AN APPEAL has been lodged against Stroud District Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for six retirement homes on the Lemon Field in Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton. The appeal will be decided on the basis of written representations
ARTISAN swordplay overseen by a monarch of the realm will be in store for visitors to Gloucester. King Richard the Third – the Duke of Gloucester – will personally take charge of a weekend full of fun and excitement, as medieval re-enactors provide
LOADING and unloading asbestos sheets and pipes led to the death of Wotton under Edge lorry driver David Jones decades later, a coroner ruled today. Mr Jones, of Old Town, Wotton, worked for local builders Jotcham and Kendall between 1963 and 1980
A CARILLON inspired concert will take place at St Swithun's Church in Leonard Stanley on Saturday at 7.30pm.A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in the bell tower of a church, using at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells,
THE Festival Players will perform their all-male production of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors at the Museum in the Park on Wednesday, August 6.Worcestershire-based Michael Dyer, artistic director of the Festival Players, and former director of Cornwall
DISCOVER the magic of mosaic making in a workshop led by artist Robin James, taking place at the Museum in the Park on Sunday, from 11am to 5pm. Participants will design and start work on a small mosaic panel, on the theme of seascapes and tidelines,
THESE photos of a family of swans on the canal at Frampton on Severn were taken by SNJ reader Paul Summerill. Please send your pictures for inclusion to communitynews@stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
One of comedy’s favourites, Pete Johansson will deliver his show, 'Several Jokes' in the UK from 30th September – 22nd November. Nuanced and layered, provocative and silly, all in one spectacular examination of his various fears and faults that
75 Members of the UK’s favourite contemporary choir supported the Marie Curie Cancer Care Walk Ten in Badminton on Saturday 26th July, by performing a number of feel good songs to help set the walkers off on their way. The choir members, from Rock
POLICE in Tewkesbury are appealing for information in connection with the disappearance of a man from the town. James or 'Jimmy' Thompson, 39 and of Crouch Court, was last seen leaving for his workplace in Winchcombe at 6.30am last Friday (July
SUNDAY, June 1 was the occasion of our tandem duo, Pat and Pete to lead a further 15 cyclists on a sunny afternoon's ride to Kemble Airfield for tea at the AV8 cafe.Another sunny Sunday on June 8 saw Tony Martin lead a day ride to Shepperdine for
HIGH risk areas in Stroud will receive flood protection thanks to council funding. Gloucestershire County Council has announced a further £115,000 for schemes to reduce the risk of flooding in Upper Lydbrook; Stroud Road in Tuffley; and Sheepscombe
POLICE are appealing for help to trace missing Cheltenham man Dean Cornwall. Dean, 25,was last seen on July 12 but reported missing on July 21. He is believed to have various issues but his family state his disappearance is out of character
DEREK Newman of Newman Fine Art from the Cotswolds will exhibit for sale some of his personal collection of Gloucestershire views at the forthcoming Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair, August15-17, at Westonbirt School, Westonbirt, near
MADAM - Most people have heard of the Glorious Twelfth – the day in August when the four-month long grouse shooting season starts on Britain’s moorlands. But they know little else about a ‘sport’ that is staged and undertaken by some of the wealthiest
Book review of Margaret Lister and John Fullard's ‘Woodchester Mansion, Artistry’s haunting curse – the incomplete’.Don’t be put off if you don’t know the quotation: this is a beautiful book to look at and to read
OAKRIDGE artist John Bailey is exhibiting a selection of paintings, plus stoneware and terracotta pieces, at the Sub Rooms until Saturday.Essentially self taught, John Bailey has been influenced by people like Fletcher Watson, Trevor Waugh, John Christian
RESIDENTS have finally moved into four apartments in Gloucester that have been empty for years following flood damage. Four ground floor flats at Roman Quay House, which is managed by Jephson Homes Housing Association, were extensively damaged
GO WILD in the summer holidays with the National Trust’s ‘50 things’ at Woodchester Park.Join the park's ranger team, who will lead a series of fun activities every Friday throughout the summer holidays: wild art, games, den building
WHITESHILL Church was filled to capacity for the Gloucestershire Police Male Voice Choir concert presented by the Paganhill Maypole Society.A programme predominately from the American Song Book featured the choir under their musical director George Taylor
A JUDGE today voiced his sorrow at the deaths of a child pornography offender and his wife who were both found hanged at their home in Quedgeley a fortnight ago. Judge Jamie Tabor QC said at Gloucester Crown Court that the apparent suicides of
BARRY Simon, a retired RAF officer from Swindon village was our latest guest speaker with a presentation entitled, ‘A History of Gloucestershire Aviation’.At an early age he became interested in flying and from the age of thirteen had been
MOST teenagers are obsessed with social media - but Stroud High School charity fundraiser Amy Carr, 13, is bucking the trend. To take a stand against the rise of the selfie, Amy decided to have her head shaved to raise funds for Cancer Research
DROP in to the Museum in the Park and meet the curator on Wednesday, August 6, from 2pm to 4pm.Previously unseen items from the museum’s collections will be on display. This time the theme is high-days and holidays and objects will include souvenirs
A VARIETY of activities around the theme of sustainability took place at Marling School, recently. Year seven students took part in activities including: wildlife friendly gardening, low tech cooking, low tech sustainable technology, exploring
POLICE are appealing for help to trace missing Gloucester man Matiss Lapins. Matiss, 22, was last seen in Cheltenham on Sunday (July 27) afternoon and his disappearance is described as completely out of character. He failed to turn up at work
STROUD based artist Chris Richford will be exhibiting a selection of paintings at the Lansdown Gallery from Monday, August 4.As well as displaying portraits, still lifes and Stroud landscapes, in watercolour and oils, Chris is offering to draw portraits
MADAM - With the school summer holidays stretching out ahead of us the RSPCA’s Young Photographer Awards is the perfect boredom buster for children. They could win a brilliant prize for taking a photo of their favourite animal - whether that
ON JUNE 24, 1914, two days before the birth of Laurie Lee, a famous literary gathering took place in Gloucestershire. Just outside the village of Dymock, a group of friends met at The Old Nail Shop – the home of Wilfrid Gibson and his wife. Also
MADAM - Last year, during a two month period of unusually warm weather, six people drowned in former quarry lakes across the UK. Quarry operators know that the warmer weather heralds an increase in young people and adults entering quarries
MADAM - The spectacle provided by London 2012 made for sporting history. Now the Glasgow Commonwealth Games will create their own sporting legacy, reigniting the flame sparked by the Olympic and Paralympic Games almost two years ago. This year
A LOCAL family and 40 Young Carers took to the skies at Airbus sponsored Air Smiles Days. One of two Air Smiles Days sponsored by Airbus, held at Cotswold Airport last week, was for Luc and his family who were nominated by the charity Action
VICTIM Support Gloucestershire is looking to increase the help it gives to victims of crime by increasing the number of volunteers who give free and confidential information, emotional support and practical help to victims and witnesses of crime
MADAM - Since we found evidence of widespread cruelty inside UK slaughterhouses, Animal Aid has been calling for mandatory CCTV to help vets end these illegal activities. Now, we have launched a brand new film and campaign website to help promote
RELATE Gloucestershire and Swindon is offering advice for parents ahead of the long school holidays. Calls to Relate Gloucestershire and Swindon often increase dramatically after the school holidays, as family tensions simmer during the long summer
TIS’ the season of wedding bells and this month many people will be making their vows to their beloved. Some have chosen a longer engagement while other couples opt to get married while still in their honeymoon period; but which marriages are set to
AROUND eighty people of all ages, religions and political persuasions joined together to show solidarity with the suffering of the people in Gaza and to call for both sides to respect international humanitarian law and start talking rather than fighting
Brimscombe 1 Forest Green 4 By Richard Joyce Lee Hughes bagged a brace as Forest Green Rovers made it four pre-season wins in a row against Hellenic League Premier Division side Brimscombe and Thrupp. The former West Bromwich Albion
THE audience was left singin’ and dancin’ and on their feet at the end of a show-stopping performance of Singin’ in the Rain at the Bristol Hippodrome. There is always a worry that when such an iconic film is adapted for the stage it will only
