Kate Jones

6 days ago | wiltsglosstandard.co.uk | Kate Jones

Roz Savage asked a question to Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 7 (Image: Parliament Live) THE MP for the South Cotswolds has highlighted the issue of child poverty in the South Cotswolds to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Roz Savage asked a question to Sir Keir at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 7, during which she said that 2,000 children in her constituency are living in poverty.

6 days ago | wiltsglosstandard.co.uk | Kate Jones

Gardiner Haskins in Cirencester (Image: Paul Nicholls) A WELL-KNOWN homeware store in the centre of Cirencester has revealed the day it will close its doors for the final time. Gardiner Haskins said its last day of trading at its Cirencester shop will be Saturday, May 31. The store, located in Cirencester’s Dyer Street, will shut for good at 5pm that day. Large reductions are currently available throughout the shop, which is holding a clearance sale.

6 days ago | cotswoldjournal.co.uk | Kate Jones

3 1/1 THE new leader of Cotswold District Council has been revealed. Councillor Mike Evemy has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on the council and will formally take over as council leader at the Annual Council Meeting on Wednesday, May 21. He succeeds Councillor Joe Harris, who is stepping down after six years in the role.

6 days ago | wiltsglosstandard.co.uk | Kate Jones

6 1/1 A NEW store in Cirencester is due to open tomorrow (Saturday, May 10). On The Wall, located at 3 The Woolmarket in Cirencester, will sell discount homeware items. Independently owned by a local who has just moved back to the area, it will offer art, mirrors and clocks, along with lamps, lighting and homeware. All products are set to come from major online retailers at up to 50 per cent off the recommended retail price.

6 days ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Kate Jones

A road closure is in place on the A38 in Kingsway (library image) (Image: NQ) A ROAD CLOSURE is in place on a key road near Stroud after a crash. Police received a report of a collision involving a van and a car at the traffic lights by the ASDA supermarket on the Naas Lane Link Road in Quedgeley at around 6.30am this morning (Friday, May 9). No one was injured in the two-vehicle crash. A road closure is in place on the A38 in Kingsway following the collision.