As the Prime Minister confirmed that primary schools will open on the 1st June, questions are being asked about the standard of education received by students still at home. Primary schools will reopen to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, as part of Boris Johnson’s plan for the reopening of the UK. It […]
The world is learning a valuable lesson in experiencing the isolation that many elderly people have been living for the past several years. Towards the beginning of March people aged between 60 and 70 recoiled at the rumours that they, and those with serious underlying health conditions, would be required to socially isolate from others […]
The Leader of the Western Circuit, Kate Brunner QC, has compiled a report showing how justice is being denied to users of the criminal justice system in Gloucestershire. The report, ‘This Doesn’t Look Like Justice’, outlines the national problem: cuts to court sitting days and how this reduction in operating hours has led to complainants […]
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 […]
Chinese authorities have urged people to stop travelling in and out of the city and the Foreign Office are now ‘advising against all but essential travel to Wuhan.’ The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are carefully monitoring the coronavirus situation and as of yesterday, have employed enhanced monitoring of all direct flights from […]
David Lloyd Health Club in Gloucester is hosting a tennis social in celebration of the 2020 Australian Open tournament. The event will take place this Saturday at 2.00pm, giving those who register, the opportunity to play an adults double match at the centre. The session is one of the many socials the club run […]
Wherever you live now, and wherever you’ve moved from, there are some things that people need to know about where they’re calling home next. Cheltenham is no exception. It has a population of roughly 120,000 people and is perhaps known most for the discovery of its spa waters. But there are some things that a […]
‘Beautiful’, ‘tranquil’, and ‘hypnotic’ are just some of the words being used to describe a new light display which pays tribute to work supporting refugees and asylum seekers. The interactive art is on show inside Gloucester Cathedral to mark 20 years of Gloucestershire refugee charity, GARAS. Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS) […]
How long before Cheltenham bans diesel cars? What do you do with the diesel you drive now and are electric cars really the answer? In the last twenty years diesel cars have gone from being seen as the answer to efficient, economical travel, to having a reputation as one of the primary causes of pollution […]
Teenagers urged politicians to put aside their party differences to tackle the international challenge of climate change at a meeting attended by hundreds of people in Cheltenham. Students from Pittville School, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Balcarras School and others, attended the event to quiz a political panel on the environment in Cheltenham and what’s being done […]
