Stories and features on the Cheltenham 2020 theme
Home-schooling is hard and these unprecedented times have certainly called for some unprecedented parenting. Jessica Alba admitted in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres to using spy cameras to ensure her children behaved during their Homeschooling lessons, and Ryan Reynolds even launched a new larger bottle of his American Aviation Gin to aide parents through the […]
Escape Hunt will be opening on the 4th December, with four escape rooms to choose from. The highly anticipated attraction is open for bookings now, for up to 6 people at a time. Head of PR for the Brewery Quarter Demelza Coleman spoke about its opening: “It’s had huge excitement from the public, and we’re […]
Cheltenham Town will be opening their stadium doors again for supporters, following the Government’s announcement on Monday,. This has been a massive boost for local fans, who have missed out on watching their team for many months. The Jonny-Rocks stadium has a capacity of 7,066, but with Cheltenham being in Tier 2 it will only […]
It’s been a very chilly morning across the South-West, with temperatures in Cheltenham dropping as low as 2°. It’s not expected that temperatures will exceed 5° today, ahead of a cold December. A Yellow warning of fog has been issued by the Met Office, and ice is also expected to delay travel. This didn’t stop […]
Despite being forced to close their doors for the second time this year churches, pastors and volunteers believe they can still serve their communities online. Although church services will look different, they aren’t cancelled. This time around, pastors are taking a positive spin on moving their Sunday services online again after seeing increases in numbers […]
COVID compliance officers began patrolling the streets of Gloucestershire at the start of November. They were employed to ensure that people are sticking to social distancing guidelines, and are on hand to distribute face coverings and hand sanitiser. They have also been monitoring businesses in the county to make sure they’re sticking to government guidlines. […]
The November meeting at Cheltenham racecourse is beginning today, starting off the three days of jump racing. The event will be behind closed doors this year due to COVID-19, with only a strict limited number of people allowed onto the course. The media personnel have also been heavily reduced for the meeting, to allow for […]
As part of the get up and go scheme, Strength and conditioning student and owner of Kano health and fitness is encouraging students to join the free outdoor and Covid-19 friendly bootcamp sessions. Sessions are being held every Wednesday in Gloucester and every Friday in Cheltenham, for students who want to avoid gyms but still […]
We have hourly news updates today from our broadcast team. Terry, Ciara, Adam, Ollie, Mae and Robbie were on Radio duty, producing a number of bulletins over the course of the morning and early afternoon. At 10, 11 and 12 o’clock each of them produced a 3 minute long news bulletin. On the news agenda […]
Lights. Camera. Action. The curtains that used to rise in front of full audiences and enthusiastic actors taking the stage at the Cheltenham Playhouse are now met with smaller crowds and an underwhelming presence of excited cheering and clapping. Now, the theatre industry as a whole is facing an uncertain future of survival during the […]
