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25th January 2023 / 25th January 2023 by susanfenton
Residents of Minchinhampton gathered on Monday to protest about the loss of a key local post box. The Dr Brown’s Road post box is believed to have been knocked over by a horse in late 2021. Royal Mail removed it shortly afterwards and have not reinstated it, carrying out none of the required consultation with […]
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23rd January 2023 / 23rd January 2023 by susanfenton
The Green Party parliamentary candidate for Stroud says the government’s decision not to award Stroud a share of the Levelling Up Fund spells bad news for MP Siobhan Baillie’s re-election hopes. Pete Kennedy said: “The whole Levelling Up agenda is politically motivated, focused on sending money to areas where the Conservatives are hoping to win […]
13th January 2023 / 13th January 2023 by susanfenton
Green Party District Councillor Steve Hynd has today written an open letter to Gareth Williams, the CEO of Gigaclear, to express his “utter dismay” that the rural communities he represents are still not connected to a superfast broadband service that was promised to them over a year ago. Cllr Hynd represents the ward of The […]
4th January 2023 / 4th January 2023 by susanfenton
Soil health expert Mica Francis will be giving an online presentation on Wednesday January 18 at 6.30pm about how land can be used sustainably. Mica, an agriculture consultant with an MSc in Soil and Water Sciences, specialises in analysing soil and crop production data to better understand the interactions between human-made systems and the natural […]
2nd January 2023 / 3rd January 2023 by susanfenton
Are the banks and institutions that look after our money behaving in an ethical and responsible way, helping local businesses and investing in communities? Or are they shoring up dirty industries who have responsibilities only to themselves and their shareholders? What can ordinary people do to avoid supporting unethical banks? These are among the questions […]
