RESTORATION charity the Friends of Friendless Churches will host a talk at the Old Town Hall in The Shambles, Stroud, on Thursday, February 17. Organised by Stroud Civic Society, the presentation by Alec Hamilton will discuss the work of the trust, which
A motorist enjoyed an emotional meeting today with the Gloucestershire Police control centre worker whose voice kept her conscious after she crashed into a 15ft ditch. Lara Williams, 39, suffered memory loss when her car careered down the deep hollow
I HAVE suddenly become the most popular man in Cirencester. Smiling strangers accost me in the street, or supermarket aisle. They laugh or commiserate. Many offer gifts of the edible variety, many containing red meat. You will all know why.
STROUD College has announced it could merge with Filton College near Bristol under one name. The partnership, which is subject to a six-week consultation period possibly beginning next month, may result in the construction of a new campus near Dursley
A 27-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries following an assault in The Warehouse nightclub in Stroud in the early hours of Sunday, February 13. Officers and an ambulance crew were called to the venue in London Road around 12.05am
CHARGES at some Stroud District Council-owned car parks could rise by 30p for an hour’s stay under new proposals unveiled this week. A consultation is underway about the changes, which would see rates in the Stroud town centre car park in Church Street
PROMPTED by remarks I made in a debate in Parliament on the subject of bees, I was contacted by the Bee Guardian Foundation, based at the Social Enterprise Centre in Brick Row, Stroud. Run by Jessie Jowers and Carlo Montesanti, the Foundation is a not
A BAD day at the office from too many of my players in a 4-0 defeat at Southport. The trip up north went well and we started with a lot of possession. However, too many of the team under-performed and when this occurs there is only one outcome. We failed
COUNTY councillors have issued a constitutional challenge to the cabinet’s decision on library cuts and issued a ‘call-in.’ The call-in will be reviewed today by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, which will decide whether to dismiss it or ask the
