news and rumours […]
As the build up continues to the start of the Festival on Tuesday, here are some of the highlight races of the week and the horses to watch in each of them. Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy The first grade one race of the festival, the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy, is on Tuesday 16th […]
It is the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival and one of the biggest horse races in the world, The Gold Cup is just around the corner and with a stacked field, the big question is: can Al Boum Photo make it three wins in a row? The horse has won the race the last two […]
A tough week It has been a difficult week for horse racing. The deeply disturbing images of jockey Gordon Elliott has been followed by a similar video of Irish jockey Rob James. Both men have been left embarrassed by the images and horse racing’s image has been damaged by the recent events. However, with the […]