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You can now get your Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders directly from Cheltenham Borough Council. What is the course? The Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders, also known as the APLH, is the qualification you need if you're responsible for selling alcohol in the leisure and retail sector. It's also beneficial if… Continue reading Achieve your APLH direct from Cheltenham Borough Council

User-generated restaurant guide Harden’s, has officially recognised Cheltenham foodie scene as a town on the up, with three top rankings achieved in the 2019 guide. Cheltenham has: been ranked joint 8th in the ‘Top Scorers’ table 2019, alongside Bath, Windermere and York, with 4 Cheltenham restaurants making the top scorers list. This is a new… Continue reading Cheltenham Foodie Scene Officially Recognised in Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2019 Guide

Earlier this year, the core topic of debate in the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Tourism was the significant concern among authorities about quality control of the short-term let market. It was highlighted that short-term letting accommodation can be freely listed on sharing platforms or with Destination Management Organisations (DMOs), even if hosts haven’t… Continue reading Quality in Tourism forms Primary Authority Partnership

VisitEngland has today, 26 November, re-launched its Entry Level and Taste accreditation schemes for accommodation and food businesses, making them available to businesses across England. From today all accommodation and food businesses in England can apply to the schemes directly through VisitEngland Assessment Services as well as through local destination management organisations. VisitEngland has also… Continue reading VisitEngland re-launches Entry Level and Taste Schemes

Canada Life Investments has announced an agreement with House of Fraser to facilitate the ongoing trading of Cavendish House, the iconic 195-year old department store in Cheltenham’s Promenade reinforcing the compelling offer on Cheltenham’s high street. Mike Roberts, Head of UK Property at Canada Life Investments, stated: “We are pleased to continue our relationship with… Continue reading House of Fraser reinvests as Cheltenham’s town centre continues to be lively and prosperous

A newly-formed community choir will take its first steps in public performance at the Hester’s Way Christmas lights switch-on ceremony on 14th December in Coronation Square, Cheltenham West. But in just seven months’ time the same group will perform in the finale of the 75th Cheltenham Music Festival on Sunday 14 July 2019 in Cheltenham… Continue reading Community Opera awarded National Lottery Funding

The Christmas market will once again return to the heart of Cheltenham, bringing festive fun and nostalgia. The market will run from 22 November until 15 December 2018, brought to you by Geraud UK in partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council and Cheltenham Business Improvement District (BID). Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the season… Continue reading Cheltenham’s traditional Christmas market returns tomorrow

Remembrance Sunday saw the final commemoration event of the Cheltenham Remembers project marking the 100 years since the signing of the Armistice Agreement and the council thanks all the partners involved and all who came to see the powerful, thought provoking and poignant WW1 projection. The Cheltenham Remembers WW1 commemoration weekend began on the afternoon… Continue reading WW1 remembrance weekend – Thank you

Last month, we hosted 16 regional influencers and bloggers from Bristol and took them on an exciting, jam-packed tour of our town. The first item on their (rather full) agenda, was a stop by The Bicycle Hub to get kitted out ready for taking on The Regency Cheltenham Cycle Trail. After enjoying some of the… Continue reading Bristol Bloggers Visit

A successful collaboration between the council and police has helped Cheltenham racecourse secure a ban of selling and buying tickets by touts on racecourse property, making it safer for racegoers. The new restrictions will make it an offence for any person to sell, expose, make available or advertise any tickets for sale other than through… Continue reading Council and constabulary work together to stop ticket touts at Cheltenham races