NO-ONE takes industrial action lightly. The fact it has been more than 30 years since the NHS took part in a strike is testament to that. But there comes a point when enough is enough. The sheer gall of health secretary Jeremy Hunt to say hospitals
The confidence to take control, to influence others or speak out in public does not come easy to many 15 year olds. They were qualities Emma O’Connor’s teachers saw in her but none that she recognised herself, but not anymore. Emma, from Poulton
Q: I HAVE just recently moved into a house I recently purchased and was shocked to find that all the carpets had been removed by the previous owner. I assumed that such fittings were to remain in the house. Am I correct? Mrs M, Colliers
Stroud Handball Club are to enter their first competitive league. The club is entering the South-West development league, which is part of the English Handball Association and hosts monthly tournaments for mixed-sex teams. It's their first
PLANNING Applications registered between 06.10.14 and 12.10.14.The under mentioned applications have been received since the publication of the previous list dated 05.10.14 may be inspected at Planning Dept, Council Offices, Ebley Mill, Stroud, Glos,
Sunday, October 5 – Lord Lieutenant Awards AN INTERESTING afternoon, attending HM Lord-Lieutenant for Gloucestershire awards ceremony for the reserve forces and cadets. Dame Janet Trotter presented awards to cadets and volunteer servicemen and women
FIVE years ago, I was determined to improve rail links with London, promote manufacturing and engineering, support our rural services and enhance healthcare. Today, with the £45 million investment to redouble the Stroud-Swindon line now completed
VANARAMA CONFERENCE BRISTOL ROVERS 0 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 1 BRISTOL Rovers old boy Danny Coles returned to haunt his former club as his goal saw Forest Green jump into the play-offs after a fully deserved West Country derby day victory.
Scott Redding will start tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island from 13th position on the grid, after missing out on progressing to QP2 by just a tenth of a second this afternoon. Redding posted his fastest time on only his second lap
HOW well do you really know your lettings agent? CHANCES are that unless you avidly keep up with all property related legislation, the introduction on October 1 of a mandatory redress system to which lettings agents must sign up, will have passed
TAKE-UP of the Government’s Help to Buy scheme in Gloucestershire has been small according to a report by the Royal Agricultural University. Lecturers in Real Estate and Land Management (RELM) at the RAU, Dr Arvydas Jadevicius and Dr Simon Huston
STONEHOUSE table tennis player Billy Shilton will be hoping to finish the international season on a high. The 16-year-old Maidenhill pupil will be one of 10 young GB athletes competing in the Cote d’Azure International Para table tennis tournament
