Firefighters in southern California have gained ground on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided. Evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings for residents ...

A MAN from a village in the Stroud area has been fined after he was caught using a mobile phone while driving. Luke Smith, aged 21, of Nupend, Eastington, was spotted driving while using a phone in ...

In July, Israeli air strikes hit a girls’ school in Gaza’s central city of Deir al-Balah, killing at least 30 people ...

An Israeli air strike on the southern port city of Tyre has left at least seven dead, among them five siblings, three of whom ...

The death toll from a bombing at a railway station in troubled south western Pakistan has risen to at least 26, officials ...

A NEW novel set in the Cotswolds focuses on the consequences of fixed beliefs. Bitter Pill, written by A J Linney, centres on Lexie and Pippa, who have been best friends since meeting at university.

WATER voles could soon be enjoying a new home at Fromebridge if permssion is granted to create a new pond. Mr Mitford-Slade, Fromebridge Wetlands Project Stroudwater Canal, Bristol Road has applied ...

The Stroud News And Journal has published 5 death notices in the last 7 days. Every week, the Stroud News And Journal publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones ...

Politics and royal issues jostle for centre stage on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. The fallout from the Budget continues to feature heavily with The Sunday Telegraph focusing on the threat ...

Phil Salt fulfilled a childhood dream at his old stomping ground in Barbados with an unbeaten century to lift England to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies.

Phil Salt continued his stunning T20 form against the West Indies with a swashbuckling 103 not out off 54 balls as England drew first blood in the five-match series in Barbados. Salt followed up ...