With the climate crisis still ongoing, many people and businesses are thinking about ways they can help to reverse it. Global Footsteps is an ‘educational charity which links grassroots communities around the world ‘. Based in Cheltenham, the group has played its part and had retrofitting carried out. Global Footsteps trustee, Alison Crane, discussed the […]
Nearly a year into the pandemic and the daily story of Covid-19 is being told in numbers to an increasingly desensitised UK population. Today our Health Unmasked team is looking at the human stories behind these numbers. Megan looks at digital techniques to tackle mental health issues from home as the Calm app leads […]
A Devon headteacher has called for school staff to be prioritised in the race to get the country vaccinated next. Training for the Lateral Flow tests started this week for primary school staff, turning results around in less than an hour. The Government expect staff members to do two tests per week, although optional. The […]
Closing the door, carefully checking to make sure no-one is listening, and dialing the phone number of a stranger. This is the process that thousands of people are going through before picking up their phones and listening to the voice of a therapist. During the third national lockdown, therapy practices have moved online or over […]
A national charity is warning that the latest lockdown is leaving many unpaid carers worn out, exhausted and close to breaking point. Already lockdown restrictions imposed to halt the further spread of Coronavirus are causing widespread challenges for everyone in the UK – people are having to stay at home and only go out if […]
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. […]
Two women who have experienced recurring miscarriages have come forward to share their experiences following the announcement of Meghan Markle’s pregnancy loss. The Duchess of Sussex, who wrote a feature for the New York Times, has encouraged some women who’ve gone through miscarriages before and during lockdown to speak up about their similar losses. Sophie […]
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 […]
It was 31st October. Strolling through Cheltenham at 10pm, crowds of drunken ghosts and devils gathered around street corners, enjoying one of their last few nights of drinking in pubs on Halloween before the second lockdown. This time, the lockdown had been announced to last only a month. The reality was, with darker evenings and […]
Everybody’s favourite lockdown PE teacher has completed another amazing feat for charity, exercising non-stop for 24 hours in support of Children in Need. With the sponsors racking up an amazing £1,520,020. “2020 has been a challenging year for us all… so what better way to end it than by raising money for BBC Children in […]
