The leader of Stroud District Council has hit out at the decision to reject plans for Forest Green Rovers' new stadium. Doina Cornell revealed her thoughts in her weekly column. She said: "I was disappointed with the way the vote went against
VERY little weekend cricket was possible because of persistent rain but Thornbury defeated the weather and Corsham to move up a place to second in Premier Two Glos/Wilts in the Courage West of England Premier League, writes Steve Hill. On a day
A veteran charity collector who is raising funds for a local hospice was dismayed to be asked by a fellow busker to move on from her spot in the centre of Stroud today. Ninety-three-year-old Paddi Spruyt, who served in the women’s branch of the
QUEDGLEY'S Scott Redding finished third at the British Superbikes at Brands Hatch. Scroll through Bonnie Lane's picture gallery.
QUEDGELEY'S Scott Redding finished third at a rain-soaked Brands Hatch. Going into the next race at Knockhill in Scotland on June 28, Tommy Bridewell heads the Bennetts British Superbike standings by a comfortable 14 points over Redding, who made
FREE drinking water is on tap, thanks to Stroud Town Council's new public water bottle filling station. The mayor of Stroud officially launched the new filling station in Bank Gardens on Monday (June 17). It is part of the #RefillStroud scheme
A new family-run barbers has opened in Stroud which is hoping to be a cut above the competition. First Class Traditional Turkish Barbers has opened on George Street offering the full gamut of gentlemen’s grooming from haircuts to the traditional
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a Stroud teenager who drowned in a swimming pool in Vietnam while on a backpacking trip with friends. Matthew Cook, 19, of Kites Nest Lane, Stroud was staying in the Hostel Ninhvana in the coastal resort
A FARM in Painswick is offering yoga classes in a field full of alpacas. Tibbiwell Alpacas is located on a smallholding overlooking the Painswick valley, and is a great spot for relaxing yoga sessions. To make the experience even more special
Gloucestershire Camera Club members were out in force at the weekend to capture photos of The Flying Scotsman. The famous steam engine passed through the county on Saturday on its ‘Cotswold Venturer’ day trip from London Paddington. So-called
THE congregation of a church which suffered fire damage is encouraging whoever is responsible to seek help. The fire damage was discovered at St Nicholas Church in Standish - a Grade 1 Listed building - in the early hours of Tuesday, June 11.
THE congregation of a church which suffered fire damage is encouraging whoever is responsible to seek help. The fire damage was discovered at St Nicholas Church in Standish - a Grade 1 Listed building - in the early hours of Tuesday, June 11.
Nursery children in Gloucestershire are growing their own food as part of a new health and wellbeing programme. Children at the Co-op Childcare nurseries on Westward Road, Cainscross, and Woodfield Road, Cam, will tend to a vegetable patch.
A FAIRFORD woman has been nominated for a Pride of the Cotswolds award for the second consecutive year. Trudi Pannell, lodge manager for Beecham Lodge retirement homes in Cirencester, has been nominated again in the Good Neighbour category. Last
