A STREET collection held in Stroud town centre earlier this month raised almost £190 for the Voluntary Service Overseas charity (VSO). Volunteer worker Penny Fernando wishes to thank everyone who gave so generously on the day. VSO local groups, such
STROUD shop owner Patrick Rollins is calling for tighter laws surrounding the way lorries can travel on UK motorways after his wife and four-year-old son were involved in a near fatal accident. Mr Rollins, who owns Pure in King Street, Stroud, wants
A PUBLIC-spirited driver who stopped at the scene of a collision on the M5 is being urged to come forward by police. A blue Mercedes van pulled over by the incident at junction 12 southbound just before 7am today, Tuesday July 27. It is thought the
MORE than £1,480 has now been donated to the SNJ's Save our Stroud in Bloom appeal. SIB chairman Malcolm Tarling said: "I would like to thank all those who have contributed to our appeal, but please still keep the cheques flowing however small. "Every
A JET black big cat left motorist Tony Garraway stunned when he witnessed the beast dart across the road in front of him earlier this morning, Tuesday, July 27. Royal Mail manager Tony was travelling to Stroud on the A419 in Frampton Mansell when he
THE first time I went to Cheltenham I saw Laker and Lock; the second it was Ramadhin and Valentine. Tom Graveney, Zaheer Abbas, Courtney Walsh and the best I have seen, Mike Proctor, were to follow. A fine list but one great name is missing - Wally Hammond
A FATHER-of-three is to tackle the Three Peaks Challenge donning a pink mohican to raise money for a charity which supports sufferers of a rare skin condition which affects his 10-month-old daughter. Jon Llewellyn, of Nortonwood, Nailsworth will scale
Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards is supporting local food producers to comply with a new law on food additive warnings. The law has been changed to ensure warnings are given on a number of artificial additives about their potential
FORMER Sir William Romney’s School pupil James Headspeath completed one of Europe’s most grueling triathlon events in an impressive six hours and 17 minutes. James, 22, who lives in Minchinhampton and studied at Cirencester College, was one of 1,400
A REWARD of £150 is being offered to help catch weekend vandals who targeted one of Stroud's showcase public gardens - leaving staff devastated and bringing one elderly visitor to tears. Staff who look after Park Gardens arrived at work on
WHEN members of Holy Trinity Church in Amberley started assessing how much money needed to be spent on repairing the church, they didn’t expect the bill to exceed £50,000. But there again – they didn’t expect their recent festival to raise more than
A 12-HOUR vigil was held in Penn Woods, King's Stanley on Monday at the spot where farmer Tony Alliss was shot dead 20 years ago. Mr Alliss died of gunshot wounds following a long-running boundary dispute. Two people charged over the incident were later
A NEW dental practice will open its doors to patients in Stroud on Monday, August 2. The NHS practice in Frome House, London Road, will have the capacity for around 8,000 patients and will be staffed by four full-time dentists. Jan Stubbings, chief
STAFF and pupils at Leonard Stanley Primary School welcomed back former secretary Pat Gunnell and her husband John to judge and present prizes for the annual poetry recital competition. Pat has been returning to the school year after year since 2001
PART-TIME retained firefighters - people who combine their day jobs and duties with being on call as a fully qualified firefighter - are currently needed in Painswick. Retained firefighters include builders, factory, shop and office workers and company
Gloucestershire County Council has welcomed the recommendation that 250,000 tonnes of salt be shipped into the UK to prepare for winter. The report, published today by a government-appointed winter resilience review panel, says England could be up to
