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 […]
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Warning from Police over fraudulent phone calls
Residents in the Gloucestershire area are being told to take care when answering their phones, as cold callers are pretending to be police officers in an attempt to steal credit card information. The caller will inform you that they are from the Metropolitan Police and that your card (or the card of someone close to you) […]
What would you say if you were offered a “hot sausage”?
The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), have ordered hot dogs to be renamed as ‘hot sausages’, as the word “dog” may be too offensive to some. Director of the department, Dr. Sirajuddin Suhaimee, believes that the name may cause confusion. “In Islam, dogs are considered unclean and the name cannot be related to halal certification,” He stated. […]
NHS stop Gloucestershire gluten-free prescriptions
Gluten-free food will no longer be offered on prescription in Gloucestershire. The governing body for the county’s NHS services has taken the decision to stop offering coeliac-specific foods on cost grounds. Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) spent nearly £400,000 on coeliac prescriptions in the last financial year. Each prescription is very expensive to the NHS, […]
Chaos as the University of Gloucestershire announces afternoon power-cut
A scheduled power cut is set to cause disruption at the University of Gloucestershire. At 3pm the power will be turned off for approximately one hour at Park Campus, in a bid to and reset the power system. This will mean students and staff will be unable to use any of the systems or rooms during this time. […]
Locals concerned for safety as 24 homes raided in 8 days
Locals have urged for new safety measures after the burglary rate in Cheltenham more than doubled last week. There were 24 burglaries reported between Monday 9th November and Monday 16th November, 24 compared with 11 in the previous week. All the thefts took place between 5pm and 11pm. Police Community Support Officers have spoken to […]