BUSSAGE skate park is to be revamped thanks to a newly awarded £60,000 grant. The funding, which came via Gloucestershire County Council’s Youth Capital Fund, was secured jointly by Chalford Parish Council and online skate shop owner Andy
STROUD were hopeful of avenging a last minute defeat at Rockhampton earlier in the season but Thornbury, playing with the confidence of a side that had charged into the promotion places, ran out comfortable winners. Earlier, Stroud's defence held firm
DECORATIVE fabrics and wallpaper firm Lewis & Wood has started up a new consultation service for customers at its North Woodchester showroom. The free initiative allows uncertain clients to discuss design and colour combinations for their home before
NEW youth and children’s clubs have been set up across the Stroud area, including in Painswick, Chalford and Minchinhampton. The free clubs –known collectively as The Pulse – were established by Christian youth charity Psalms to offer energetic, fun
ECO pioneer Dale Vince has applied for permission to install a free-standing solar panel device, which would track the sun, in his back garden. Minchinhampton parish councillors discussed the application at a meeting on Monday night and decided to give
Stephen Harley-Sloman Dreaming of spring... DESPITE the energetic antics of a group of four squirrels in the tree opposite my window I cannot yet muster any happy thoughts about snowdrops and hellebores, let alone spring or summer. The squirrels are
Gloucestershire Police Authority is the body responsible for ensuring the maintenance of an efficient and effective police service in the county. Comprising of 17 local people – nine councillors and eight independent members – the authority is separate
DAVE HOCKADAY has swooped for prolific Chasetown striker Reece Styche,20, in time for tonight’s Blue Square Premier trip to Hayes and Yeading (7.45pm). The former Hednesford Town and Shepshed Dynamo forward has bagged 13 goals in 15 games for
TWO children and two adults were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in overturned in Slad Road, Stroud at 1.45pm on Sunday. All four were taken by air ambulance to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, where they were treated for minor
TICKETS are almost sold out to see folk legend Steve Knightley play at The Prince Albert pub in Rodborough tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 27. About seven tickets, priced £14 each, are available to pick up at the pub while even less can be purchased
A 19-year-old woman suffered bruising to her face after she was attacked and robbed in Stratford Park in Stroud. The incident took place between 4.10pm – 4.20pm yesterday, Monday, January 25, as the victim sat on a bench in the park. She was approached
A WORKSHOP dedicated to the ancient wellbeing technique Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi is to be held in Stroud. Various types of the meditative practice will be taught during the day-long introductory session at The Space in Lansdown on Saturday, February 6
A derelict wing of a youth club will be restored, thanks to a grant from the county council’s Voluntary Sector Youth Capital (VSYC) fund. Minchinhampton Youth Club has raised a total of £150,000, including £50,000 from the VSCYC, along with grants from
AN AUCTION of promises in aid of the Haiti earthquake appeal at The Prince Albert pub in Rodborough, which was due to take place on February 2, has been postponed until Tuesday, February 9. Actor Keith Allen has agreed to appear as auctioneer at the
STROUD Valleys Project is appealing for volunteers to help plant hedges and install kissing gates. The town centre-based charity is looking for a team to carry out the work in and around Stroud and Frampton-on-Severn after receiving a £5,000 grant from
A FOREST Green Rovers fan who was involved in a road collision on the A46 last Tuesday, has died in Hospital. Ryan Lee, 31, from Nailsworth, was travelling from his place of work to take his seat on one of the supporter's coaches taking fans to Meadow
FIREFIGHTERS used water jets and breathing apparatus to contain a blaze at a factory in Stroud. The small fire broke out in a unit on the Bath Road Trading Estate, in Lightpill, shortly after midnight yesterday, Tuesday. Two fire engines went to the scene
A LIFE-LONG Forest Green Rovers fan died from a heart attack after watching his team play against Notts County last week. Father-of-three Paul Davis, 50, - known to friends as Ditty - was a keen sportsman who was passionate about football and was well-known
Gloucestershire County Council is giving collectors the chance to buy unused books and texts that are gathering dust in the county’s libraries. The items going on sale are unused and/or in poor and deteriorating condition. None of them directly relate
