There’s something quite Harry Potter-ish about The Bicycle Hub in Cheltenham. For a start – its address – 278 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham Railway Station, Platform 2, Cheltenham. And while passengers on the 8.28am London Paddington to Cheltenham – calling at Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Kemble, Stroud, Stonehouse, Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa – are quite used to […]
Christmas
Is Black Friday going to save Christmas?
What is usually the most manic shopping day of the year didn’t turn out how it was expected. Cheltenham’s Black Friday was quite an underwhelming affair along the high street as shops remain closed. Cheltenham high street stores have been baron following the UK’s most recent lockdown, and with Black Friday now spanning for three […]
Students stress over home travel arrangements
With the end of lockdown looming, the government has announced its changes to the tier system, students have a much clearer idea of what they’ll be going home to this Christmas. Having previously announced their plans for student travel arrangements this Christmas, the government has now confirmed the restrictions and tiers each region will face. […]
Therapist’s top tips to help you avoid conflict and stress over Christmas
The most wonderful time of the year comes with its own challenges. Emotions are running high and there’s a lot of pressure for everyone to get along even when there’s alcohol involved. After your third glass of wine when a family members says the wrong thing to you it can be difficult to keep your […]
John Lewis Christmas advert spreads the love
It may not be dragons, a man on the moon or Moz the monster but John Lewis is still celebrating Christmas, and this year the message is a little kinder. Jess Sykes reports: Warning: 3rd party content may contain adverts
CORONAVIRUS latest: ‘Travel window’ faces backlash from university students
A ‘Travel window’ has been introduced by the government, encouraging students to return home between the 3rd-9th of December. This has faced huge backlash online, with students worried about missing out on education, paying rent on accommodation and losing jobs they may have while at university. Watch our latest Coronavirus round-up below.
The students who are scared to go home for Christmas
A ‘travel window’ has been announced by the government to allow students to go home for Christmas between December 3-9. Universities have been told to set staggered departure dates to stop mass travel and reduce the risk of the virus spreading. Institutions have been told by The Department for Education (DfE) to end in-person teaching […]
Charity stops taking volunteers on for Christmas during the second lockdown
December is approaching which means it’s that time of the year where families gather to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones. But an entirely different level of uncertainty lingers in the public due to fear over the second lockdown affecting the annual Christmas holiday. This 2020, Christmas will be different. For some, Christmas will be […]
Buy an independent bookshop book for Christmas
In a nation divided by coronavirus restrictions there is one certainty. Christmas is coming. There are 43 virtual shopping days to Christmas and when England comes out of lockdown there will be just 23 days to storm the shops for that lovely, touchy, feely, inquisitive fix of finding the right gift. Books, whether the real […]