A new community fridge in Charlton Kings hopes to bring communities together and fill bellies not bins. Planet Cheltenham, an independent environmental charity, is collaborating with Vision 21, the Co-operative, and Cheltenham Borough Council. Raechel Kelly an organiser of Planet Cheltenham says that they want to provide people with warm filling meals. “Rather than food […]
‘I go to charity shops, buy ugly clothes, design, rework and sew them then sell them on. It’s better for the environment, I make money and someone gets a cute top.’ Proudly sitting in front of her sewing machine, Harriet lets me know that it too was thrifted, ‘For only a tenner’. She shows me […]
Branch reporter Ulani speaks to blogger @issythevegan to understand her take on big vegan releases. Vegan is the word of the moment. Each week, more and more products are being launched and UK food bloggers can’t wait to digest the latest plant-based trends. The number of people trying plant-based alternatives is at an all-time high, […]
Branded by the Guardian as the vegan Halo-effect, companies have capitalised off of the recently explosive plant-based movement, to reap the rewards. In fact, Greggs profits increased by 50% in the first half of 2019, after the launch of their infamous plant-based sausage roll. The bakery chain famous for their steak bakes and traditional pork […]
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 […]
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
As if a pandemic wasn’t enough to get through in 2020, today is Friday the 13th! There is even an official name given to the fear of the number 13: triskaidekaphobia. Fancy another long word? There is a also a name for fear of the day specifically: paraskevidekatriaphobia. Pronouncing that word is far scarier than […]
E-scooters have appeared in Gloucestershire for a new, year-long, transport trial. The trial is part of a wider scheme to support ‘green’ local transport and discourage people from overcrowding public transport during the Coronavirus pandemic. Electric scooters are currently not legal in the UK but from the 4 July 2020, the Department for Transport have […]
