Urban Outfitters has set a date for opening its first store in Gloucestershire. The global streetwear brand will open its doors with a launch party on 23 October, as one of the largest shops in the refurbished Brewery Quarter. We can't wait for this! @UrbanOutfitters opening in #Cheltenham 23/10 – coming to @TheBreweryChelt adding to […]
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John Lewis Cheltenham: social media reaction
The John Lewis opening has been one of the biggest events in Cheltenham this year. Everybody has been talking about it and now the day has come, what has been the reaction? We spoke to customers leaving the store to see what they thought of Cheltenham’s newest addition who gave us mixed messages. Andrea Beard […]
Flagship John Lewis opens its doors in Cheltenham
John Lewis has unveiled its £23m store in Cheltenham. The retail group opened its doors to the public at 7:30am on Thursday, with the department store expected to channel business back into the town centre. Kevan Blackadder, head of Cheltenham’s Business Improvement District, said the opening was good news for all businesses. He said: “I […]
Coast clothing to go into administration
Popular fashion brand Coast is the latest high street chain finding itself in hot water, with 24 stores across the country set to close and a further 300 jobs put at risk. Despite the brand’s high street stores closing, department store branches will remain trading following a “rescue deal” by sister brand Karen Millen, a move that […]
What do the people of Cheltenham think about the new John Lewis store?
Today is the day the much-anticipated John Lewis store opened its doors to Cheltonians. We have had a sneak peek of the new £23m store which will offer the latest in high-end fashion, cutting-edge technology for the tech-savvy and it will be a haven for all the makeup lovers with loved brands such as Charlotte […]
John Lewis announces charity benefit
John Lewis has announced the first three local charities that will benefit from its Community Matters scheme. The charitable scheme allows Cheltenham customers to decide which of the three charities they would like to support by donating tokens provided after shopping. The scheme will run for 12 weeks from Thursday 18 October 2018 and will finish towards the end […]
UPDATE: Patisserie Valerie advertising jobs after cash injection
Patisserie Valerie is on the verge of sliding into administration without an immediate injection of cash. The business was warned yesterday that there is a hole in its accounts of more than £20m. Patisserie Holdings have issued an update after revealing that it had learned of “potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities”. Chris Marsh the financial director of Patisserie Valerie was arrested by […]
Exclusive: John Lewis floor plans revealed
Department store John Lewis announced plans for a new store back in 2015, and it’s finally opening on Thursday 18th October. With a combined investment of over £30m from John Lewis, BlackRock and Cheltenham Borough Council, the High Street store will provide “more convenient access to [John Lewis’] inspiring products and great service”. What will the new floors look like? These exclusive plans for the […]
The impact of TV shows on Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is a storyline which is prevalent in many TV shows around the world, particularly in the UK. Hollyoaks is the latest soap to reveal that they will be producing a Domestic Violence storyline for 2018, starting at the end of January. The abuse will involve the Maalik family where Imran will be physically […]
Alarm as child porn video is shared in at least one Gloucestershire school
A 25 year old man from Stockport has been arrested in connection with a sexually explicit video of a child which is being shared throughout schools across the country. Gloucestershire police have urged parents to search their children’s phones for a sexually explicit video featuring a unknown child and teenager after it became evident that […]