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  • Sex offender found after absconding from Leyhill prison

    A sex offender who absconded from a South Gloucestershire prison on Sunday has now been found. Neon Collins, 39, left HMP Leyhill prison sometime before 8am on Sunday. He was located and arrested later that day.  Collins, previously known

  • Charfield church supports dementia group

    A Charfield church has made a sizeable donation to a dementia group St John’s Church hold Lent Lunches each year and money raised is given to a nominated charity. The £720.30 raised this year has been given to Dementia Connections Charfield with

  • Something for everyone along the canal

    The following is from Dave Marshall, canal manager at Stroud District Council. The canal is a wildlife haven, public park, commuter route and something everyone can be involved in – all rolled into one. And with 10 miles of canal between Saul

  • DOINA'S DIARY: Proud to be restoring historic canal

    THIS week we are excited and proud to be able to announce with Highways England some very important news - £4 million of funding to open up the ‘missing mile’ of canal underneath and around the roads network west of Stonehouse. In fact it will route

  • JOHN LIGHT: We must protect our Cotswold identity

    AN erudite Yorkshire reader has taken me to task concerning the description of Yorkshire as a confectionery desert. His letter was beautifully written but totally wrong. He commences his case by referring to parkin. This can only be described