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  • MP's fury on discovering fly-tipped waste near Painswick

    STROUD MP Siobhan Baillie said it was 'such a shame' to see fly tipped rubbish in the Stroud countryside, after coming across a pile of waste near Painswick yesterday. "It was such a shame to see this example of fly-tipping on Edge Road in Painswick

  • Motorhome explodes near Dursley

    A COUPLE have told how their camper van break in a field near Dursley was rocked by a sudden explosion as a nearby motorhome blew up. Pauline Jeffrey and her husband booked a night away for her birthday on a campsite in North Nibley on Saturday

  • Demolition date set for Brimscombe Port

    Demolition of Brimscombe Port will begin in October to make way for a new development, Stroud District Council announced. Enterprises like Rush skatepark and the Long Table will be evicted from the site, but a development partner has not yet been

  • Drink driver from Stroud banned for three years

    A 26-year-old Stroud man who drove a van without insurance while drunk has been banned from the roads for three years. Cameron Humphrey-Lomberg of Stanton Road, Cashes Green, was almost twice over the legal alcohol level limit when he drove a Vauxhall

  • New fish and chip shop to open in Stroud

    A brand new fish and chip store is set open in Stroud later this year, with plans to transform the former bus station kiosk located next to Vue Cinema. Valley Fryer will offer Stroud chippy-lovers a refined menu of fish and chip store classics

  • Calls for 'racist' Stroud statue to be taken down

    Anti-racism campaigners have called for a ‘racist’ and ‘dehumanising’ statue named Blackboy Clock to be removed from Stroud. Stroud Against Racism (SAR) said there should instead be an educational purpose for the clock, which, according to a Stroud