SGS College is running a free performing arts summer school at the Sub Rooms next month. Workshops on acting, singing and dancing will take place between 10am to 3.30pm from Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12. Pupils in Years 10, 11, 12 can
PUPILS past and present celebrated the first 20 years of Nailsworth Primary School on Friday. Former staff, students and their families were invited back to the school for an afternoon of celebrations to mark the two decades since it opened in
BRIGHTHOUSE has won its fight to keep the illuminated sign at its store in King Street, Stroud. The company appealed after Stroud District Council ruled that the sign and a second hanging sign be removed, saying they were not in keeping with the
By Max Gibson FROM building bird-boxes to boosting bio-diversity, Sustainability Day at Marling School saw students learn more about the various ways to protect our natural world. Working in collaboration with the Stroud Valleys Project and
A CHARITY auction raised almost £3,000 for Avening Primary School. A holiday in the South of France, beauty treatments and a drive in a Porsche were just some of the prizes up for grabs at the Auction of Promises earlier this year. The school
DOUBLE Olympic champion Pete Reed bagged gold for Great Britain as the World Rowing Cup concluded at Eton Dorney on Sunday. It was one of four golds, five silvers and two bronzes won by the GB Rowing Team on the third and final day of the regatta
By SNJ work experience student Susie Vance THIS summer’s Stroud in Bloom will have the theme of Edible Gardens, and traders and residents are encouraged to help the town win gold. In preparation for Stroud in Bloom, traders are being invited
A MAN has been arrested following the theft of money from collection boxes in Gloucester Cathedral. Thieves broke padlocks on three metal boxes attached to candle stands in the church, emptying around £70 in cash on Tuesday, June 5. Then, on
FORMER Forest Green striker Steve Davies is on ambitious Southern League side Shortwood's radar. Davies, ended his two-year spell at Conference North Gloucester City, citing the travelling demands as the reason for turning down a new deal at the
Words by Marianne Sweet Pictures by Thousand Word Media WALKERS remembered lost loved ones as they marked the longest day with the Cotswold Care Hospice Summer Solstice Walk. Hundreds of families took part in the 10km evening walk
A FILM about a US-based climate change group which encouraged individuals and organisations to end their investments in fossil fuel companies is being shown at the Lansdown Hall in Stroud on Sunday (June 30). The screening of the documentary Do
A STROUD based community group which aims to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote sustainable living in the Five Valleys has been awarded almost £10,000 of Lottery funding. Transition Stroud, which was founded in 2006 to combat
THE Cotswold club sent 3 open teams and a starter team to this popular tournament in the green surroundings of Memorial Park right in the centre of Basingstoke. The Breezes starter team had a fabulous day winning all their matches to take a glorious
FUNDRAISER Rob Sinfield has hit full throttle reaching his target of £20,000 for charity thanks to the help of Formula 1 race teams. Father-of-three Rob, 47, will cycle from London to Paris with his 18-year-old son Alistair in July to raise money
