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Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher has called for a broader response to children’s mental-health difficulties, saying listening, belonging and practical help should sit alongside clinical treatment.
Community High Street
Stroud Times has appealed for support, saying the town depends on community spirit, local businesses and residents staying informed about local events.
Community Nailsworth
A planning application has been submitted to convert Unit A at Kingfisher Business Park in Thrupp into an indoor padel club, golf studio and health hub.
Community Nailsworth
Cllr Tony Davey has stood down as Mayor of Stroud after completing an additional term intended to support the district council through its office move, the arrival of a new chief executive and preparations for a possible new unitary authority.
Community Nailsworth
Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher is supporting calls to return the water industry to public ownership, citing pollution in the Frome, rising bills, shareholder dividends and concerns about executive pay. He has also outlined several possible ownership models and said he raised the issue with Andy Burnham.
Community Brimscombe
Stroud district residents are being urged to change how they prepare recycling, after the council warned that batteries and vapes placed in household bins can cause fires in collection vehicles and waste facilities.
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.
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.
Community Stratford Park
Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher has promised to continue campaigning for assisted dying after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was voted down in the House of Commons on September 11, 2026.
Community
Stroud District Council passed 611 council tax debts to bailiffs during 2025/26, while arrears across the district reached £6.7 million, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
Community
Transition Stroud has added two bikes to its Pedal Power e-bike scheme after securing extended Gloucestershire County Council funding through 2027.
Community
Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher is calling for a major rethink of how people use the NHS, including better health literacy and more self-care, to help reduce pressure on overstretched services.
Community
The Resonating Routes Project at Fromehall Mill on Lodgemore Lane has completed Gloucestershire County Council’s due diligence process and been added to the county’s Alternative Provision catalogue. The programme will support 16 to 25-year-olds through personalised learning combining education, music, digital media, outdoor learning and vocational activities.
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.
Community Stratford Park
A resident at Nouncells Cross in Stroud has raised concerns about alleged anti-social behaviour, faulty security, fire-door defects, communal cleaning and the use of a council-owned flat as a temporary site office. Stroud District Council says it is investing £1.8 million in the flats and disputes or responds to several of the claims.
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.
Community Brimscombe
A Stroud MP has praised the importance of community while describing the town’s Yard Trail activities over the August Bank Holiday Monday.
Community Rodborough
Stroud and the wider district will host music, Morris dancing, a Palestine awareness event, a new charity festival, an exhibition and the annual Whiteway Colony Fete from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2026.
Community Rodborough
Labour councillor Katy Hofmann has resigned from Stroud District Council with immediate effect because of ill health, prompting a by-election in Rodborough and a Labour Group leadership election.
Community Rodborough
Fern Cottage on Bath Road, a landmark associated with Meningitis Now and Princess Diana’s 1990 visit, has been demolished during the redevelopment of the former Daniels Industrial Estate.
Community Brimscombe
RUSH Skatepark is rebuilding its organisation and restarting the search for a permanent Stroud-area venue after its proposed Moreton Valence site failed, following more than £50,000 of spending on project work.
Community
The Long Table Stroud has announced a Kids Kitchen: Banana Splits session on Tuesday 25 August 2026, with no booking required.
Community
A council-backed crowdfunding scheme has raised £588,856 for 33 community projects across the Stroud district, with a fourth funding round due to launch in autumn.
Community
The Long Table Stroud will host a Kids Kitchen: S’mores On The Firepit session on Tuesday 18 August 2026, with no booking required.
Community Stratford Park
Stroud’s Stratford Park Lido is due to reopen this weekend, according to a community-news listing published by Stroud Times on 12 August 2026.
Community Stratford Park
Residents across Gloucestershire will no longer be able to take fridges, freezers and other cooling appliances to household recycling centres from Saturday, August 8, according to Stroud Times.
