Stroud Labour calls on MP Siobhan Baillie to fight for local jobs.

22 Sep 2020

Stroud Labour Party are calling on MP Siobhan Baillie to lobby the government to extend the furlough scheme beyond the end of October. Stroud’s economy has already been badly hit by the virus; the number of universal credit claimants has nearly doubled. In June and July, the number of jobs…

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Labour Councillors gain full support for the re-opening of the Bristol Road Stonehouse Station by Stroud District Council

The campaign to reopen the old station in Stonehouse on the Bristol route has gained greater momentum with the unanimous support of the Stroud District Council Environment Committee. It would provide a direct link to Gloucester and Bristol in the Stroud Valley. Cllr Chris Brine (Lab, Stonehouse) who proposed the…

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Government praise for Stroud District Council scheme to tackle flooding

20 Jul 2020

An innovative Stroud District Council natural flood management scheme has been highlighted as an exemplary approach to flooding, in a £5.2 billion national Government strategy to tackle flooding. Stroud’s Rural Sustainable Drainage Project (Rural SuDs) was initiated by community groups after areas of Stroud were flooded in 2007 and 2012.…

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Labour councillors call for an end to all non-essential work in Stroud district

25 Mar 2020

Labour councillors have called for an end to all non-essential work in Stroud district to prevent the spread of coronavirus. They are urging Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie to raise the issue with the government as a matter of urgency. Leader of the Labour Group Councillor Doina Cornell said: “The government’s…

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Sunday 8th March — International Women’s Day

When: Sunday 8th March, 2020 6pm — 8pm Where: The Old Hall, the Shambles, Stroud GL5 1AP Cost: FREE ENTRY International Women’s Day #EachforEqual This event will be a fundraiser in aid of GRASAC — Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre and the important work that they do. We will…

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Jobs risk at Müller in Stonehouse

Labour councillors have called for an urgent meeting with Müller managers after news that jobs are at risk at the firm’s Stonehouse factory. A 45-day consultation period began yesterday as the company looks to “restructure” operations at the Oldends Lane plant. Stonehouse councillor Mattie Ross said: “Coming on top of…

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Labour Councillors & Members ask Lloyds Bank to reconsider decision to close Dursley branch

30 Jan 2020

Councillors and local Labour Party members are to write to Lloyds Bank asking them to reconsider their decision to close the Dursley branch. And they are encouraging people to keep the town’s high street alive by using local shops. Cllr Doina Cornell said: “‘We don’t want to see more jobs…

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Stroud District Labour Councillors Pledge to Run Carbon-Negative Election Campaign

Labour councillors and candidates up for election to Stroud District Council in May have pledged to make their election campaign carbon negative. ‘I don’t think this has been done before and I am really excited about it,’ said Labour leader Doina Cornell. ‘The idea came from a conversation with a…

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The Javelin Park Incinerator

Thursday 11th July — Land for the Many Report Launch

Stroud CLP Chair Gemma Jerome is hosting the Stroud launch of Labour’s Land for the Many Report on 11th July Where: Stroud Brewery When: Thursday 11th July at 7.30pm A new report, Land for the Many: Changing the way our fundamental asset is used, aims to ‘put land where it…

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Opening of New 11 Home Independent Living Scheme in Nailsworth

Stroud District Council Chairman Gary Powell officially opened the new independent living scheme at Tanners Piece today (Thursday 20 June). This scheme is the first independent living scheme to be built by SDC following the recent development and adoption of SDC’s Older People’s Housing Strategy which includes the rebranding of…

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“More Vocal for Cooperation” Chris Evans MP

Stroud Cooperative Party welcomed Chris Evans, the Labour MP for Islwyn in South Wales to their recent Annual General Meeting. Chris is an old friend of Labour in Gloucestershire having been Labour’s candidate in Cheltenham in 2005. Like our own MP, David Drew, Chris is a passionate Labour and Cooperative…

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First Council Housing in Stroud District

The first part of a two part blog post contributed by Councillor Chas Townley, who chair’s the Housing Committee at Stroud District council  has been published on John Boughton’s Municipal Dreams website today. This first part focuses on the which John describes as a ‘significant contribution to the debate around…

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£11.5 Million New Programme of Council Housing

Approval for seven new housing developments was agreed by  Stroud District Council’s Housing Committee this week, this follows a decision earlier in the year to allocate £11.5 for to continue the Council’s investment in new council house building programme which will provide 74 rented and 10 shared ownership homes. 239…

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A real education for our children

29 Jan 2019

Education secretary Damian Hinds reassures us that the government has actually increased spending on our children’s education – but his flimsy grasp of figures demonstrates that maths was never his strong point. Either that or he’s being extremely economical with the truth. Back down here on planet Earth, the latest…

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The Incinerator — A toxic legacy

20 Jan 2019

It’s undergoing tests now, and scheduled to be fully operational sometime this year. So far its progress has been unstoppable, which in itself is some achievement – if a very dubious one – considering all the objections that have been levelled at it. For a start, Gloucestershire’s largest man-made landmark…

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NHS newsletter

15 Jan 2019

Last summer Stroud celebrated the 70th birthday of the NHS, but that balmy, joyful day already seems a long time ago. Winter is with us, and it’s forecast that if and when any really cold weather arrives, pressures on A&Es, hospital bed-space, the ambulance service, paramedics and GP surgeries will…

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Alan Simpson – Transformation Moment

Can we help? David’s casework team is coming to you

This autumn, David Drew MP’s caseworkers will be taking to the road to offer mobile surgeries bringing support direct to his constituents. “My caseworkers have already directly helped more than 1,000 people who live here,” said David. “But we know there are many people who need assistance, which is why…

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Trevor Hall – Chosen as Candidate for Dursley Bye Election

20 Oct 2018

Wow! Thanks to our amazing volunteers, yesterday we delivered 2,935 leaflets in Dursley. Thanks so much to those who came out and helped, many of whom are not in the photos because they delivered in their own time. We are lucky in having such a popular candidate to get behind.…

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Gloucestershire County Council making cuts to local recycling services

From October 26th a number of recycling centres will be closed for one day every week. We believe this will cause inconvenience to people locally, will lead to increased incidents of fly-tipping as well as pushing recycling rates down. In addition, where Gloucestershire County  Council is introducing these cuts to…

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