A SUPER concert of festive music and fun was Chalford Band’s Christmas gift to hundreds of fans. A packed Stroud Subscription Rooms rocked as the all-age combo of senior, academy, youth and junior ensembles entertained under the leadership of musical
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Constabulary are appealing for information following the arrest of two people in Cheltenham. Shortly after 2am on Monday, December 22 police received reports of two people trying to open car doors in Francis Street and Tryes Road
A TEAM of workers from Gloucestershire will run off their mince pies and turkey in a charity rugby match to raise money for National Star. Staff from Smith’s (Gloucester) Ltd, based in Stonehouse, will take to the pitch on Saturday, January 3,
CHILDREN at Dursley swimming pool got the chance to design their ideal swimming teacher over the festive season. Young swimmers entered the competition to win free family swim sessions. Councillor Chris Brine, Chair of Stroud District Council's
POLICE are looking for thieves who broke in to a housing development site and stole sheets of cavity insulation boards. The offenders broke in to the site in Stone, near Berkeley, through the front gates and removed the boards using a large truck
IT HAS been a year in which considerable focus and events took place in Slad, celebrating the centenary of Laurie Lee, with the BBC also filming a new adaptation of Cider With Rosie. Filming also took place in Painswick with an adaptation of JK
A WEDDING cake tree which was planted to honour the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been stolen. The six foot Cornus Controversa Variegata was planted in 2011 in Tetbury by the Duchess of Cornwall to mark the wedding of the young
A GAS bill sent in error was cancelled in time for Christmas after the SNJ intervened. Lab technician Gavin Tasker was stunned when he received a bill for £81.12 from British Gas despite not having a single gas appliance on his property. Gavin
A FORMER Marling School student has received a rare honour for his work in researching weather systems. Professor Giles Harrison, 48, studied lightning and clouds using an instrument carried by a balloon which he developed specifically for his
