A crash has left the A419 and a northbound M5 slip road closed while it’s resurfaced, causing over 24 hours of disruption. The incident, which happened on Wednesday morning, left the driver of an HGV lorry with serious injuries. He was airlifted to Southmead Hospital after his vehicle overturned on the A419 between Whitminster and […]
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Gloucestershire MP says ‘hands off my constituency’
Gloucestershire MP David Drew is campaigning to stop his constituency being broken up. He has called on the government to drop a review of the boundaries of his Stroud parliamentary seat. Dursley and Cam could be moved to a new parliamentary area should the review go ahead. Boundary Reviews are completed every eight to twelve […]
Gloucester is one of the worst places to be poor
Gloucester has been ranked 282nd out of 324 local authorities in England for social mobility, a study by the Social Mobility Foundation has discovered. The local authority ranks the lowest in Gloucestershire, below Stroud, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham and the Cotswolds. The ranking is based on life opportunities available to people born into disadvantaged backgrounds in all 324 […]
NOVEMBER 09: Gloucestershire Weather Forecast
There’s going to be plenty of cloud over most parts of Gloucestershire this morning with temperatures reaching highs of 14°C. Tomorrow we can expect to see more sunshine but with lower temperatures across the county reaching up to 11°C.
New buildings given go ahead at Gloucestershire primary school
Part of a Stroud Primary school will be demolished and three new classrooms built after an application was given approval by the County Council’s Planning Committee. The application, presented on behalf of Gloucestershire Council, includes the demolition and replacement of the concrete Elliot classrooms at Thrupp Primary School near Stroud.The buildings had been judged unfit […]
Council set to decide on school’s planning application
A planning application for a development at a primary school in Stroud is to be decided on today by the County Council’s Planning Committee. The application, presented by the Council, involves building three new classrooms at Thrupp Primary School, to replace existing temporary buildings. The plans include building on the school’s current playground and the […]
Stroud half marathon underway this weekend
Runners are preparing for the annual Stroud half marathon that is set to take place Sunday the 23rd October for the 35th time. The race has sold out in record time with only reserved tickets remaining available. There have been concerns in previous years about runner safety, which has resulted in a record number of […]
Plans for a new £100m eco park are under scrutiny following a lively debate in Stroud
The pros and cons of a £100 million development of a new Eco Park based in Stroud were the subject of a feverish debate last night. A panel of experts including the Environmental planner for Ecotricity, the Vice Chairman of Forest Green Rovers and a local councillor, clashed over a variety of issues concerning the sport and green technology […]
Funeral Appeal
An appeal has been launched for friends to attend a funeral of a man from Stroud who died with no known living relatives. Michael England from Charlton Kings nose-dived his glider into the ground at Cotswold Gliding Club on June 14. Funeral directors W.B Wood & Son say they cannot find any living relatives for […]