Alice Knight

West

Dursley, Thornbury & Stroud for @glosgazette @stroudnews & @WiltsAndGlosStd / Graduate @uogjourno (NCTJ & BJTC) / Emails - [email protected]

Articles

Young Green ousts Labour in key Stroud red wall seat

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

2 1/1 THE GREEN party has ousted Labour in an exciting by-election race in Stroud in the local elections. Cate James-Hodges from the Green Party has been elected as a Stroud District Councillor for the Stroud Central Ward. She won with 416 votes on a turnout of 40.9 per cent - by nearly 300 votes. Cllr James-Hodges replaces former veteran councillor and former MP David Drew - who resigned in February.
Reform Party wins first seat in area in Stonehouse

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

The Reform Party has won its first seat in the Stroud area (Image: Newsquest) THE Reform Party has won its first seat in the Stroud area. Dean Botterill has been elected as a County Councillor for Stonehouse with 825 votes on a turnout of 33.7 per cent. He beat green candidate Tom Jarman by just 11 votes, who received 804 votes. The seat was previously held by former Independent councillor Nick Housden.
Footbridge at Stroud railway station reopens after work

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

4 1/1 THE footbridge at Stroud railway station has finally reopened after extensive restoration work. The project - which lasted eight months - involved grit blasting, steel and timber repairs, repainting, and stair tread replacement. The bridge officially reopened to the public on Wednesday.
Local Elections 2025 results LIVE: Updates across Gloucestershire

1 week ago | gazetteseries.co.uk | Alice Knight

Join us for live updates as the results from yesterday's local election in Stroud come in Votes for the 11 Stroud wards on Gloucestershire County Council are being counted at Stratford Park leisure centre with the first results due around 1pm There was also a by-election for the SDC ward of Stroud Central after the shock resignation of David Drew, the former MP who held the division
Stroud woman caught driving while nearly FOUR times cocaine limit

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

Janel Hall was caught driving while nearly FOUR times cocaine limit A WOMAN from a village near Stroud has been found guilty of driving while nearly FOUR times the cocaine limit. Janel Hall, aged 35, of Lusty Lane, Leonard Stanley, had 38 micrograms of cocaine in her blood, exceeding the legal limit of 10 micrograms. She was caught in a Vauxhall Astra in Cole Avenue, Gloucester on October 17, 2023.
Mazda driver charged with speeding at more than 70mph on M5

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

A Mazda driver from Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge has been charged with speeding at more than 70mph on the M5 A MAZDA driver from Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge has been charged with speeding at more than 70mph on the M5. Leigh Turnbull, aged 53, of Chestnut Park, Kingswood, was allegedly caught at more than 70mph on the motorway on July 14 last year. The location was identified as Bridge 99-70 at Standish Lane near Stroud. A hearing was adjourned on February 24.
40 joyous pictures as May Day sunrise welcomed with wild dancing in Stroud

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

42 1/1 SUMMER is a coming in - and the first sunrise of the new season was welcomed with joyous scenes in Stroud. Stroud’s Boss Morris and Miserden Morris celebrated the May Day sunrise at 5.40am this morning by dancing on Rodborough Common - and it was all captured in these glorious pictures taken by photographer Simon Pizzey. The day marks the ancient festival of Beltane, which heralds the start of long days, warm weather and blossom filled hedgerows.
Gloucestershire County Council elections 2025: Live updates and details

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

Join us for live updates as Gloucestershire heads to the polls for the 2025 local elections. Voters will elect their representatives on Gloucestershire County Council. A Stroud District Council by-election is also taking place to replace veteran councillor David Drew in the Stroud Central ward. Voting will be taking place today with results expected tomorrow.
Health store Grape Tree due to open in Stroud very soon

2 weeks ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

3 1/1 A NEW shop is due to open its doors in Stroud tomorrow. Health store the Grape Tree will be taking over the former Clarks Shoe Shop - which closed in June last year. The UK-based retailer specialises in natural and organic products, including dried fruits, nuts, seeds, snacks, and health supplements.
Rare bird 'scarce' in the UK spotted in Gloucestershire

2 weeks ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Alice Knight

2 1/1 A RARE bird that a local wildlife trust says is a 'scarce visitor to the UK' has been spotted and snapped by a photographer in Gloucestershire. This glossy ibis was captured on camera by Gloucestershire Camera Club member Nigel Lusty from Stonehouse. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust said on its website that the glossy ibis can be identified through its "long, curving curlew-like bill” - which almost look like herons.