ON a frenzied day of transfer activity, Forest Green Rovers have snapped up Welsh striker Aaron Collins on a free transfer. The 22-year-old joins Rovers following the end of his contract with fellow League Two side Morecambe. Hot on the heels
Putting Rodborough on the map this past week is Coronation Road resident Stuart Butler whose poem, ‘I Like Living in Rodborough’ has been included in a national arts project that celebrates our rich and diverse local communities through verse.
Forest Green Rovers have signed Gambian international Ebrima ‘Ebou’ Adams for an undisclosed nominal fee from National League side Ebbsfleet United. The 23-year-old, box-to-box midfielder has put pen to paper on a two-year contract at The New
An appeal for witnesses has been issued after a war memorial in Stroud was vandalised. Vandals have caused serious damage to the Cenotaph Park Gardens, Slad Road. The Town Council's green spaces team discovered the damage on Monday morning.
CONCERNED residents who want to stop 5G internet coming to Stroud due to radiation fears gathered at a public meeting on Sunday. Attended by 180 people, the meeting was organised by campaigners who launched the 'Stop 5G' campaign last month due
THE brand new Greene King IPA Gloucestershire County League T20 Blast kicks-off on Sunday (23rd) with 22 teams eager to make their mark. The sides have been placed in three geographic groups with the table-toppers set to qualify for a round-robin
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched by a Stroud school after parents raised concerns over social media posts made by a teacher. A parent, who does not wish to be named, told the SNJ: "Students uncovered racially insensitive and indecent tweets from
SHARPNESS are on the search for a new manager following the surprise departure of Terry Gibbs. Under the leadership of Gibbs the Sharks gained promotion last season from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League to the County League. A club
A serial offender has been jailed for 12 weeks for driving under the influence of ketamine. Michael Harney, 65, of Bisley Old Road, Stroud, was found with 384 pg/L of the drug in his blood when stopped in Nouncells Cross Road Car Park on December
LIVING works of art made their way down a catwalk in Gloucester Cathedral, as part of this year’s Art Couture Painswick’s wearable art competition. The event took place on Friday night and was hosted by BBC Gloucester DJ Manny Masi. Entrants
Rising Stroud AC teenage star Lexie Bull announced herself on Saturday for Gloucestershire Schools at the South West Counties Schools track and field championship held in Exeter. In what were difficult windy conditions, the 14-year-old produced
YOUNGSTERS will be getting up to some monkey business in Stroud this weekend, with the return of a popular trail. Uplands Monkey Trail is set to take place on Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 5pm, to raise money for Uplands Primary School. This year
A WOMAN from Painswick has been awarded an MBE for her excellent charity work. Frances Watson, 75, works for Building Circles a charity which works to transform lives of adults with learning disabilities. The charity has been running for 12 years
