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19
Oct
Cotswold Canals receive £8.9 million lottery grant to complete Stroudwater restoration

Cotswold Canals receive £8.9 million lottery grant to complete Stroudwater restoration

By Ben Norris  With the designation of £8.9 million in funding to the Cotswold Canals Connected project, Stroud and
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17
Oct
Conservative MPs vote against safeguards on British food standards as a crisis in food supply and security looms

Conservative MPs vote against safeguards on British food standards as a crisis in food supply and security looms

By Jamie O’Dell and George Thomas  On Monday October 12, amendments made to the Agriculture Bill by the House
5 min read
14
Oct
Proposals for new station at Stonehouse to connect the Five Valleys to Bristol and beyond

Proposals for new station at Stonehouse to connect the Five Valleys to Bristol and beyond

By Ben Norris Proposals for a new railway station in Stonehouse are picking up steam following an online petition which
3 min read
23
Sep
Decriminalize

Decriminalize

By Sean Buckley Media coverage of Black Lives Matter protests appears to be subsiding. The focus on the violence occuring
6 min read
16
Sep
Stroud Radical Reading Group: Geographies of Racial Capitalism, with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Stroud Radical Reading Group: Geographies of Racial Capitalism, with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

By Jamie O’Dell and James Beecher In the first of their series of discussions on the Geographies and Histories
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08
Sep
Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie votes against implementing Grenfell fire safety recommendations

Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie votes against implementing Grenfell fire safety recommendations

By Jamie O’Dell In a vote in Parliament last night, Stroud’s MP Siobhan Baillie joined 317 of her
2 min read
16
Aug
The growing backlash over grade calculations represents a major failing of our A-level students

The growing backlash over grade calculations represents a major failing of our A-level students

By Ben Norris and Jamie O’Dell For those who take them, getting your grades on results day presents a
4 min read
11
Aug
Black Lives Matter: What comes next?

Black Lives Matter: What comes next?

By Jamie O’Dell  Photo credit: Patrick Partridge  After so much noise and so much action in and around the
5 min read
05
Aug
Stroud Against Racism representatives hold meeting with Council leaders

Stroud Against Racism representatives hold meeting with Council leaders

On Thursday 30 July, representatives from the Stroud Against Racism group held a first meeting with council leaders from the
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28
Jul
Stroud Radical Reading Group: The Green New Deal and Beyond

Stroud Radical Reading Group: The Green New Deal and Beyond

By James Beecher Since early 2016, a group of people living in Stroud have been meeting up once a month
5 min read