STROUD perfumer Alec Lawless will appear in the fourth episode of BBC 2 TV series The Victorian Pharmacy on tomorrow evening, Thursday, August 12. Alec, who runs essential oils firm Aqua Oleum and Essentially Me perfumery, will be creating his new scent
FRIENDS and relatives of Andrew Best, who died of cancer aged just 24 last year, have raised £10,000 in his memory for a new chemotherapy bus. Andy, who lived in Eastington, had bowel cancer and received treatment from one of Hope for Tomorrow
Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Dog Section is on the hunt for some new recruits. Officers are looking for two German Shepherd dogs for a General Purpose Police Dog course which starts in September. PC Mick Leigh is from the Dog Section, he said
THREE Stroud firefighters are taking part in the 11th World Firefighters Games later this month. Tammy Bell, 35, Steve Price, 38, and Chris Barton, 44, will be taking the 6,000 mile trip to Daegu, South Korea to join 40 other countries from
GLOUCESTERSHIRE batsman Chris Taylor has played in many epic encounters at the Cheltenham Festival over the years, but he says the win over Middlesex in the CB40 clash on Sunday was the best of the lot. The 33-year-old scored 85 off 78 balls in a fifth
STAFF at the Wyatt House care home in Paganhill dressed up in clothing from the 1950s and 1960s to collect funds. Seven fundraisers dressed up to collect money while walking around Stroud in aid of the amenities fund at Wyatt House which allows residents
WASDELL Packaging is moving from its site in Stonehouse to a new £2.2 million centre in Swindon, taking with it more than 150 jobs. The company, which packages farming and pharmaceutical products, has been based in the Upper Mills Estate for decades
THE weather may have been mixed but the outlook for the thousands of people who turned out for the Festival of British Eventing at the weekend was sunny and cheerful. Young and old enjoyed the attractions at Gatcombe Park, near Minchinhamption
SUCCESS in a Stroud talent contest has helped catapult 17-year-old Nathan Sykes to fame and a place at the top of the UK charts. Back in 2007, Nathan won the Door Youth Project’s Undiscovered Youth Talent Contest at the Sub Rooms, Stroud with
MANY British diners believe that sushi is every day Japanese food - but Kayo Lee, who runs new catering business Ka-yo's Kitchen in Stonehouse, wants to re-educate Five Valley's food lovers about hearty, healthy, traditional Japanese cuisine.
PLANS are underway to reduce the number of firefighters at Stroud Fire Station - and to cut the specialist rescue appliance based there. Fire crews were recently told of plans to reduce the number of firefighters on each watch from 10 to seven - meaning
A SHORTAGE of volunteers has meant the new visitor centre for the Cotswold Canal Project, based at the former Bell Hotel in Stroud, is yet to open. The Cotswold Canals Trust signed a lease to use part of the building in April and it was hoped the centre
WHAT a game! What a result! What a triumph! The C.B.40 match against Middlesex was all these. Played in good weather on a fine surface all 22 players combined to provide the best one-day match anyone could remember. Another large festival crowd cheered
