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Gill Sutherland joined the Stratford Herald in 2014 as the arts editor and senior reporter. In 2021 she became the Herald’s content editor.

Axed Stratford music festival fall out continues

09 June 2025
Axed Stratford music festival fall out continues

Axed Stratford music festival fall out continues

09 June 2025

Fallout over Stratford District Council’s decision to refuse a music and cider festival planned at Stratford Rugby Club continued this week.


Stratford pub aims for bullseye with £350k refurb that includes adding digital darts

08 June 2025
Stratford pub aims for bullseye with £350k refurb that includes adding digital darts

Stratford pub aims for bullseye with £350k refurb that includes adding digital darts

08 June 2025

A new outdoor area and a digital twist on traditional pub games will be on offer at Stratford’s Cox’s Yard this summer.


Friends’ 130-mile walk for children’s hospital

06 June 2025
Friends’ 130-mile walk for children’s hospital

Friends’ 130-mile walk for children’s hospital

06 June 2025

Darren Parkin and Giles Cleeve walk from London to Stratford for Birmingham Children’s Hospital where mayor’s daughter Alannah had vital heart op


Stratford Beer and Cider Festival returns to the racecourse this weekend

05 June 2025
Stratford Beer and Cider Festival returns to the racecourse this weekend

Stratford Beer and Cider Festival returns to the racecourse this weekend

05 June 2025

The Stratford Beer and Cider Festival is set to get glasses clinking this weekend (6th and 7th June).


‘We’re not ogres, just normal people - your neighbours’

05 June 2025
‘We’re not ogres, just normal people - your neighbours’

‘We’re not ogres, just normal people - your neighbours’

05 June 2025

INTERVIEW: Reform UK Warwickshire County Council leader Cllr Rob Howard responds to last week’s ‘Who are you?’ Herald headline


Stars return as next RSC season unveiled

03 June 2025
Stars return as next RSC season unveiled

Stars return as next RSC season unveiled

03 June 2025

Global stories thrillingly told promised at RSC with Alfred Enoch as Henry V and Adrian Lester as Cyrano, plus Macbeth, Forsyte Saga and new musical


Blast off with two Stratford schools launching rockets as part of collaboration

02 June 2025
Blast off with two Stratford schools launching rockets as part of collaboration

Blast off with two Stratford schools launching rockets as part of collaboration

02 June 2025

An ongoing collaboration between Bishopton Primary School and King Edward VI School has brought students together.


Reform councillors from north Warwickshire take key roles on council

30 May 2025
Reform councillors from north Warwickshire take key roles on council

Reform councillors from north Warwickshire take key roles on council

30 May 2025

Reform UK announced its county council cabinet today (Friday) following criticisms on delay in decision-making after local election victory


All hail the great navel-gazer!

30 May 2025
All hail the great navel-gazer!

All hail the great navel-gazer!

30 May 2025

The combination of a Radiohead-infused Hamlet is proving irresistible, with tickets almost sold out for Stratford opening next week


UPDATE: Woman arrested in connection with man being run over

30 May 2025
UPDATE: Woman arrested in connection with man being run over

UPDATE: Woman arrested in connection with man being run over

30 May 2025

Woman, 24, arrested after man left with serious injuries after being hit with vehicle in Studley - witnesses describe it as domestic incident


New mayor gets a double first

26 May 2025
New mayor gets a double first

New mayor gets a double first

26 May 2025

New Stratford Mayor Dani Hunter is the youngest ever mayor at 36, and also the first Irish female to hold the office.


‘A large part of my heart is in Stratford’

23 May 2025
‘A large part of my heart is in Stratford’

‘A large part of my heart is in Stratford’

23 May 2025

Simon Russell Beale, 64, reflects on his career as he makes a long-awaited return to the RSC - in Titus Andronicus - where it all began in his 20s


Arrests after raid on traveller camp

23 May 2025
Arrests after raid on traveller camp

Arrests after raid on traveller camp

23 May 2025

Warwickshire police arrest man for murder and six others in major operation involving 100 officers at Woodside Park in the north of the county


Mastermind rivals become quiz couple

22 May 2025
Mastermind rivals become quiz couple

Mastermind rivals become quiz couple

22 May 2025

Iconic BBC quiz show Mastermind may be known as a battle of brains, but this year it also became an affair of the heart


Skipping art lessons

22 May 2025
Skipping art lessons

Skipping art lessons

22 May 2025

St Gregory’s School students were let loose with cans of spray paint in Stratford - with amazing results thanks to Budget Waste


Who is new council leader Rob Howard?

22 May 2025
Who is new council leader Rob Howard?

Who is new council leader Rob Howard?

22 May 2025

Businessman Rob Howard was born in Coventry in 1958 - the father-of-four lives with his second wife in Nuneaton


Shire Hall Sketch: Inside the county council’s first post-election meeting

22 May 2025
Shire Hall Sketch: Inside the county council’s first post-election meeting

Shire Hall Sketch: Inside the county council’s first post-election meeting

22 May 2025

Beaten Tories voting for absent Reform leader, clueless new councillors and angry swipe from Greens mark first WCC AGM


Sun comes out for Annie

21 May 2025
Sun comes out for Annie

Sun comes out for Annie

21 May 2025

After a few dramatic twists off-stage, Stratford Musical Theatre Company (SMTC) finally brings Annie the Musical to Stratford Community Arts Venue


Crash photo stark warning to drive safely

21 May 2025
Crash photo stark warning to drive safely

Crash photo stark warning to drive safely

21 May 2025

Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Team release graphic image of recent crash near Sambourne as a stark warning to drive carefully


Shoplifter caught with £1,000 haul of beauty products

20 May 2025
Shoplifter caught with £1,000 haul of beauty products

Shoplifter caught with £1,000 haul of beauty products

20 May 2025

Stratford Police detain suspected shoplifter after being caught with £1,000 worth of beauty products from Maybird cosmetic shop


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