The Local Answer Magazine

18/09/2026

Cirencester Town skipper Harlie Price hoping to spring FA Cup upset against National League South club Farnham Town

Cirencester Town FC

18/09/2026

Gloucester City Kings are bouncing after quickfire start to the season

Gloucester City Basketball

These are exciting times for ambitious basketball club Gloucester City Kings. They were formed just five years ago but such has been their rapid progress that they are now competing with some of the best teams in the land. This season they’re playing in the BCB Trophy for the first time and they.....

18/09/2026

If you are fond of sand dunes and salty air, and fancy a stunning Denmark taster, drive north to dip your toes in Grenen’s lapping wavelets! 🩵

With summer beginning to ebb away, an hour’s stroll through marram-swathed dunes, beyond the imposing Det Grå Fyr (The Grey Lighthouse), brought us to Grenen where Denmark ends at a narrow shifting-sand point. Short of swimming to the horizon, all that remained was to dip one foot in Skagerrak an...

17/09/2026

Three cheers for beers with an exciting new chapter just around the corner! 🍻

Siren Craft Brew The Brewery Quarter, Cheltenham Cheltenham BID

An independent brewery is injecting a new lease of life into the former BrewDog bar and restaurant at The Brewery Quarter. Opening at 4pm on Monday 28th September 2026, Siren Craft Brew is celebrating 230 years of brewing history at the site in Cheltenham town centre with its own 30 lines of brewery...

17/09/2026

Former Worcester Warriors rugby player Perry Humphreys enjoyed being part of Longborough & Sezincote Cricket Club's title win

Ex-Worcester Warriors rugby player Perry Humphreys is hoping to play more cricket next season. The one-time powerful wing, who is 31, enjoyed a handful of games for Longborough & Sezincote in the summer, helping them to win Division 6B of the Gloucestershire Cricket League. The wicketkeeper/batsman....

17/09/2026

It's all systems go for MidGlos Indoor Bowling Club

The new indoor bowls season is upon us and teenaged star Finley Williamson is looking forward to spending lots of time at MidGlos Indoor Bowling Club over the next few months. The 19-year-old has been playing outdoor bowls for 11 years but only started playing indoors four years ago. His dad Lee is....

17/09/2026

Sip, sip hooray! 🍸️

Cheltenham BID The Brewery Quarter, Cheltenham The Alchemist - Cocktail Bar

Cheltenham Cocktail Week launches tomorrow with 10 days of creative food and drinks offers to celebrate the town’s hospitality scene. From Friday 18th to Sunday 27th September 2026, 36 venues across the town are serving up a range of offers and promotions, with signature cocktails and mocktails p...

17/09/2026

Professor Pragya Agarwal promises a science festival that's full of surprises for 2027! ✨️

Cheltenham Festivals

Social and data scientist and scholar Professor Pragya Agarwal has been appointed as the new artistic director of next year's Cheltenham Science Festival. Leading the 25th festival, she promises a fresh vision for the festival, saying she hopes to open new conversations and new ways for audiences to...

17/09/2026

When someone asks you to act as their executor, it often feels straightforward. They trust you, and you say yes. It is important to remember being an executor is not just about paperwork. It is a legal role with real responsibility and potential consequences if things go wrong...

Amanda Attrell, Senior Associate at BPE Solicitors, looks at the role and responsibilities of being an executor and why you should carefully consider your decision.   When someone asks you to act as their executor, it often feels straightforward. They trust you, and you say yes. It is important t...

16/09/2026

Alice Johnston and sons Archie, Ollie and Angus set half marathon world record

Runner Alice Johnston and her three sons are on top of the world. They are celebrating after setting a new world record half marathon combined time for a mum and her three children. And they didn’t just beat the record on Sunday, they smashed it. The previous best combined time for 13.1 miles  wa...