Sticking to the 10-mph speed limit up a long, elegant, tree-lined avenue to Batsford Arboretum takes some doing. The passing countryside is ‘Cotswold gorgeous’, but the leaf fiesta ahead is the prize. This autumn, particularly it seems at Batsford, the colours are ‘popping’. And the resultant endorphins are clearing head spaces and providing sanctuary in […]
The melodic hum of music floating around an auditorium is a luxury that, like many others, has been snatched away from its patrons thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown enforced on the nation just months ago. But on the other side of the horn, performers are readying themselves to return back to their music stands – […]
Times are tough for us all at the moment. Whether you’ve lost your job, can’t see your family or are on the frontline battling COVID-19, we’ve all got a struggle to face in the light of the virus. For small businesses, trade has been snatched away by the disease. With some unable to operate from […]
Being a musician in the middle of a nationwide lockdown is hard enough. Musicians have been robbed of the things that generate them the most revenue: touring, live shows and merchandising. Instead, their main source of income has become streaming services and album sales, which look lucrative on first glance but are actually not giving […]
Imagine escaping to a universe where people are dancing with merriment, drinking fine wine from goblets of silver and gazing at the stars overhead as night falls on the kingdom. A universe where you’re allowed to dance with your friends until your feet ache and you can’t keep your eyelids open. A universe that hasn’t […]
Let’s take a second to talk about the future. Will we finally have left the EU? Will plastic straws be banned? Or will we still maintain the same habits we’ve been trying to break for years…
The architects’ at Edge Design Workshop in Cheltenham have new ideas for the future of the town, with a new creative space for young designers and events, re-purposing empty buildings for housing, and whether they think that Cheltenham will be more eco-friendly in the future. Edge Design have promoted ideas for an innovation hub which […]
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. […]
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.