I MANAGED a personal triumph in the kitchen this week as I overcame what had developed into a weird procrastinating inertia around roasting a squash. Yes folks, I have to admit to the fact that even after five years of writing this weekly column
A NEW report published by Public Health England (PHE) in advance of National HIV Testing Week shows that there are now nearly 110,000 people living with HIV in the UK. Around a quarter of these (26,100) are unaware of their infection and at risk
FUNERAL directors Michael Gamble has teamed up with the bereavement charity MuchLoved to offer families an online tribute facility to commemorate their loved ones. The service will be offered to families as part of the funeral arrangement process
AFTER a year of trading as Cookes Coffee and Curios at Brunel Mall in Stroud the unique café now has a new owner and a new name. Bus driver Andy Frusher has taken on the running of the coffee shop, which he has renamed Magdalene Cottage, as a way
AN AWARD-WINNING retailer is opening a new store as part of the final phase of a £45 million redevelopment at Ebley Wharf in Stroud. Vip Panchmatia and his wife and co-owner, Amy, are opening a Mace convenience store as part of the regeneration
ON the editorial comment praising Stroud High Street. Posted by James J 12: So you’ve pointed out what is good about Stroud on a Friday and Saturday. What about the other five days in the week? For someone in their 20s who has always lived in Stroud
Roger Fenton from Nailsworth took this picture of St George’s Church in Nailsworth under a rainbow
MADAM - John Marjoram has recently suggested that because the local UKIP candidate for Stroud didn’t sign a card with other parties committing themselves to take further action on climate change, this somehow makes UKIP climate change deniers.
MADAM – I write in response to the letter from Chris Owen “We are all part of the human race”. Yes we are but why does it appear that this is the responsibility of only the British? We are a very generous people, spiritually and materially.
MADAM – On the second of November, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, published its Synthesis Report. This summarise some five years work from two thousand scientists worldwide producing five thousand pages of evidence, with
MADAM – Following your item relating to the “MPs slam rail service hold ups”. The re-doubling of the railway between Swindon and Kemble was approved, funds allocated and planning commenced prior to the previous election. All stakeholders, local
MADAM – Reply to J Tuck. In the latest “hot news” concerning this incredibly silly farcical debate, the Badger Trust have lost their court cases trying to stop badger culls. Afraid it is schadenfreude but I was in fact delighted. I warned them
AT THEIR November meeting, the luncheon club enjoyed a talk by Fiona Warin, on 'Land Girls' during World War II.She described recruitment and how girls from very different backgrounds were interviewed and placed in various aspects of farming and timber
BEN Morgan might have won many fans for his performance off the bench against South Africa but former England No.8 Nick Easter insists the Gloucester star’s next challenge has to be repeating the trick for the full 80 minutes. With England trailing
Ahead of England's game against Samoa on Saturday, Gloucester trio Billy Twelvetrees, Ben Morgan and Jonny May, were caught in England training action at Pennyhill Park Hotel.
'NAUGHTY Face', was the start of caring for donkeys at the 'Donkey Sanctuary', Sidmouth, Devon, set up by the Swedish Dr Elisabeth Svendsen in 1969, said our enthusiastic speaker Lizzie Ellis.The founder first bought a hotel and later Slade House Farm
A body has been recovered from the River Severn. The discovery was made on Tuesday morning by a member of the public, who found the body lying on the river bank at Awre, near Newnham. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue service attended the scene
FORMER England and Gloucestershire wicket-keeper Jack Russell has produced a remembrance painting based on his great, great uncle's experiences in World War One, writes Sally Bailey. Edward Hogg died in 1914 in Belgium while fighting for the Gloucestershire
THE funeral of Gloucestershire FA stalwart Ken Hulbert is to take place at Minchinhampton Parish Church on Friday, November 28 at 1pm. Football throughout the South West has been mourning the passing of Mr Hulbert, who died shortly before 2pm on
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council is preparing for winter following a summer of priority road repairs. With the festive season nearly upon us, highway crews are preparing for winter. Gritters have already been out on a dummy run to test the vehicles
PAM Slater from Cheltenham was our latest guest speaker when she gave a talk on 'The Story of Tea'.She is an enthusiastic traveller and has made several trips to India, where on one occasion she visited a local tea factory.This, she found to be most fascinating
AN appeal launched by friends and family of the brother and sister killed in a car accident last weekend has raised more than £2,000 in the last two days. Former Archway School student Jinny-Mae Cook, 18, and father-of-one Bobby Roberts, 28, died
FOREST Green winger Elliott Frear played a prominent role in England C's victory over Estonia under-23s. Frear earned his sixth cap for the national side, impressing in front of a crowd of 2,388 at the home of Vanarama Conference rivals, FC Halifax
OUR next talk is on December 2 and will feature Fiona Warin "All About Allotments", not Simon Trapnell on December 3 as was stated in our last report.
LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg found himself in a bit of a pickle yesterday, Wednesday, after mixing up Stroud and Strood. The Deputy Prime Minister made the gaffe during his weekly radio show Call Clegg on LBC, which had been moved a day early
As part of their 'Theme Week', Thrupp Primary enjoyed a Lego creations day.Theme week is based around using Learning Powers and the children discovered that they needed all of the powers for this challenge.The powers are Relate, Resilient, Curious, Aspire
GLOUCESTER rugby star Ben Morgan makes his first England start of the Autumn Series after a try-scoring impact against the Springboks. Morgan is joined by Gloucester team-mate Jonny May for the third QBE International against Samoa at Twickenham
AN AUDIENCE of fifty people enjoyed a show of 24 short films at the Standish Parish Church presented by the Stonehouse & Stroud Video Unit on Saturday, November 15.The films came from all over the world, from Stonehouse to Australia, with a good sprinkling
THE 91st annual meeting was held on November 13, it was good to look back on a busy year, and to learn from the treasurer's report that our finances are in a healthy state. The officers will remain as last year, plus Mary Fern, Celia Morrison-Smith, Bizzie
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police want to speak to a man, pictured, about four separate incidents involving a school boy. The 11-year-old pupil from Tewkesbury Comprehensive has been harassed either verbally or physically by a male as he cycled along the
NEARLY 100 shoeboxes full of festive cheer will be helping children in need celebrate Christmas this year thanks to pupils, parents and staff at Bussage Primary School. Shoeboxes filled with toys, stationery supplies, sweets, toiletries and warm
