TODAY - the third Monday of January - is said to be the bleakest and most depressing day of the year and has been dubbed 'Blue Monday'. But Samaritans volunteers are hoping to debunk the myth of 'the toughest day of the year' by handing out free
AN UPDATE on the redevelopment of the Stroud Medical Centre has today been provided. The Stroud Regeneration Company has sent out a message of reassurance that the redevelopment of the Stroud Medical Centre is continuing after stepping in to take
A Nailsworth car dealer found guilty of fraud after failings to disclose a £99 fee to customers has claimed the regulations are 'unclear'. Paul Hyams, the director of Hyams Autos, was hit with a hefty fine after a customer was not made aware of
CONGESTION on and around London Road has been causing traffic delays in Stroud. This is due to a series of roadworks, with temporary traffic lights set up in several areas, plus road closures. These are the roadworks that are causing congestion
A STRETCH of the main road between Stroud and Cirencester remains closed this week. The A419 at Sapperton will be shut until Friday (January 21), from 9.30am to 3.30pm every day. A diversion can be taken via Coates. Gloucestershire County
The BBC TV licence fee is set to be scrapped in five years with the broadcaster’s funding frozen for the next two years, the government has said. The annual payment, which normally changes on April 1 each year, is expected to be kept at the current
There’s any number of reasons why Sarah Dowling-Wilkinson and Bex Turley should be bosom pals, writes Katie Jarvis. They live close to each other – Sarah, 42, in Nailsworth and Bex, 37, in Rodborough. And their young children are of similar age
Having spent endless hours chairing meetings over five years to help design and implement Stroud District Council’s current waste and recycling scheme, it is great to see Stroud recognised as the least wasteful place in England (and the place with
