Stallholders at Cheltenham’s Christmas market have outlined there is still a demand for shopping on the high street, despite the ease of the internet. Last week we reported on the dramatic decline of locals rushing to the shops as they preferred to grab a festive bargain online to save the hustle and bustle of the Black Friday sales. […]
The entertainer will perform sketches from his new ‘Philly Pilly Wang Wang’ show at Gloucester Guildhall in February. The winner of the 2010 Chortle Student Comedy Award is back, fresh from a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, and ready for his new tour which kicks off on the 2nd Feb at Bristol Old Vic. He’s best […]
It’s glitzy, glass-fronted and shiny and new. But all around the £23 million John Lewis store are reminders of Cheltenham’s past. The surrounding buildings date back more than 100 years, echoing a time when shopping was very different. Historians are keen that such times aren’t forgotten. Jill Waller, researcher of Cheltenham’s Local History Society […]
