If chief constable Suzette Davenport’s hopes to hire 100 more officers goes to plan, this could mean a real opportunity to display more diversity within the force. This has been an ambition for the police for the last few months, after concerns were raised that the police would have less than 1,000 officers by 2018. […]
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Student faces racist post-brexit abuse
20 year-old student Ashleigh Moodley who is of an Indian descent, was racially abused after stroking a woman’s dog. Ashleigh was walking to the doctor’s surgery on St George’s Road when two ladies in their mid-40s came towards her with their dog. Ashleigh went to stroke the dog, smiling, though was greeted with racist remarks. “That’s […]
“My self was destroyed, I needed to make a change”
At 14, Carney Bonner suffered extreme cyber-bullying. His experiences led him to self-harm, seeing him in and out of hospital. This experience left lasting implications on his mental health, and at only 15, Carney decided to fight against the very thing that held him back. 7 years on, Carney is entering his final year studying International Business […]
Gloucestershire’s Paralympic archers on target for Tokyo 2020
There’s something satisfying about firing a bow and arrow, and watching as the arrow flies and flexes towards the target. Time slows as it approaches, and then buries itself deep in the foam. You’ll pretend it was skill when you hit the yellow for the first time, ignoring the ones you’ve just fired that missed […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club – how we compete with the men
Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club (CTLFC) are the leading ladies’ football team in Gloucestershire. Yet their captain, Jenn Brown-Wealls, says they are “nowhere on the scale of the men’s game”. In the past five years the club has won the Gloucestershire FA Chartered Standard Club of the Year Award, had 2 promotions, 3 cup final appearances and seen […]
Diversity is changing the face of companies
More than half of firms in the FTSE 100 do not have any directors from an ethnic minority on their board, latest government-commissioned research shows. Of all the firms in the FTSE 100 index, only seven have boards where more than a third of directors are from ethnic backgrounds – and most of them have links to South […]
Parking permits to be introduced for busy Cheltenham side streets
Parking in Cheltenham will become more difficult, under new proposals by Gloucestershire County Council. Three areas of the town will have residents’ parking permits introduced, aimed at stopping commuters using the spaces throughout the whole day. West End, Lansdown and around the railway station will see new regulations. Millbrook Street and Great Western Terrace, near […]
5 reasons 2020 will be a good year for Cheltenham
1. Culture and fashion Cheltenham will soon be booming with plenty more retailers and restaurants, with some big names lined up. The high-street is already popular, with new stores such as Toyshop, T2 and Yankee Candle boosting trade and bringing more shoppers to Cheltenham. John Lewis and Wagamama are just some of the established retailers […]
Gloucestershire’s struggle to end slavery continues
Many people may think that slavery is a thing of the past, confined to the history books and no longer an issue that affects people. However Modern Day Slavery is a growing issue, even in the UK. According to the Global Slavery Index there are an estimated 11,700 slaves in the UK, and these slaves […]
Question mark looms over Oakley Community Resource Centre
Oakley Community Centre struggles on as trustee’s pull funding with council offering little financial assistance, taking back their building in the process. The Community Centre as we know it will close, though for now the recourse centre will be business as usual. However the future of the community centre isn’t certain.Project Manager Anna Reeves said “We aren’t staying […]