TWO leading educationalists from Stroud are calling for Ofsted to be replaced. Dr Richard House and Richard Brinton were appalled by the education watchdog's recent treatment of the region’s Steiner schools, including an across the board 'inadequate
FAMILIES enjoyed a fun day in Daisy Bank gardens, Stroud on Saturday, with the return of Daisy Day. The event was a fundraiser for new equipment for the park. Entertainment included a stage with live music and DJs, a children's area, with face
Liam Kitching has become Forest Green Rovers eighth summer signing after joining from Championship Leeds United. The 19-year-old left-side centre-back has penned a three-year-deal at The New Lawn and joined up with the club on Sunday at the start
TV PRESENTER and anti-plastic campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has praised a school in Nailsworth for its work to bring a historic water fountain back into use. Pupils at the Acorn School worked with the district council to restore the water
FREE yoga sessions will be held on Rodborough Common later this month, led by instructor Elles Theulen. This will be the sixth year that Elles has run the sessions, but this year she will be hosting classes in the morning and in the evening each
A WOMAN supporting breastfeeding mothers in Dursley has been nominated for a Pride of the Cotswolds award. Marisa Dexter, who spent 30 years working as a counsellor for the National Childbirth Trust, has been nominated for a Volunteer Award.
