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Sport Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers drew 1-1 at Carlisle United after Kyle Kelly’s early header was cancelled out by Michael Obiero. Robbie Savage praised the performance as his proudest moment in charge, but Ricardo Rees faces a knee scan and the squad is preparing for several international absences.
Culture Nailsworth
A film produced and filmed in Nailsworth, with much of its cast drawn from the local community, has won a Bath Film Festival award and will receive its international premiere in Tallinn.
Traffic & Construction Nailsworth
Whitaker Seager says homeowners considering a move in 2027 should not automatically wait until spring, as high levels of available property and price-sensitive buyers make autumn a possible opportunity to prepare and launch.
Community Nailsworth
Five fruit trees planted with NHS permission at Stroud Maternity Hospital have been removed as Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks to expand the site’s car park. Residents and councillors say the trees were valuable community and ecological assets, while the Trust has offered to discuss replanting elsewhere.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
A 20-year-old man from Emersons Green has been arrested after police say suspected drugs were thrown from a van during a pursuit on the M5 in the early hours of Monday. Officers later found suspected drugs and bank notes in the vehicle and along the pursuit route.
Community Nailsworth
A resident reported seeing a large, dark-coloured cat near the former Hilliers factory site in Nailsworth at about 6.15am on Saturday. The account has not been independently confirmed, and there is no confirmed evidence of a wild big cat living in the Stroud area.
Culture Nailsworth
Hundred Heroines’ new Stardust exhibition, presented with Sisters of the Lens, explores how celebrity images have been shaped across the past century. The Nailsworth show includes portraits by Jillian Edelstein of figures including Amy Winehouse, Yoko Ono, Quentin Crisp and Vivienne Westwood, and runs until November 20.
Sport Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers have signed 22-year-old midfielder and defender Adeteye Gbadehan on a one-year deal after he impressed during a ten-day trial at The New Lawn.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
Country Quality Meat has installed new signage at its Nailsworth premises as it prepares to mark 40 years of trading in the town next January.
Community Nailsworth
Stroud District Council leader Chloe Turner has criticised the Government’s decision to pause and review local government reorganisation, warning that councils have already committed substantial time, money and resources to preparations. Gloucestershire is among 14 areas affected, while the implications for the county, future devolution and spatial planning remain unclear.
Community Nailsworth
Maizee Philipson from Nailsworth and Chrissie Lowery from Stroud have been recognised at the BBC Radio Gloucestershire Make a Difference Awards 2026 for their work supporting others in their communities.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for information to locate Jack, aged 23, who has been missing from Nailsworth since leaving a property at around 7.30am on September 6, 2026. Officers are concerned for his welfare and believe he may still be in the area on foot.
Sport Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage says Josh Osude will miss eight to 12 weeks with a partial ACL rupture as the club tries to recover from three defeats in its opening five games.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Police are appealing for witnesses after a grey Nissan Qashqai was taken from the Berrycroft area of Berkeley between the morning of September 1 and the early hours of September 2. Officers are also seeking information about reports of suspicious behaviour involving a man and a woman nearby.
Community Nailsworth
Fourteen-year-old Finn Young from Stroud has been named the National Allotment Society’s new Youth Ambassador after winning a UK-wide competition for young growers.
Culture Nailsworth
A fragment from a remarkable Roman mosaic has returned to the Corinium Museum after disappearing from museum view for 45 years, with plans for a temporary public display later in 2026.
Sport Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers will commemorate former director Martin Anns, who died aged 67 on 21 August 2026, with a minute’s applause during the club’s match against Gateshead on 12 September.
Sport Nailsworth
Former Forest Green Rovers manager Frank Gregan has defended Robbie Savage after a difficult start to the season, urging supporters to ignore outside criticism and stand behind the club’s manager.
Education Nailsworth
John Treweek, who spent much of his career teaching at Stroud College, has published Secrets of the Scrolls after waiting until retirement to pursue his ambition of becoming a novelist.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
The Contrast Suite, a family-run wellness business owned by Tom and Amy King, has opened at Gouldings Estate in Nailsworth, offering private sauna and cold-plunge sessions to customers from across the Stroud district.
Culture Nailsworth
Howard Donald, a member of Take That and co-founder of DJ collective Sonic Headz, is set to perform a tech and electro-house DJ set at The Sub Rooms in Stroud on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Traffic & Construction Nailsworth
Gas pipe upgrades in the Horsley area of Nailsworth are due to begin on 7 September, with traffic lights and possible short road closures expected during the project.
Sport Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers suffered a third consecutive defeat after Altrincham substitute Kahrel Reddin scored in the fifth minute of added time. Robbie Savage said the players were devastated but praised their effort, the supporters and the club’s medical team after a 2-1 match-day loss.
