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20
Sep
Stop Rosebank — More than just a Bad Deal for the UK

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

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
10
Sep
Stroud Festival of Commoning

Stroud Festival of Commoning

Stroud hosts a weekend of collaborative ideas and action
7 min read
02
Sep
Stonehouse boat regatta returns after 150 years

Stonehouse boat regatta returns after 150 years

At the start of August, the Stroud Canoe Club held the first boat regatta in Stonehouse since the 1890s, featuring some of the same activities as the original event.
4 min read
01
Sep
At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

Hundreds of media outlets are calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
2 min read
17
Aug
Remembering John Marjoram

Remembering John Marjoram

John Marjoram was widely known as a local politician in Stroud who served in the Trinity Ward for 10 consecutive District Council elections. However, it was his dedication to the causes that he believed in that made him stand out as a politician and an activist.
5 min read
13
Aug
Mass arrests at Parliament Square — is change finally arriving?

Mass arrests at Parliament Square — is change finally arriving?

Everyone knows it is too late — but if anything can be salvaged, it’s the knowledge that the people are showing no signs of backing down
7 min read
28
Jul
Suwayda

Suwayda

A massacre is taking place in real time
8 min read
24
Jul
“Terrorism, weapons inspectors and RAF Fairford” — dispatches from the Anti-war movement

“Terrorism, weapons inspectors and RAF Fairford” — dispatches from the Anti-war movement

In this insightful podcast, Roma explores the history of the Anti-War movement with interviews from activists who campaigned at RAF airbases.
13 min read
14
Jul
REDZ: Stroud’s new youth hub

REDZ: Stroud’s new youth hub

Community-built and unapologetically political, Redz is rewriting all the rules
6 min read