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Councillors advised to choose their battles
COUNCILLORS must choose their battles when fighting against cuts to services, according to Stroud District Council chief-exec David Hagg. The implications of last month's emergency budget were laid out at the SDC meeting on Thursday, July 22, with Mr
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Planning appeal lodged regarding land near Westward Road, Stroud
AN APPEAL has been lodged by Mr J Mortlock into Stroud District Council's refusal of his application to erect a dwelling on land north of 158 and 160 Westward Road, Stroud. Anyone who wishes to withdraw or modify comments, submit further representations
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Appeal against enforcement notice at Hyde Riding Centre in Chalford
AN APPEAL has been lodged by Mr P Canham against an enforcement notice issued by Stroud District Council alleging that two houses were built without planning permission at Hyde Riding Centre, Hyde Hill, Chalford. Anyone who wishes to submit comments or
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Horse In Rodborough Injured
Police are investigating after a horse at stables in Houndscroft, Rodborough suffered minor injuries to its legs three times over the last two weeks. At the end of last week the horses’ owner reported to that between Tuesday July 13 and Friday
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Police appeal for witnesses of assault in Stroud
STROUD Police are appealing for anyone with any information about an assault in the town to come forward. At 1.35am this morning, Monday July 26, a 27-year-old man attended Stroud Police Station to report that he had been assaulted on King Street.
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Town's finest produce celebrated at fun-filled Stonehouse show
THE FINEST homegrown produce, arts and handicrafts were admired by hundreds of villagers at the annual Stonehouse Horticultural Show and Summer Jolly. Row upon row of flowers, fruits and home baked goods were judged in the Community Centre while
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Stroud International Textile Festival appeal for money to stage next year's event
The organisers of Stroud International Textile Festival are looking to raise £35,000 to build on this year's success in order to repeat it next year. Now the leading visual arts festival in the Cotswolds, attracting more than 13,500 visitors
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Forest Green fan Jamie living the Liverpool dream
FOREST GREEN fan and former youth keeper Jamie Stephens can boast to keeping a clean sheet against the youth team which has produced a large chunk of Spain’s World Cup winning squad and World Player of the Year Lionel Messi, writes Rob Iles. The 16-
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Bid to cut councillors' allowances by ten percent voted down
NINE of the 51 district councillors voted for a ten percent cut in members’ allowances at the Stroud District Council’s full council meeting on Thursday, July 22. The amendment was tabled by Cllr John Fowles (Lab, Cam West) following a review
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Stonehouse Methodist Church’s Summer Fayre a resounding success
STONEHOUSE Methodist Church’s Summer Fayre was a resounding success on Saturday July 10, with the church hall very busy from 11am onwards. There were a wide variety of stalls, including a barbecue, jamjar tombola, cake stall, guessing corner, bric-a-brac
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Masked robbery on Birch Road in Cam
Police investigating a report of a robbery in Cam are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. At around 2.40am on Sunday July 25 police received a call from a 44-year-old Gloucester man stating that a short while previously he had been walking
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Over 60s to continue to swim for free despite government cuts
OVER 60s will be able to swim at a special discounted price, it was announced at the Stroud District Council full meeting on Thursday, July 22. The plan comes after the Government announced that the funding for its free swimming programme would cease
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Update on Wallbridge/Merrywalks diversion
ONE week after the Wallbridge/Merrywalks diversion was introduced in Stroud, Gloucestershire County Council is extremely pleased with how things are going. On Tuesday, July 20 the £1.8million A46 Merrywalks bridge introduced the diversion to carry traffic
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Stonehouse Methodist Church holds coffee morning
STONEHOUSE Methodist Church is hosting a special coffee morning to celebrate ten years free of cancer for one of its members, Sue Alexander. Money raised will go to FOCUS, the cancer charity at the oncology department of Cheltenham Hospital. The morning
