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  • Storm Dennis set to put games at risk this weekend

    Fixtures are in jeopardy this weekend as Storm Dennis prepares to put games across the country at risk. Forest Green are set to travel to Oldham Athletic on Saturday and local league football and rugby fixtures are in doubt as the cyclone hurtles

  • Motorhome worth £50k and car trailer stolen in Stroud

    A MOTORHOME and car trailer was stolen in Stroud last night. An appeal to trace the RollerTeam 747 motorhome and Brian James car trailer has been posted on the Spotted: Stroud, Stonehouse etc Facebook page. The motorhome - which retails at

  • New visitor centre opens at Cotswold nature reserve

    A NEW visitor centre is now open and ready for business at Crickley Hill Nature Reserve, just in time for the school half-term holidays. The Visitor Hub, adjacent to Crickley Hill Café, is free to enter and provides a cosy and contemporary space

  • Fond memories of Newmarket's Mike Vick

    THERE can’t be many people whose memories of an area stretch back over almost a century – but that was certainly true of Michael ‘Mike’ Vick, who lived in the same cottage in Newmarket, Nailsworth, nearly all his life. Mike died on December 27,

  • Stroud pub named third best in South West

    THE Bell Inn pub in Selsley has been named the third best pub in the South West. The Stroud pub received a bronze award in the pub of the year category in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards. Over 700 pubs entered the category for the

  • Fundraiser for Nailsworth man left paralysed after fall

    A fundraiser is being held for a Nailsworth man who was paralysed after falling off a ladder. John Taylor-Bowen suffered a heart attack while working in August 2017. Falling 20 feet onto concrete, he broke his neck and back, causing permanently

  • Poet Simon Armitage comes to Stroud

    POETRY lovers have the opportunity to hear UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage when he visits Wycliffe College. Mr Armitage will give a poetry reading followed by a question and answer session from the audience at the Stonehouse school on Thursday March

  • Pitchcombe-perfect road surface is on its way

    AS WORK on Pitchcombe junction nears completion, there will be night time road closures whilst resurfacing takes place. The road where the A4173 meets the A46 will be closed overnight for ten nights in February and March so the road surface can

  • LETTER OF THE DAY: Tesco recycling bins not big enough

    As some of your readers may have noticed, Tesco have introduced a green recycling bin at some of their stores, which are specifically for flexible packaging, pet food pouches and various other items which are specified on the front of the bin. Well