News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
“I’ve signed up for the Paris marathon next year, I can’t wait to do a proper run after doing a half one this year,” Cheltenham Town Women’s defender, Libby Bell, has got into running this year, her main reason was to “Build fitness, “transitioning from a midfielder at Bristol Rovers to now a wing-back at […]
East Glos Club receptionist Charlotte Pallister highlighted the importance of being part of a sports club as a way to support and improve mental health. Mental Health Week a chance for, players, coaches and communities to come together and open up about well-being. Cheltenham has always been the place to raise awareness whether that be […]
With the 2025 Gloucester Cheese Roll fast approaching let’s take a look at what to expect from this years event. The Gloucester Cheese Roll has taken place at Cooper’s Hill since 1826, the event consists of 25 people who throw themselves down the hill in hunt of a wheel of double Gloucester cheese. The wheel […]
September 2013 saw the release of of record breaking game Grand Theft Auto V. With the sixth game just around the corner a matter of 12 years later. How much has sport in Gloucestershire changed in the span between the twelve years? Cheltenham Town Embed from Getty Images Cheltenham Town were just coming off a […]
Founding member Laura Garlic-Reed states “the only way is up” for the Gloucestershire Barracudas following a historic weekend at The Open League in Italy. Founding member and community officer Laura Garlic-Reed has been a Barracuda for eight years and has grown to love the sport and community around it. “I think it’s the best sport […]
Hello! Welcome to today’s Park Life Sport Liveblog. We’ll be bringing you the latest news from around Gloucestershire and further afield. Stay with us for updates from Forest Green Rovers Women, university sport, and a local legend – cheese rolling! Of course, there will be many developments throughout the day, as we cover breaking news […]
23 years ago today Cheltenham Town celebrated their promotion to the third tier of English football for the very first time in their history in style, with an open-top bus parade through the town. After a strong 2001/02 season Cheltenham finished fourth missing out on the final automatic promotion spot by just a point. A […]
Gloucestershire Women travel to Radlett on Thursday to take on Middlesex Women in the Metro Bank Women’s One Day Cup Division Two. The side hasn’t played since they were knocked out of the Women’s T20 County Cup on May 5 as they fell to a 33-run defeat after they failed to chase down 183. There […]
You might say that it’s a new era at the Memorial Stadium, but it’s also the return of the old. Back-to-back promotion winner Darrell Clarke is now at the helm ahead of 2025/26. They ended the season with no wins in ten and only one point away at Wrexham after falling to nightmare defeats at […]
Cheltenham Neptunes player Adam Walker has shared his delight about the “exciting time” ahead for flag football in the United Kingdom. The sport will be making its debut at the Olympics in 2028 and is a version of American Football. It is fast-paced, skilful and doesn’t involve tackling. It instead uses, as it says in […]