STARBUCKS is planning to open a coffee shop in Stroud town centre. Five Valleys has applied to Stroud District Council for permission to change the former Poundland and Woolworths shop unit on King Street from retail to takeaway and restaurant
IF you fancy a strudel slapping bit of innuendo and some sweet acting, the Great British Bake Off Musical at the Everyman really hits the spot. Mark Goucher, producer and chief executive of the Everyman, is the man behind this sumptuous production
Our photographs are from Stroud Are Photographs and Cotswolds Picture Postcards this week. There is the wonderful Chalford Rattler and the Old Bell Hotel as well as a car clubb meet outside the Whitminster Hotel. Do you have any old photographs
A Stroud woman reported missing yesterday is receiving medical care after being located. Felicity, 40, had last been seen at 9.15am on Monday when she left an address in George Street, Bisley. She was found on Monday evening.
AN URGENT appeal has been launched by a world famous tourist attraction near Stroud. Painswick Rococo Garden has launched a Crowdfunding appeal to raise the £60,000 it needs before the end of September. The charity's lease on the building which
Firefighters have spent 12 hours tackling a huge grassland fire in the Cotswolds. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Oldbury-on-the-Hill, near Didmarton, at 1.44pm on Sunday. The fire spread to three fields, covering 110,000
Forest Green's first ever League One home game ended in a 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town. Goals in the first half from Marcus Harness and Sam Morsy handed the Tractor Boys their first win of the new season. Rovers improved after the break, with
I AM a huge fan of the summer Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) that is now taking place in Stroud and across Gloucestershire throughout most of August. The scheme for children in reception up to year 11 is funded by the Department for
A STONEMASON originally from Minchinhampton has died in a tragic accident in Sydney, Australia. Alistair Bidmead, 35, was working on the façade of a school on Friday (August 5) when the structure collapsed and he was crushed by falling scaffolding
With the loss of Deborah James, who lived with cancer for six years, it is not surprising that death is at the front of many people’s minds. At Maggie’s we have more than 25 years’ experience of supporting people to live with cancer and have become
PATIENTS at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital are benefitting from a new state-of-the-art ward which cost £4.5m. The new 24-bed Gallery Ward 2 opposite the Tower Block is part of a wider £100m cash injection to deliver centres of excellence across
