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Culture Central
Terry Ransome is set to return to the Wings and Wheels Society in Dursley with a presentation about Yuri Gagarin and the engineer behind the early Soviet space programme.
Community
Stroud-based charity Meningitis Now will appear in a ten-minute BBC Lifeline Appeal film on Sunday, October 4, featuring people whose lives have been changed by meningitis and calling for donations to support families affected by the disease.
Community Brimscombe
Tom Herbert, co-founder of The Long Table in Brimscombe, has announced that he is leaving after accepting redundancy. He reflected on the project’s growth from a 2018 gathering in a Furniture Bank warehouse to two venues, more than 100,000 meals delivered during Covid and a continuing mission to bring people together around food.
Community
Longfield Community Hospice is asking supporters to help fund its Hospice at Home service, which sends nurses and healthcare assistants to families caring for someone who is dying across Gloucestershire.
Community
The Cotswolds Metal Detecting Community has raised more than £36,000 for charities and community groups since it was formed in September 2024, including a new £500 donation to Great Western Air Ambulance Charity.
Sport Nailsworth
The Stroud Times editor has described Robbie Savage as a uniquely passionate and engaging figure after his departure from Forest Green Rovers, with Savage set to become Peterborough United’s manager.
Sport Nailsworth
Robbie Savage is expected to be officially unveiled as Peterborough United’s new manager after leaving Forest Green Rovers, with a 1pm press conference arranged for October 2, 2026. His departure leaves Forest Green searching for a permanent successor.
Culture Central
Stroud Book Festival has announced two events for Friday 6 November 2026, featuring Arifa Akbar, Dan Richards, Claire Fuller and Leigh Radford. Tickets are on sale now, with bookings available online, by phone and in person at the Sub Rooms Box Office.
Traffic & Construction Nailsworth
The Belmond British Pullman Venice Simplon-Orient-Express stopped at Kemble on Saturday, 26 September, during a UK Railtours charter from London Victoria to Worcester, giving passengers and railway enthusiasts a close look at one of Britain’s best-known trains.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
Avening-based actor Richard E Grant became the centre of attention in the opening episode of BBC’s The Celebrity Traitors after appearing to reveal his secret role moments after Claudia Winkleman selected him as a Traitor.
Community
Charities from across Gloucestershire gathered at The Hill in Stroud for Making a Difference Day, where groups benefiting from more than £300,000 in Freemasons’ grants and donations during 2025 explained how the funding supports community work.
Sport Nailsworth
Robbie Savage could begin a potential Peterborough United reign against former club Leicester City, with the League One fixture scheduled for October 10 after his announced departure from Forest Green Rovers.
Community Nailsworth
Sunflowers Suicide Support is launching a county-wide campaign to place discreet suicide-support information on beer mats and posters in pubs, sports clubs and social clubs, including venues used by people across the Stroud area.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
Actor Richard E. Grant, a familiar face around Stroud and Nailsworth, will appear in the second series of The Celebrity Traitors, which begins on BBC One and iPlayer at 8pm on Thursday 1 October.
Sport Nailsworth
Frocester cricket stalwart John Evans has ended a four-year spell as England Over-70s captain after helping the side win two World Cups, two Silver Ashes series and a series against New Zealand.
Sport Nailsworth
Former York City manager Stuart Maynard is the early 2/1 favourite to replace Robbie Savage at Forest Green Rovers, according to BetVictor, with 19 other names also listed in the latest market.
Sport Nailsworth
Jonathan Gould says Forest Green Rovers will use a 10-day gap between fixtures for recovery, a team-bonding coffee outing in Nailsworth and time away from football, after a 1-1 draw with Wealdstone.
Community Dursley
The first roofs have been installed at Stroud District Council’s 23-home affordable housing development at Glebelands in Cam, where work is expected to finish next summer.
Community
RUSH Skatepark is seeking a 20,000–35,000 sq ft building in Gloucestershire, with parking and refurbishment potential, as it works to bring the charity-run skatepark back.
Community
Gill Thomas, a Green district councillor for Minchinhampton near Stroud, will run 250km in October for Autism Initiatives and Childhood Bereavement UK, while collecting litter along the way.
Sport
Peterborough United have denied that Robbie Savage has been offered their manager’s position, contradicting Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince’s public statement after Savage was given permission to speak to the club.
Sport Nailsworth
Former Manchester United and Wales star Mark Hughes is understood to be among the leading candidates to replace Robbie Savage as Forest Green Rovers manager after Savage was given permission to speak to Peterborough United.
Business & Openings
Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince has confirmed Robbie Savage has been offered the manager’s job at Peterborough United after asking to leave the Stroud-area club for personal reasons.
Crime & Public Safety
Police are appealing for information after a burglar was reportedly disturbed by a homeowner’s dog during an attempted break-in at a property in Amberley.
Business & Openings Nailsworth
Country Quality Meat in Nailsworth has kept its offer of two pounds of diced venison for £10 since the Britpop era, using the long-standing deal to introduce generations of customers to game meat.
Sport Central
Forest Green Rovers could give Nick Haughton the No. 10 role when Wealdstone visit on Tuesday night, with injuries, suspension, international duty and a shortage of recognised strikers influencing the predicted team.
Sport
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage will not be in the dugout for Tuesday night’s National League fixture against Wealdstone after receiving permission to speak to another club, understood to be Peterborough United. Jonathan Gould, Yan Klukowski and Josh Bowen will oversee the match at The New Lawn, with several players also unavailable or doubtful.
Business & Openings High Street
Hobbs House Bakery has won Tetbury Music Festival’s 2026 Best Dressed Window Competition after Mary Portas judged displays from more than two dozen businesses. The windows will remain in place until October 4, helping promote the festival and raise funds for St Mary’s Primary School’s music programme.
Community Nailsworth
Stroud’s 28 September to 4 October events calendar includes a Festival of Commoning, a Ruscombe Woods meeting, a late-night wine bar, reggae, an autumn fair, a charity rainbow run and an art exhibition in Nailsworth.
Sport
Stroud Camera Club has begun its 2026–2027 competitive calendar at Cotswold Bowls Club, introducing a Digital B section for new members and photographers who may find traditional competitions daunting.
