MUSICIANS, poets, artists and eco speakers will headline a new one day festival in Stroud. Hawkwood’s Seed Festival at Hawkwood College in Painswick Old Road starts at 11am on Saturday, July 6 with the last act of the day due to perform on the
FAMILIES with two-year-olds are being encouraged to find out if they are entitled to free early learning childcare. Gloucestershire County Council has received £4.78 million to support vulnerable two-year-olds to access early education. Families
KNITTED gnomes, gorgeous gardens and yummy cupcakes helped raise more than £2,000 at the Eastcombe Gnome Hunt at the weekend. More than 500 visitors enjoyed a trail around the village held to raise money for Eastcombe Primary School. Organisers
ARTS, music, food and fun combine for Dursley Festival on Saturday. Events kick off on the Recreation Ground from 1.30pm. There will be all sorts of stalls, displays and children’s activities and music and dance will be showcased throughout
A BANNER in the centre of Nailsworth has sparked an argument after a charity was told it could not advertise a fundraising fete there. The town council rents out space at the Clock Tower for organisations to display a banner - but rules state that
COTSWOLD Sailing Club is hoping to open up sailing to a new audience next weekend as the club holds a free open weekend on 29th and 30th June. The club’s beautiful lake, located in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park, will be open to non-members
FOREST Green boss David Hockaday insists a collective wave of fresh optimism is coursing through the club. Despite finishing a disappointing 10th last season, Rovers are already installed as the bookies favourites for the Conference Premier title
STAFF at Ecotricity took to the saddle to demonstrate the benefits of cycling to work as part of National Bike Week. Dozens of employees cycled to the offices in Stroud and had their bikes checked by ‘Dr Bike’ mechanics from The Gloucestershire
A VERY patriotic Gromit was spotted in Stroud recently. Whiteshill resident Vanessa Price sent in this picture of Gromit in Cainscross taken on Saturday, June 1. The five foot tall fibreglass sculpture was being delivered from Sheffield to Bristol
PRIMARY school children were invited to Waitrose in Stroud in a bid to encourage them to grow their own food. They tasted exotic fruits, met specialists on the deli, meat and fish counters and even took a look in the freezers in the warehouse during
HEART failure sufferer Jayne Knowles Smith travelled to the Houses of Parliament last week to tell MPs of the lack of support for those with her condition. Jayne, 53, gave a speech to more than 90 MPs and senior members of the Department of Health
CHILDREN showed off their talents during a show at Cashes Green Primary School. Every pupil had the chance to audition for the show in front of a panel of five judges (three members of staff and two members of the school council). After the
HOME-cooked food at affordable prices is the motto of a new cafe and restaurant in Minchinhampton. Couple Adam Atkins and Holly Bevan took over the former His and Hers earlier this month. Munchinhampton, in Westend, will offer breakfast, lunch
DESIGNER Sarah Hardaker is holding a pop up sale shop in Nailsworth for one day only. Fabrics, cushions, lampshades and craft packs will be available to buy at the pop up shop within Sharland and Lewis Home, in Old Market, on Friday, June 28.
STAFF at Sainsbury's in Stroud have spent 12 months raising money for the Beresford Group's womens refuge in Stroud. Customers donated money at the checkouts and staff held lottery bonus balls, a sponsored bike ride, bucket collections and a Christmas
TOLSEY Two of Dursley has launched another shop in Stonehouse High Street. The shop opened on Saturday, June 1 and offers an array of gifts, home furnishings, handmade jewellery, organic body products and local crafts. Tolsey Two owner Jayne Perrett
EMMA Blomfield is the new apprentice at First Base Employment in Stroud. Following a successful weeks work experience, Emma,19, and from Stroud, is now a permanent face at the companys office in Rowcroft. She was first spotted at Gloucestershire
MADAM - I was alarmed to read about the proposal for a large supermarket at Ryeford. Apart from the serious effect on Stonehouse and its efforts to revive the high street, there is the basic question of why we need another major foodstore in the area
PILLAR of Painswick Derek Hodges has died aged 91. Mr Hodges, who was born in 1921, was training to be a teacher when he was called up at the age of 21 to serve in the Second World War. After serving in the RAF between 1942 and 1946, Mr Hodges
MADAM - The point of being an MP is to raise issues in Parliament and to use your vote appropriately. The only good to come out of the Iraq debacle was that Parliament would always be consulted on taking the country into conflict on a substantive
MADAM - Every day I walk along the tow path recently created behind Lodgemoor Mill (the long straight path from the Hi-Lite Windows yard to Lodgemoor Mill). I have been enjoying the wild flowers alongside the path, nothing rare or exciting just
MADAM - I would like to respond to some of the inaccuracies in Martin Hancox's letter printed in your June 12 edition titled 'Blaming Brock is not answer': 1. Cattle TB may be found in the respiratory system of cattle but is also found in the alimentary
"OH CRUMBS, I've got Captain Kirk's jacket," said Mike Beckingham, examining the hand tailored garment in the boot of his car. It was the morning after a particularly big night out. Ebley-based actor Mike had been at the red carpet premiere of
MADAM - I am going to respond to Cllr Paul Carter's "grasping at straws" letter (June 12) just to reassure him and your readership that the alliance on the district council is functioning well and efficiently. Apologies Paul; I admit to have been
MORE than 80 volunteers from Minchinhampton Rugby Club tackled a raft of jobs in preperation for the new season. They gave their time to tackle many tasks on its new site and bring the reality of perfect pitches for the new season in September
MADAM - May I make assurances through your newspaper to Cllr Marjoram and to the others that I am not naive; neither do I lack the intelligence to understand that it is 'his' - 'the Green Party's' quest for power at any price that made them vote against
MADAM - Ever heard the expression 'bald as a coot'? Coots are water birds whose heads have the appearance of baldness. This doesn't refer to the lack of feathers on the bird's head but to their white markings. REF (http://www.phrases.org.uk
MADAM - It is unfortunate that the first sentence on your front page article on proposals for a new supermarket off Ebley bypass 'creating jobs' was misleading. Although supermarkets do employ people, widespread evidence from across the country
GLOUCESTER Academy manager Andrew Stanley will take over as Gloucester's new forwards coach with immediate effect. With the club's previous forwards coach, Carl Hogg, moving up the M5 recently to become the new head coach at Worcester Warriors,
By Max Gibson SHOPPERS are being encouraged to support the high street next week by purchasing an item from an independent business. Stroud Chamber of Trade is taking part in a national campaign aimed at showing shoppers the importance and
by Rebecca Bushell FLOWER power and flares will help transport Stroud back to the 1970s when a Vintage Fashion Show is held at the Merrywalks Shopping Centre on Friday. The show, which is sponsored by the SNJ, is compered by Dave Ireland,
PRINCESS Anne will open the summer fete at Horsfall House at 2pm on Sunday, July 21. The Princess Royal is patron of the care home in Windmill Road, Minchinhampton.
DEVELOPING A Dementia Friendly Community in Gloucestershire is the title of guest speaker Helen Bown's talk at the AGM of Uplands Care Service which starts at 11am on Wednesday, July 3 at the All Saints Centre in Uplands, Stroud. All welcome.
