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  • New five star hygiene rating for Stroud bakery

    A NEW five star hygiene rating has been awarded to a Stroud bakery, the Food Agency's website shows.  The bakery received the highest rating in part due to its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, which were very good, according

  • River power harnessed to heat Stroud District Council offices

    RIVER water is once again powering historic mills – but this time cutting-edge green technology is using it to heat Stroud District Council's offices. Gas boilers have been ditched and new water source heat pumps have been installed at its Ebley

  • Why disabled woman avoids shopping in Stroud

    A DISABLED Stroud resident says that more should be done in the town, claiming it is not very disabled friendly. Laurie Hogg - who has called Stroud home for the last 10 years – fell in her garden in July 2020. She smashed her left wrist, hurt

  • Controversial Beacon cafe in Stroud shuts

    THE CONTROVERSIAL Beacon cafe has been shut down in Stroud by its landlord.  This is according to a notice on the door left by the landlord which states that the lease has been forfeited and the premises has been secured.  It also says that

  • Stroud Audi driver in court for speeding on motorway

    A SPEEDING Audi driver has been fined after she broke the limit on the M6. Marion Whitfield, 39, of Freame Close, Stroud has been ordered to pay £244, including costs and surcharges, after she broke the 70mph speed limit between junctions 10A and

  • Over 2,000 violent crime cases in Stroud

    VIOLENT CRIME has risen in Stroud over the last year, despite a decrease in overall recorded crime across England and Wales. Gloucestershire Constabulary recorded over 2,000 incidents of violent crime cases in Stroud in the 12 months to September

  • Childhood obesity in Gloucestershire soars during pandemic

    THERE are estimated to be more than 25,000 overweight children in Gloucestershire as obesity levels surge during the pandemic. Obesity is a serious threat to the health, wellbeing and life chances of young people. But the response to the coronavirus