Odds for a white Christmas in the UK have been released - but will we be getting a wonderful end to a very challenging year? While Christmas edges nearer, many will be starting to plan for the big day to make sure everything's just right for the
Sir Keir Starmer has called on Boris Johnson to impose a short “circuit-breaker” lockdown across England to bring the coronavirus resurgence under control. The Labour leader heaped pressure on to the Prime Minister on Tuesday after it emerged he
A police team tried their hand at farm-work today after two cows strayed to a roadside in Berkeley. PCSO Mike Trebble arrived in Berkeley with his colleague PC Mel Campbell after being informed of two cows roadside which may of caused an accident
Two grants worth £470,521 have been awarded to The Barn Theatre Project and the Corinium Museum in the Cotswolds. The funding is part of the first round of announcements on the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund Grants programme, being
THE turnout from customers for the market these last couple of months have been really great. Unless it is raining the stalls are all reporting great footfall and trading and likewise, shopkeepers are reaping the rewards of that too. London Road
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust column WE have joined other wildlife trusts to launch £30 million appeal to kickstart nature’s recovery across 30% of land and sea by 2030 It is called the 30 by 30 appeal. Nature has suffered serious declines
Stroud's Vue cinema will be shut three days a week as the multinational company looks to reduce costs during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter of the company's cinemas will shut for three days a week following a delay in the release of a number of
I HAVE just watched the latest excruciating You Tube offering from the Lib Dem run Cotswold District Council, writes David Fowles from Cirencester. The video featured councillors Joe Harris, Mike Evemy and Lisa Spivey extolling the virtues of the
Five people in Gloucester were celebrating over the weekend after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The Oxstalls Lane neighbours netted the windfall when GL2 9HT was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery
A-35-year old man has denied subjecting a Stroud woman to more than four years of controlling and coercive behaviour. Grigore Nedelcu pleaded not guilty at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday to using controlling and coercive behaviour towards the
MPS HAVE overturned measures aimed at protecting UK food standards in future trade deals, despite a Tory backlash in the Commons. MPs voted 332 votes to 279, majority 53, to disagree with a House of Lords amendment to the Agriculture Bill which
A GROUP of Stroud parents are launching a toddler group to provide much needed support. Top of Town Tots first opened at the Parliament Children's Centre in Bisley Old Road in February, but had to shut after just three weeks due to the pandemic
STROUD’S Armadeli Delicatessen has officially opened in its new space at the Five Valleys indoor market. Owner Armorel Willoughby has expanded her business with the move from her old premises on Union Street in the town and is now located adjacent
THE hunt is on for Santa and his elves to work in Dobbies Haresfield store this Christmas. From regaling stories from the North Pole to asking children about their Christmas list, Santa and his team will be bringing the magic of Christmas to life
Archway School's sixth form has reopened today after a student tested positive for Covid-19. The school's sixth formers were told to work from home yesterday after it emerged a student had received a positive test over the weekend. In a letter
AS part of the Stroud Fiver Fest, more independent businesses that don't usually open on a Sunday will be opening this weekend. 'Super Sunday' is taking place this weekend as it's in the middle of the Stroud Fiver Fest fortnight, so gives customers
If you happened to spot a sea of colourful flowers being delivered to the Steppes care home in Nailsworth the other week, you might well have wondered why. In fact, the answer is a delightful one. It was one bouquet for each of the 25 staff members
A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant's "unexplained illness" is related to the shot. The company said in a statement on Monday that illnesses
The latest items hitting the shelves in the middle of Aldi and Lidl on Thursday, October 15, 2020 have been revealed by the retailers. We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in each supermarket. Aldi This week, Aldi are
Police have reissued an appeal over the murder of a woman whose body was found near Thornbury. Hospital worker Melanie Hall, 25, was last seen in the early hours of June 9, 1996 at Cadillacs, a nightclub in Bath. Her remains were found 13 years
The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Gloucestershire increased by 124 over the weekend, official figures show. Public Health England figures show that 2,851 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday in Gloucestershire
A boomerang-esque bridge is being proposed to be built over the A417 in what are the latest designs for the multi-million pound ‘Missing Link’ project, writes Leigh Boobyer. A new visual of the A417 Cotswold Way crossing – among the proposals by
GREEN-fingered Farmhill and Paganhill residents are celebrating after harvesting the first apple from their community mini orchard. “I’ve never seen an eating apple this size before,” said Jaqui Smith, chair of the Paganhill Community Group.
