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  • Clap for NHS to take place today

    A nationwide clap to thank the NHS will take place this evening. Following the success of the weekly Clap for Carers, people will be encouraged to reflect on the heroes of the pandemic with family and friends at 5pm. Broadcasters will also

  • LETTER OF THE DAY: NHS must be protected

    DEAR editor, Sunday 5th July was the 72nd anniversary of the NHS. It was created in the aftermath of World War II - a conflict that saw 67,100 British civilians killed – to create something better for us all. In the UK the number of “excess deaths

  • IN MEMORIAM: Death notices in the Gazette this week

    Here are the death announcements carried in the Gazette this week. TREVOR SHAW Born 4th November 1938. Passed away peacefully at home on 24th June 2020 surrounded by his family. A loving husband to Eileen, Dad to David and Lindsay, Grandad

  • LEADER'S COLUMN: Our actions can put others at risk

    Column by the leader of Stroud District Council, Doina Cornell. Changes are coming to the lockdown restrictions this coming week, and I know from my own town of Dursley preparations are underway by local cafes and pubs to open again to customers