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11
Dec
50 Years of Rising Stars FC — Nikki Laine interviews Ayoob Moolla
A group of young boys come to the UK in the Summer of 1966. They go to the park at the weekends to play cricket but their heads are turned by the nationwide obsession with football.
2 min read
29
Nov
It's not just workers calling for a wealth tax — millionaires are too!
The Patriotic Millionaires came to Stroud to raise the profile on their campaign calling for a 2% wealth tax
4 min read
12
Nov
Requiem for Protest? A response
“Nothing could illustrate better the way in which the crackdown on effective protest is not a political choice but one driven by the state as a whole”
8 min read
22
Oct
Emergence Re-Stock — the Campaign to Reduce Textile Waste
UK households throw away around 300,000 tonnes of clothing each year, with much ending up in incineration or landfill. Emergence Re-Stock aims to change this by collecting donated garments, repairing, upcycling and reselling them affordably, and working directly with local charities.
7 min read
10
Oct
Common Ground
I blinked through the sunlight dancing in the trees, feeling, in that moment, at one with the world. Until I saw it. There, attached to a pole on a caravan, flapping in the cool breeze like a sharp slap: an England flag.
13 min read
08
Oct
World Suicide Prevention Day
To mark World Suicide Prevention day which took place in September I met Chloe, Operations Manager at Sunflowers Suicide Support to talk about the work that they do to support those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
4 min read
06
Oct
“Music is the Key to Radical Resistance” — Los Fastidios
Italian anti-fascist ska punk heroes Los Fastidios are returning to Stroud this month for what promises to be a second sold-out gig in two years.
5 min read
01
Oct
Gloucester Welcomes Refugees
A peaceful, non-confrontational gathering will be held in Gloucester on Sunday 5 October to show support for people seeking asylum and challenge attempts to stoke division and racism.
3 min read
20
Sep
Stop Rosebank — More than just a Bad Deal for the UK
At 500m barrels, Rosebank is the UK's largest undeveloped oil field. It lies about 80 miles north-west of Shetland. The Norwegian Energy giant Equinor has partnered with Israeli owned Ithaca Energy to develop the project.
8 min read
16
Sep
Gleaning in: Cooking up the Future in the Stroud Valleys
In the UK, a whopping 9 million tonnes of food in total is wasted each year, enough to feed 30 million people - and costing us £19 billion annually. But in Stroud, at Saturday lunch time, something unusual springs into action.
23 min read