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Culture Nailsworth
Stroud’s weekend line-up includes Hidden Notes Vol. 6, Horsley Village Fete and Painswick Feast, with music, food, family activities and long-standing local traditions taking place across the district on 19 and 20 September.
Culture Brimscombe
Vue Stroud is screening a season of classic films marking major anniversaries, including Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Transformers: The Movie, The Others, Scream and Rocky.
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.
Sport Brimscombe
Steve Cotterill has been suspended from the touchline for three matches and fined £2,250 after a post-match incident following Cheltenham Town’s 2-2 League Two draw with Grimsby Town.
Sport Brimscombe
Brimscombe & Thrupp manager Tim Bond praised his side’s second-half response but said the team had left itself with too much to do after a 4-2 home defeat by in-form Sharpness in Hellenic League Division One West.
Business & Openings
Stroud Wine Company is bringing six bottles from South African winemaker Pieter Walser to Griffin Mill, promising a fresh challenge to familiar assumptions about grape varieties.
Culture Nailsworth
Stroud photographer Paul Nicholls has won the Cultural Events category at the 2026 Event Photography Awards for his image of two Red Arrows jets at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in 2025.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
Renishaw has launched a new PH20 PLUS 5-axis touch-trigger system at its New Mills operation, offering manufacturers greater access to deep and difficult-to-reach features during coordinate measuring machine inspections.
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
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage has called for the focus to stay on football as his side return to Carlisle, where he says he received abuse during last season’s meeting. Savage also provided updates on Kyle Ajayi, Preston Fearon and Gabe Kircough ahead of the fixture.
Sport Stonehouse
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage says Harvey Bunker’s summer departure was driven by playing opportunities and the type of midfielder or centre-half he wanted, rather than any personal disagreement.
Culture Stonehouse
A handwritten 1940 letter in which George Orwell discusses politics, children’s literature and the idea of a left-leaning weekly for young readers is being offered by Quire Auctions in Stonehouse. The letter forms part of the literary estate of children’s author Geoffrey Trease, with the letter and wider archive carrying a combined estimate of £5,000 to £8,000.
Crime & Public Safety
Chace Stevens, 18, from Stroud, has been charged with three offences after a 15-year-old boy was injured in a suspected stabbing at a Stroud park on Saturday night. The boy’s injuries were not considered serious, and Stevens was remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 14 September 2026.
Culture Stratford Park
Stroud’s arts and community calendar for 14–20 September includes a Morris dancing rehearsal, a local songwriters’ stage, a late opening at Loganberry, a weekend of River Severn-inspired events and Professor David Olusoga’s return to the Sub Rooms.
Sport Stratford Park
Forest Green Rovers made it back-to-back wins with a reported 4-0 victory over Gateshead, as manager Robbie Savage hailed captain Kyle McAllister and confirmed the loan arrival of West Ham and England Under-20 midfielder Preston Fearon.
Sport Stratford Park
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage says the club is close to signing a young loan player who could have a similar impact to Harry Whitwell, with the deal hoped to be completed early next week.
Sport Stratford Park
Former professional footballer Sean Rigg has opened Workhorse Tattoo in the former Swan Inn on Union Street, Stroud, turning an interest developed during his playing career into a new creative business with fellow tattooists Taia and Jim.
Culture
Jason Singh will lead an 18+ “Oneness” club night at Stroud Valleys Artspace on Saturday, September 12, 2026, featuring a wide-ranging programme of underground dance music and a pay-what-you-can ticket model.
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.
Business & Openings Stratford Park
A handwritten three-page letter from George Orwell is among the highlights of Quire Auctions’ autumn sale, alongside rare editions from children’s writer Geoffrey Trease’s literary estate.
Sport Stratford Park
Stratford Park Lido will remain open until 30 September, weather permitting, after reopening in August following extensive safety repairs. A new timetable includes lane and public swimming sessions, with the baby pool, café and shop continuing during public hours.
Culture
Ride & Stride 2026 will take place in Stroud on Saturday, September 12, offering walking routes, cycling options, guided heritage walks and activities at St Laurence Church while raising funds for restoration work and the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust.
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.
Culture
Stroud Valleys Artspace will present Squid Soup’s Infinite Clouds at the Brunel Goods Shed on Friday 11 September 2026, combining a walk-through light and sound installation with a live performance by Silver Ley.
