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 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 […]
We are facing a new reality – High Streets are in crisis and there’s no denying the problem. Big names are entering administration with chains such as Toys R Us already shutting stores across the UK. But what are the main reasons why our High Streets are suffering? Embed from Getty Images Well for starters […]
Nearly 1300 Cheltenham people will march through the town to remember the hundreds of service men and women who gave their lives in WW1. Cheltenham Remembers have organised this ambitious march to mark the centenary of the end of conflict. Geoff Ratcliffe organising the march says “We have at the moment 10 local schools, Girl Guides, […]
Business leaders hope that a new £7.5 million bus station will be a shot in the arm for Gloucester’s outdated city centre. Gloucester’s new stunning bus station opens this Saturday – inviting the public to have a look around the new complex. The new bus station will have digital timetables showing live arrivals […]
The University of Gloucestershire is celebrating 17 years of university status. Since its early civic function in the 19th century and the Park Campus designed originally to be a zoo, history is there for us to explore. This week marks 17 years since we became the University of Gloucestershire. We keep our letters patent […]
Employees at Debenhams in Gloucester have been left wondering whether their jobs are safe after the retailer announced the closure of up to 50 stores this morning. After previously identifying just 10 branches, the company has now decided that a third of their department stores will be shut down, putting 4,000 jobs at risk across […]
It’s been a busy month for Cheltenham. Only a couple of days ago we celebrated the opening of John Lewis and Urban Outfitters. Now Lidl has opened a second new store on the edge of the town. The new Lidl on Tewkesbury Road opened at 8am today with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Cheltenham mayor […]
Gunpowder, treason and plot- the planned mass murder of a king and his Government may have been cooked up in the Cotswolds. Once again, it’ll soon be that time where the skies are lit up with the flashes and glows of fireworks and bonfires, to remember the infamous night that Guy Fawkes attempted to obliterate parliament. Thirteen radical Catholics […]