Local politics

08
Jun
VIDEO: Rodborough Fields Campaign take community bid to the next stage

VIDEO: Rodborough Fields Campaign take community bid to the next stage

The preservation group have had their bid accepted by the sellers and are now looking to convert pledges into cash
2 min read
06
Jun
Transforming Rodborough Community Hall

Transforming Rodborough Community Hall

Amplify Stroud visits the community hub while it is undergoing a hefty redevelopment and sustainable reimagining
4 min read
24
Mar
Devolution for Gloucestershire?

Devolution for Gloucestershire?

Gloucestershire councils are going to be abolished and replaced with one or two Unitary Authorities linked to a regional Strategic Authority with an elected mayor. This is going to be a seismic shift for local democracy.
11 min read
30
Apr
Stroud Elections Focus: Green Party

Stroud Elections Focus: Green Party

Catherine Braun is interviewed by Laurie Davies Catherine Braun has been the leader of Green Party at Stroud District Council
10 min read
05
Feb
UBI for Stroud

UBI for Stroud

In January 2023, in the depths of a long, dark winter and in the middle of a cost of living crisis, Stroud launched its first ever group to campaign for Universal Basic Income (UBI)
11 min read
08
Jun
Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

The incongruity between Starmer’s election statements on deepening democracy and the bizarre control-freakery speak to a wider pattern of dishonesty from the Labour leader.
4 min read