Haydn Sutton News Today

In a protest against “old racism” the majority of people of Stroud, England say they want the Blackboy statue removed, but the building it adorns is a private organization.

The potential removal of the racist 250-year-old Blackboy clock statue in Stroud, Gloucestershire, comes after campaigners argued it was traumatic for people of colour.

A dozen houses in Stroud have been left without internet or landline connection for almost a week after a lorry reversed into a telegraph pole.

A dozen homes near Stroud have been left without internet or landline connection for almost a week after a lorry reversed into a telegraph pole. Residents working from home in Park End, Paganhill on June 4 were interrupted when a large lorry hit a telegraph pole which stood 50 yards from The Old Crown. One of those left without internet is Stroud District Councillor Haydn Sutton, whose wife Susan Sutton explained she has been working from a friend’s house because BT Openreach have not...

The Green Party made the most significant gains at the Stroud District Council (SDC) elections, but no party won enough seats to take overall…