“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 […]
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COVID: I’m fed up with hearing students are to blame
Phoebe Nott wants people to stop blaming students for everything I was in the queue to get into my local Wetherspoons. It was just before the 2nd lockdown. It was raining, I was wet, with no jacket because I wanted to look cute. We had been waiting outside for 40 minutes but I wasn’t mad, […]
Mass Testing at UoG
Students at the University of Gloucestershire will now be able to be tested for Covid-19 even if they show no symptoms. The University is rolling out mass testing for its students in order to send them home for Christmas. Testing will be voluntary, free of charge and will be offered to all students enrolled at […]
Sketchers store opening revealed
American footwear brand Skechers will be opening in Cheltenham’s Regent Arcade on Friday, March 2. Managing Director and Owner Lindsay Jones manages LJPR, providing business communication and advice for local businesses, and in particular, the Regent Arcade. The deal between the Regent Arcade and Skechers was signed late last year, taking several months for a new store […]