Gloucestershire is facing a landfill tax bill of £7.7million this year as the cost of burying waste rises. Recycling more household waste is essential if the council is to avoid these hefty bills in future. From April, landfill tax increases by £8 to
GREAT grandmother Florence Davies, who is known to friends as Di, celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, March 23. A huge gathering of family and friends met at Walter Preston Court in Cashes Green, where Mrs Davies has lived since the residential
YOUNG golfers from Gloucestershire are being urged to join a major tournament showcasing some of the world's best junior talent this summer. Around 500 players from 30 countries are expected to descend on Scotland in June for the 2010 U.S. Kids Golf
Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary have led a multi agency exercise to test procedures for searching large public premises. A total of 53 Gloucestershire officers travelled to Portsmouth in two groups over separate dates, where they carried
MOTORISTS are being urged to obey stop and go signs in the county after a number of near misses with road workers. Repair teams have been relying on the reversible signs while filling potholes on roads across the county. But some drivers have ignored
Party Time – and a Great Start to the Gardening Year THIRTY FIVE club members and their guests gathered at The Ragged Cot on February 16 for our annual dinner, postponed from January 5 because of the first of this winter’s heavy snowfalls. It was a jovial
A GRAFFITI vandal who daubed a road sign in Slimbridge is being sought by police. Sometime between Friday, February 12, and Sunday, February 14, and again between Sunday, March 21 and Monday, March 22, an unknown offender sprayed the word ‘Lel’ or ‘Lol
Four people have been arrested following an incident in Cirencester last night, Thursday March 25. At approximately 10.40pm police received reports from residents in Ashcroft Road in Cirencester that they had heard a loud bang. Police attended
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council has received a extra £1.6 million of Government money to repair the county's potholes. The money was allocated in the recent budget, with more than £14 million given to the south west for repairing roads. Since the start
TWO new Nailsworth town councillors were elected on Thursday after a by-election took place. Gail Smith, an independent, received 661 votes and Myles Robinson, a Liberal Democrat, received 531 votes. They will take the empty seats left by Alan Wheeler
SAM and Sammy's Shammy Double Whammy was the name of a surreal play put on by pupils in Year 3 and 4 at St Matthew's Primary School in Stroud. The young actors had been practicing since half term for the fantasy adventure, which focused on the story
RESULTS of the semi-finals of the Consolation Cup, played on Monday, March 15: Ship 6, Globe 9; Chalford S&S Club 6, Comrades Club 9. Stroud Men's Dart League Section One: Rose A 12, Nailsworth Social Club B 9; Cross Hands A 10, Carpenters A 11; Berkeley
There’s a chance to find out more about changes being proposed by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at drop-in events in Cheltenham and Gloucester this weekend. Gloucestershire County Council’s Health, Community and Care Scrutiny Committee
FOR our March meeting we were entertained by Gail from Abigail Crafts, demonstrating the art of patchwork quilting and handicrafts. Everyone had a chance of making a lavender bag for themselves. Our next meeting will be on April14 at 10am in St Laurence
