The Latest Breaking News from Stroud

Other lives: The first Green party chair of Stroud district council in Gloucestershire and former mayor of Nailsworth

Tackling the toughest races in the world is all part of the day job for ultramarathoner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys. But where the hard work really begins is confronting racism. Here, she reveals what inspired her to set up the charity Black Trail Runners

Think the Cotswolds is just for walkers? Think again. A planned restoration project of the region’s canals is set to make its waterways more accessible by bike; Tamara Hinson takes to the towpath on two wheels to find out more

Emma Potter was described as a kind and beautiful person by her family.

A friendly rivalry between four towns on opposite corners of the map.

Check out an art exhibition, take the kids to a fun school holiday market at Pelican, or throw a rolling pin at Stroud.

Competitive tossers will gather in the small town to throw a brick, a rolling pin or a rubber chook in an event set to draw a crowd of thousands.

Pranksters have drawn crude penis-shapes around potholes on a road in Stroud, Gloucester, which has been responsible for causing several flat tyres

Fractional Finance, based in Stroud, was founded by Kat Wellum-Kent

Joe Rankin, 34, has admitted murdering Emma Potter, 40, who was found dead at a flat in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

On Wednesday police confirmed that a report would be prepared for the information of the coroner.