The Stroud News and Journal community awards were held tonight at Cheltenham Chase Hotel in Brockworth to help shine a light on our region and its many, many success stories.

More than £900 million will be committed to major sporting events and grassroots sport across the UK in a “transformational investment” over the coming years, the Government has announced.

Somerset made it six wins from seven matches while there were also victories for Leicestershire and Middlesex.