Joe Kennett and Amy Owen host a live broadcast with Cheltenham experts, discussing Cheltenham’s future. Guests include Kevan Blackadder, director of Cheltenham BID, David Entwistle, CEO of Vision 21 and arts journalist and actress Lisa Capener.
CHELTENHAM 2020
Stories and features on the Cheltenham 2020 theme
Cheltenham’s Christmas Creep: Why are we celebrating earlier than ever?
Ebenezer Scrooge may come from the UK, but Google has confirmed that in fact Brits are the last people to be scoffing ‘Bah Humbug’ during the festive season. Statistics from the search engine show that within the past five years the United Kingdom search the word ‘Christmas’ more than any other country in the world. […]
Will festivals in Cheltenham be more inclusive in 2020?
The festivals in Cheltenham attract thousands of people each year from local to international, pumping millions of pounds into Cheltenham’s economy and benefitting the towns local businesses – but do people have the wrong impression of the those who attend the celebrations in the Regency town? Cheltenham has always been a vibrant town, with a […]
PODCAST: Lifestyle #Cheltenham2020
The lifestyle team ponder their New Year’s resolutions for 2020, along with how our lifestyles need to change for a sustainable future, and living a happier, healthier life.
Is Cheltenham the UK’s hidden gem for family life?
From the affluence of Montpellier to the trends of the Brewery Quarter, Cheltenham is brimming with attractions to suit all of the family, which could be why more and more people are starting families here.
Cheltenham’s own Greta Thunberg and her battle for a greener future
For environmental science student Yolande Booyse, the turning point was hearing a 16-year-old girl fight for our planet. That girl is Greta Thunberg who inspired Yolande to make her own mark in the climate change battle we are currently fighting. Greta Thunberg (SWE) at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, […]
Cheltenham set to experience massive changes to become carbon neutral by 2030
Cheltenham is set to experience a whole host of changes over the next ten years in order to reach the target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. This could see one million new trees being planted in Cheltenham and the wider Gloucestershire area and the development of renewable energy sources throughout the borough, among many […]
The future of sustainable travel in Cheltenham
113,000 people reside in the Cotswold town of Cheltenham. During the multiple festivals that take place throughout the year it is estimated that the figure swells to around 250,000. On top of this 65,000 per day arrive during the Gold Cup week and that there are a further 72,000 jobs available in industries ranging from […]
Cheltenham students grill Politicians’ point-scoring at Climate themed Question Time
Teenagers urged politicians to put aside their party differences to tackle the international challenge of climate change at a meeting attended by hundreds of people in Cheltenham. Students from Pittville School, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Balcarras School and others, attended the event to quiz a political panel on the environment in Cheltenham and what’s being done […]
How could politics in Cheltenham look in 2020?
*Update 9/11/19: The Green Party will no longer be fielding a candidate in Cheltenham for this election; they have agreed to stand aside for the Liberal Democrats as part of a ‘Remain Alliance’ organised by Heidi Allen* It does not take a political scientist to see that most of the parties in our country have […]