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The Bullfinch (Pyrrhula Pyrrhula)
By Christiane Goaziou The Bullfinch belongs to the Family of the Fringillidae The male Bullfinch is unmistakable because of its amazing colours; an orangy-salmony breast and cheeks and a black cap. The female, however, has a light grey breast and cheeks and a black...
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New shop offers something for everyone
Article and Images by Matt Bigwood Make & Mend, situated in Long Street, Wotton-under-Edge, opened its doors in October. It’s run by Marie Benson and Helen Gough, and the shop features the work of local crafters as well as offering an alterations and repairs...
Hillesley School Receives Generous Laptop Donation from the Freemasons
Pupils at Hillesley CE VA Primary School were thrilled to receive some new laptops donated by the Freemasons from The Masonic Lodge in Wotton. Freemasons, Brother Gary Shellard and Worshipful Master, Peter Prater, visited the school to see how the new laptops were...
Students’ winning designs highlight council’s housing commitment
Development sites earmarked for new homes by Stroud District Council have been brightened up with the help of local art students. Students on the South Gloucestershire and Stroud College Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice course were invited to design banners to be...
Book your Christmas tree for recycling and support Longfield Community Hospice
Stroud District Council is backing the Longfield Community Hospice Christmas Tree Recycling campaign. For a suggested minimum donation of £10, real Christmas trees will be collected at the end of the festive period and recycled. This year, the Minchinhampton-based...
Check your festive waste & recycling calendar as some dates are changing over Christmas
Residents in the Stroud district are being asked to check their waste and recycling schedules over the Christmas period as some collections will change. There will be no collection on Boxing Day, so waste and recycling that would normally be collected on Tuesday 26...
Christmas Time View from the Pew
What do you love best about the Christmas season? I know we all like to have a moan about the shops being filled with Christmas frippery from August onwards. I can remember when I had The Tolsey Shop we put our Christmas window displays in on Remembrance Sunday. That...
Wotton Walking Football Club need you!
By Matthew Quick A busy couple of months at Wotton Walking Football Club, this weekend saw the first round of fixtures in the GFA Over 50s league. Wotton fielded a team focusing on youth, speed and power, expectations were high. Four games, including one friendly,...