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A man from Cam is bailed after racist abuse and flags ripped down at a 5 September event in Bank Gardens, Stroud. Police want witnesses: occurrence 53260076823.
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Roads
A417 Air Balloon Roundabout Goes at 6am on Friday
The A417 switches to its permanent new layout at 6am on Friday 18 September and the Air Balloon roundabout is removed. Four nights of closures come first.
Council
Stroud Council Abolition Paused by the Government
Stroud District Council's April 2028 abolition is on hold. Ministers paused the Gloucestershire reorganisation on 7 September and told councils to stop work.
Elections
Rodborough By-Election Called for Tuesday 13 October
A Rodborough by-election will be held on Tuesday 13 October after Councillor Katy Hofmann resigned. Nominations close 16 September, registration 25 September.
Stroud
Stroud Fireworks: Five Valleys Display Mon 26 October
The Rotary Five Valleys display is Monday 26 October at Marling School, gates 6pm and fireworks 8pm, £11 advance. Plus the Aston Down and Miserden dates.
Stroud
Stroud Half Marathon: Sun 25 Oct, 9am, Entry £39
The half starts at 9am on Sunday 25 October on Cainscross Road, the 10k at 9.20am. Entries close 23 October, and the clocks go back that morning.
Stroud
Stroud Christmas Lights: Goodwill Evening, Fri 4 Dec
Stroud Goodwill Evening is listed for Friday 4 December 2026, 6pm to 9pm. The lantern parade, the tree lights and the markets, and what nobody has confirmed.
Stroud
Stroud Pantomime: Beauty and the Beast, 18 Dec to 3 Jan
The Sub Rooms panto runs 18 December to 3 January, tickets £15 to £25, with a relaxed show on 28 December. Plus the Playhouse panto and the adults-only nights.
Elections
Kingswood By-Election Result: Lib Dem Hold, Reform Third
Fred Hulls won Kingswood for the Liberal Democrats with 442 of 691 votes on 2 September. Turnout fell to 37.3%, and Reform UK took third at its first attempt.
Elections
Kingswood By-Election: Polls Open Until 10pm Today
Polls are open until 10pm in Kingswood, where five candidates are standing for the Stroud District Council seat. Counting starts at 10.15pm tonight.
Health
Stroud Maternity Rated Good, But Beds Stay Suspended
The CQC rated Stroud Maternity Hospital good in all five areas on 27 August, up from requires improvement. Its postnatal beds remain suspended.
Cotswold Canals
Missing Mile: 750m of New Canal Being Dug at Eastington
Six years after planning began, volunteers are digging 750 metres of new canal at Eastington, and the River Frome is now diverted under the M5.
Transport
Stroud to London coach: back 8 September, £30 return
Stroud's commuter coach to London returns on Tuesday 8 September, £30 day return. It runs Tuesday to Thursday until 21 October and stops at West Drayton.
Stroud sits where five valleys meet, and the mills that made cloth here are strung along the water all the way up them. Nailsworth, Painswick, Minchinhampton and Stonehouse are the valley towns and villages around it. South of them the district opens into the Vale, where Dursley, Cam, Wotton-under-Edge and Berkeley face Bristol and Gloucester rather than Stroud.
Stroud Today reports what the record shows across the whole district. Stroud District Council decides planning, bins, car parks and licensing; Gloucestershire County Council runs the roads and the schools; and much of the district lies within the Cotswolds national landscape, which affects what can be built and where. We name the responsible body in every story and link to the document.
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