STRATFORD Park in Stroud has once again been the subject of vandalism. Flowerbeds at the park’s entrance were pulled out and thrown over the road on the night of Monday, August 2. Vandals also left a trail of damage throughout the park, breaking limbs
SO here we are again with a new season kicking off on Saturday away to Mansfield Town. We have certainly experienced the downs and ups of football during the last few months and are now looking forward to another year in the Blue Square Bet Premier
FOREST GREEN have been handed a massive boost ahead of their opening Conference game of the season at Mansfield Town on Saturday. As exclusively revealed in the SNJ last week, green energy tycoon Dale Vince OBE, managing director of Stroud-based
The local policing team in Bisley are encouraging the community to meet with PCSO Hazel Pearson when she holds a residents surgery at George Stores on the High Street from 10am until midday on Sunday August 15. The surgery is the prefect opportunity
CYCLISTS are being urged to do more to safeguard their bikes after more than 30 were stolen in Stroud since the start of the year. Most were left unattended and unlocked, which is why officers are reminding owners to take steps to avoid thefts. One
PLANS for a new £35 million motorway service station near junction 12 of the M5 were approved by Stroud District Council's development control committee yesterday, Tuesday. The 66-acre development, at Ongars Farm in Brookthorpe, was a joint application
A SECOND minor earthquake in as many weeks struck just outside the Five Valleys near North Nibley on Monday morning, August 9. The quake, measuring 1.6 on the Richter Scale, was recorded by the British Geological Survey close to the M5 near Michaelwood
A 30-YEAR-OLD Stroud man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon after he was seen wielding a hammer on Sunday evening, August 8. Four police cars turned up to the scene outside Tesco Express in Stratford Road, Stroud, around 10pm
AS reported exclusively in the SNJ last week, green energy tycoon Dale Vince will this morning be joining forces with Forest Green. Ecotricity managing director Dale Vince,48,met with Forest Green's top brass, including chairman David Drew,
LIBRARY services are to be cut in Gloucestershire to help the county council cope with its increasing funding pressures. With more older and vulnerable people than ever needing care and the focus on protecting such frontline services, GCC is having to
CELEBRITY TV doctor and Stroud GP Dr Dawn Harper has once again swapped swabs for the saddle to complete her second London to Paris bike ride to raise money for children’s health charity Action Medical Research – and this time she took eight other Gloucestershire
