Christmas is a time of celebration and a time to be spent with friends and family. But for some they are less fortunate and have no one, or nowhere, to go to over the festive period. Loneliness in the elderly is as prominent as ever, with over 3 million over 65’s saying they aren’t looking […]
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Politics Podcast
Here’s our Cheltenham 2020 politics breakdown, covering the election and local developments.
Cheltenham 2020: What have we discovered?
Let’s take a second to talk about the future. Will we finally have left the EU? Will plastic straws be banned? Or will we still maintain the same habits we’ve been trying to break for years…
The Cheltenham Plan: Over 11,500 new homes to be built in Cheltenham by 2031.
Cheltenham is set to embark on its largest expansion since the Second World War if final plans are approved early next year as part of the ‘Cheltenham Plan’. The proposals, centred around making sure Cheltenham is ready for the future, aims to provide enough housing, employment and infrastructure to cope with the rising population over […]
Meet the Gloucestershire man who can travel 150 miles for only £4.
A very small percentage of the population are capable of such a feat in this day and age, especially in the UK. It’s currently an exclusive club to be part of, but in time, the majority of the world will be able to join. Not only will you be saving your money, you will also […]
PODCAST: Park Leaf #Cheltenham2020
Here it is folks, the teams Podcast. Covering everything from Tesla’s to Carbon Neutral Cheltenham. We also mention Extinction Rebellion, because who could forget them?
The future of Cheltenham from an architect’s perspective
The architects’ at Edge Design Workshop in Cheltenham have new ideas for the future of the town, with a new creative space for young designers and events, re-purposing empty buildings for housing, and whether they think that Cheltenham will be more eco-friendly in the future. Edge Design have promoted ideas for an innovation hub which […]
Cheltenham’s Christmas Creep: Why are we celebrating earlier than ever?
Ebenezer Scrooge may come from the UK, but Google has confirmed that in fact Brits are the last people to be scoffing ‘Bah Humbug’ during the festive season. Statistics from the search engine show that within the past five years the United Kingdom search the word ‘Christmas’ more than any other country in the world. […]
Cheltenham’s own Greta Thunberg and her battle for a greener future
For environmental science student Yolande Booyse, the turning point was hearing a 16-year-old girl fight for our planet. That girl is Greta Thunberg who inspired Yolande to make her own mark in the climate change battle we are currently fighting. Greta Thunberg (SWE) at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, […]