STROUD clothes shop Eclipse has become famous for its window displays of eye-catching dresses but the popular boutique has never showcased anything as creative as its latest frock. For the rest of this month, its main window will be home to a cleverly
TWO men have been arrested following an aggravated burglary in Painswick in which a man was assaulted. The incident occurred around 8.25pm on Tuesday, January 11, when a couple returned to their home in Bisley Street and found an intruder inside. He
FOREST Green midfielder Lee Smith has joined Conference North outfit Telford United on a month's loan. The winger recently finished a loan spell with his former club, Gloucester City, and despite netting five goals in seven games for the Tigers he has
TEMPORARY traffic lights have been re-established on a stretch of the A46 as work continues to repair the road surface and prevent it slipping any further. The work at Cooper’s Hill has been restarted following a break over Christmas, and is still
A PUBLIC consultation event on plans for 50 homes in Uplands, Stroud will be held on Thursday, January 20. Barratt Homes wants to build 50 properties, 18 of which will be social housing, at Wades Farm, which lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding
PLAYING on the common, Minchinhampton Rams enjoyed a day to remember against rivals Civil Service. Captain Greg Fisher elected to play uphill rather than into the sun, and Minch’s backs ran at Service with panache from the start, Ollie Payne and Jamie
A WHITE van driver who may have vital information about an attempted burglary is being asked to contact police. Between 4.10am and 4.20am on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, offenders used a stolen Land Rover to ram metal shutters at a petrol station
MY New Year resolution is not to give up anything. I am not giving up my gin and tonics, I am not giving up any food I like to eat (in moderation) and I intend to have lost at least two stone by the end of 2011. No it’s not another one in
CAINSCROSS came out on top against local rivals Minchinhampton on Saturday. Minch started brightly, working their way into the Cainscross 22 and setting up some promising attacks. The whole Cainscross team tackled superbly and eventually turned the
IN a poor game of rugby, with both sides not at their best after the long lay-off, Bristol Harlequins gained revenge for Stroud's win at Brislington earlier in the season, writes Robin Cooke. The first half belonged almost entirely to Harlequins and
WORLD Cup winning legend Gordon Banks is coming to Stonehouse to help raise much-needed funds for the town’s football club to help them progress. At present the 1st team play in Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division 1 and in order
WILDLIFE in the Stroud area has been put at risk after vandals punctured a 2,500-litre oil container at a property in Oakridge Lynch. This led to a quantity of oil leaking into a nearby stream, which runs through the village down into Chalford
