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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
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.
Culture High Street
Residents across Stroud and the wider district can choose from an exhibition marking 20 years of printmaking, a major concert at the Sub Rooms, Heritage Open Days in Nailsworth, the Minch Moo Street Party, Frampton Country Fair and a community apple-juicing day.
Business & Openings
Building work has started on a new relaxation, recovery, heat and cold destination in the heart of Stroud.
Education Central
Maidenhill School has met the Expected Standard in every area assessed under Ofsted’s tougher inspection framework, with inspectors praising its warm culture, decisive leadership and high levels of pastoral support.
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 Five Valleys
Forest Green Rovers stopped a three-match losing streak with a disciplined victory at in-form Hornchurch. Ricardo Rees scored early, Ethan Ross made a decisive late save and Robbie Savage praised the team’s defending, tactical flexibility, new starters and travelling supporters.
Business & Openings Five Valleys
The Old Nelson in Stroud is due to close on Monday, September 7, as Whitbread shuts its remaining Brewers Fayre sites. The venue is understood to have been acquired by Queensway Inns, which bought 53 former Brewers Fayre locations and is expected to reopen the pub under new ownership.
Traffic & Construction Five Valleys
A 36-year-old man from the Stratford area died at the scene after a Ford C-Max left Bakers Hill and hit a tree between Mickleton and Hidcote. Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage while road closures remain in place for the investigation.
Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
A new nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates will use specialist technology and a new roads policing team to identify vehicles designed to evade cameras. The measures target offences ranging from avoiding parking and speeding penalties to organised crime and the movement of illegal goods, with drivers displaying an incorrectly displayed plate facing fines of up to £1,000.
Culture Five Valleys
Taylor Swift fans are being invited to Five Valleys in Stroud for two live tribute performances, meet-and-greet sessions and a chance to dress up in their favourite era-inspired outfits on Saturday, September 5.
Sport Stonehouse
A direct coach service connecting Stonehouse, Stroud, Chalford and Cirencester with London will formally launch on Tuesday, September 8, after July trial runs showed strong local demand.
Culture
Stroud Valleys Artspace will host the Svaaaa Summer Party at its John Street venue from 9pm on Saturday, September 5, 2026, until 1am on Sunday, September 6. The over-18 event will feature DJs Tim Telling, Liam Large and the Joicey DJ Collective, with tickets available on a pay-what-you-can basis.
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.
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.
Culture Stratford Park
A free family festival at Stroud’s Bank Gardens on Saturday 5 September will feature live music, food, crafts, talks, stalls, films and a colourful parade, followed by a ticketed reggae afterparty at Lansdown Hall.
Culture Stratford Park
Vue is offering £4 tickets across all films and seats on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September as part of National Cinema Weekend. The programme listed in the announcement includes major releases, family favourites and horror films, with customers told to check Vue’s website or app for Stroud session times.
Business & Openings Stratford Park
Independent café Willow & Co is celebrating five years at Wheelwrights Corner in Nailsworth after growing from a takeaway coffee shop run by Sally Norman into a business employing around eight people. The café is now planning new savoury options, more workshops and possible pop-up events.
Traffic & Construction Stratford Park
Stratford Road will shut between the Tesco roundabout and Stratford Park entrance on September 5 and 6 while contractors carry out tree works and inspections. Access to the park and nearby facilities will remain available from Paganhill.
Sport Rodborough
Rodborough Old Boys are rebuilding after a difficult period, with a relaunched Reserves side, the club’s first U18 team and its first women’s team following County Cup success and promotion.
Culture
The Long Table Stroud will host a pay-as-you-can Friday night dinner with live music from Joe Noel on 4 September 2026.
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.
Culture
SVA will host Matthew Harris’s exhibition The Cellophane Wrapper and Other Items at 4 John Street, Stroud, from 3 to 12 September 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.
