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Your phone dies. Your train’s delayed. Your ticket’s on an app. You need a taxi. That tiny red battery icon becomes a real problem fast. So I sit down with Archie from LifeSaver Power, the team behind the portable charging stations you may have seen at the Cheltenham Festival. We chat about how the rent-swap-return system works, what it costs, why unlimited swaps matter at big events, and how they’re building a more sustainable, circular model using renewable energy.

Before that, we run through the stories shaping Cheltenham right now: a local mum taking on a huge endurance fundraiser for Sue Ryder by running the London Marathon and then 100 miles back to Cheltenham; reminders to register to vote before the deadline; drink cartons now accepted in kerbside recycling; and a major win for local heritage as Cheltenham Lido is secured until 2120. We also touch on safety concerns, recent incidents, and a positive step with new zero-emission buses across Gloucestershire.

Then we lighten things up with Nikki and Eddie from Not A Cult, Cheltenham’s improvised comedy group. They explain how improv works, why audience prompts can be chaos in the best way, and what to expect at their upcoming shows.

Cheltenham Mum Just giving Page

Registar to Vote

Cheltenham Coucil Elections

Women Cheltenham FC Tickets 

Lifesaver Power

Free Blood Pressure Checks 

Cheltenham Town FC - Groundsman Job

Springbank Choir

Not A Cult - Tickets

Not A Cult Website

The Ivy Cheltenham Easter

Cheltenham Poetry Festival

YMCA Sleep Easy

Jazz Festival

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