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  • Schools clawback report published

    A REVIEW of controversial plans to reclaim £400,000 from schools in Gloucestershire has been published by a county council scrutiny committee. Members supported the principal of recovering excess savings taken from running cost budgets – or revenue budgets

  • Children deliver wish-list for town

    AN ICE-SKATING rink, BMX track and indoor football pitch are among the facilities youngsters want to see in Stroud, a study has found. Also on the wish list are an Internet café dedicated to children, an indoor pool with waterslides and sports coaching

  • Suspicious incident in Quedgeley sparks police inquiry

    A SUSPICIOUS man who approached two 11-year-old girls in Quedgeley is being sought by police. During the incident, which occured between 5.45pm and 6pm on Monday, December 9, a man in a red hatchback got out of his car and spoke to the girls in the

  • Toilets top priority for Stroud residents

    TOILETS, cleanliness and green spaces are the top priorities for Stroud residents, according to the town council’s biggest-ever consultation. Meanwhile the initial survey results show the least priorities are the annual civic awards, the Christmas

  • Around Town with Sheila Maddock

    FREE car parking for Christmas shopping is being provided by Stroud District Council on Saturday December 20 in all of the town centre car parks: Cheapside, London Road multi-storey and long-stay parks, Church Street, Parliament Street and Rowcroft car

  • Woolworths launches closing down sale

    The Joint Administrators to Woolworths Plc have today announced that a store closing sale will begin in stores on Thursday 11 December. The Administrators continue to actively seek buyers for the Woolworths assets and negotiations with a number of interested

  • Dog poo bins being renovated

    DOG waste bins in Stroud are being renovated by the town council. Each metal compartment will be re-sprayed with paint and given a new label.