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Culture Nailsworth
Stroud Against Racism will hold its Black Futures event at Lansdown Hall and Gallery on Saturday, October 24, featuring live spoken word and music, a screening of Black Power: A Story of British Resistance, and a facilitated discussion.
Community
Stroud’s MP says their priority is to represent local constituents in Parliament and ensure the issues affecting them are heard.
Education Nailsworth
Vue Stroud is showing a programme of new animated films, Halloween favourites and relaxed cinema sessions for families from Friday, 23 October, throughout the October half-term holidays.
Sport Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers beat Chesham United 5-0 to reach the FA Cup first round, giving interim head coach Jonathan Gould and his coaching team their first victory before a demanding run of league matches and a trip to Luton Town.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
Nailsworth entrepreneur Phil Brown is launching Liv100, a daily nutrition drink for adults aged 45 and over, after an unexplained illness ended his half-marathon training three years ago.
Traffic & Construction Cainscross
Drivers travelling between Stroud and Stonehouse should expect closures and a rolling road block when the 44th Stroud Half Marathon takes place, alongside 10K and mini mile races.
Community
The Cotswold Canals Connected partnership has received the Building with Nature Full Award for work combining canal restoration with habitat creation, biodiversity, wellbeing and water management.
Community
Stroud District Council is urging residents to check private waste collectors before handing over rubbish, warning that waste can still be their responsibility if it is illegally dumped. The council has also issued advice on full bins, charity-shop donations and its bulky waste collection service.
Business & Openings
Bob and Suki Samra are celebrating a quarter of a century running Lawnside Stores in Forest Green, where the shop has become a familiar meeting point for generations of local families.
Culture Stratford Park
Families visiting the Museum in the Park at Stratford Park, Stroud, will be able to follow a free spooky explorer trail during the October half-term period.
Sport
Robbie Savage will take charge of Peterborough United at home to Reading, where his son Charlie Savage plays in midfield, in an FA Cup first-round tie scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, November 7.
Sport
Forest Green Rovers could be drawn against Luton Town in the FA Cup first round again, but only if they beat Chesham United in their replay. The possible rematch would revive memories of last season’s 4-3 defeat at Kenilworth Road after Rovers fought back from 3-0 down.
Sport
Duncan Ferguson, who managed Forest Green Rovers during their 2023 relegation from League One, has been appointed manager of Irish League club Glentoran.
Business & Openings Central
Whitaker Seager has outlined what buyers and sellers in Stroud should expect on completion day, including solicitor delays, removal-van problems and the risk of extra costs.
Business & Openings
Prospective tenants who viewed apartments at Tricorn House and submitted offers are still waiting for a decision after applications were paused in August. Letting agent CGT Lettings says it is working with owner Vilednik Holdings Ltd and hopes to receive permission to accept local applications soon.
Culture Five Valleys
Stroud’s events guide for 19–25 October includes the Autumn Arts Trail, live music at Brimscombe Mill and the Sub Rooms, a textile repair café, an early fireworks event at Aston Down, Jolly Nice’s pumpkin patch and exhibitions continuing into November and February.
Crime & Public Safety Stonehouse
Police are appealing for information to locate Liddy and Summer, both aged 13, who were reported missing from the Forest of Dean and Stroud area. Officers believe the girls are together in Gloucester town centre and are asking the public to call 101 with information, or 999 if they can see them at the time of calling.
Culture Stonehouse
A 40-poem anthology by Stroud-based writers has been launched at the inaugural Dobunni Poetry Festival, with profits supporting next year’s event.
Culture Stonehouse
Stonehouse magician Nick Brunger has been named the Cotswold Magical Society’s Stand Up Magician of the Year after a Gloucester competition featuring a record 10 conjurors. His next performance will be a Halloween show at Woodchester Mansion from October 29 to 31.
Culture Lansdown
Stroud Goodwill will return on Friday, December 4, with a longer lantern procession, live music, street performers, workshops and a ticketed afterparty at Lansdown Hall.
Business & Openings
A new independent shop championing responsible fashion is due to open in Stroud this week, bringing ethical brands, slow-fashion designers and specialist clothing-care products to the town.
Community Stonehouse
Longfield Community Hospice is asking van owners, businesses and volunteers across Gloucestershire to support its 2027 Treecycling campaign, which will collect real Christmas trees from homes between January 10 and 17.
Traffic & Construction Stonehouse
An 89-year-old man from Bristol has died after a two-vehicle collision on the A433 Bath Road near Westonbirt. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage as enquiries continue.
Community Stonehouse
Simon Opher MP has highlighted the impact of miscarriage and baby loss, a candlelight remembrance event at Gloucester Royal Hospital and support available to bereaved families in Gloucestershire and nationally.
Community Stonehouse
Avening-based actor Richard E. Grant has chosen Longfield Community Hospice in Minchinhampton as the beneficiary of a live portrait-sculpting event, following the care provided to his late wife, Joan Washington.
Business & Openings Stonehouse
Julie Kirby has retired from Stonehouse Pharmacy after a 37-year career that began with a lunchtime shop-assistant shift and ended with her becoming pharmacy manager. Colleagues past and present are due to meet on Monday to celebrate her contribution to the Stonehouse community.
Community
Military veterans and Friends of St James have completed work to refurbish a dry stone wall beside the Charfield Railway Memorial at St James’ Church, Charfield, with support from Veterans on the Edge and funding from the Veterans Foundation.
Culture
Pete Tong will bring his Ibiza Classics show to Westonbirt Arboretum on Saturday, June 26, 2027, as part of Forestry England’s Forest Live concert series.
Culture
Stroud Book Festival has announced a new free outdoor event at Sladebank Woods, alongside details of its 2026 programme and ticket arrangements ahead of the festival’s opening.
Sport
Forest Green Rovers interim coach Josh Bowen says the club’s coaching trio must turn valuable training time into an FA Cup win at Chesham United, while providing updates on injuries and urging supporters to judge the team by its results.
