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Rush hour chaos
A MAN on the run from a mental hospital caused a bomb-scare which led to rush-hour chaos on the M5 between the Stroud junction and Dursley. An Army bomb disposal team was called in on Thursday afternoon after the man was seen acting suspiciously leading
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Boys from The Back Room
If you've not yet heard of the band Editors, it will not be long before you do. The four-piece can already boast two top 20 singles, a hit album and a Glastonbury performance. They may be considered Birmingham-based, but in frontman Tom Smith there is
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Wrapping all over the world
THE STROUD Valleys were once world famous for the production of high quality woollen cloth and now the Museum in the Park is unravelling Wrapping the Globe, an exhibition celebrating the trade that made Stroud rich. The distinctive Stroud broadcloth found
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It's all about winning
ARMIES of teenage girls have been spotted roaming the streets of Stroud over the past few weeks clutching bundles of the Stroud News & Journal. The reason? Our fantastic competition offering the chance to personally meet the McFly boys- Britain's
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Owers shoulders blame in defeat
FUMING Forest Green boss Gary Owers has shouldered a large chunk of the blame for the 3-1 defeat at Southport, but has laid down the gauntlet to his side ahead of the home test with Glen Cockerill's Woking this Saturday (3pm). "I take responsibility it's
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Sky is the limit for district's logo ideas
WHAT have multi-coloured sheep, five green Vs and a boy holding an aeroplane got in common? They are among five new designs put forward as suggested logos for the district as part of a drive to bring visitors and business investors to the Stroud district
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Volunteers rush to disaster zone
STROUD paramedic Claire Langshaw carries a baby to safety in the aftermath of the weekend's devastating earthquake in Pakistan. Rescue workers from the Stroud area were among the first on the scene when the quake hit northern Pakistan. A member of the
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Explosion of colour
AUTUMN is here and Westonbirt Arboretum is awash with a myriad of magnificent colours. The current scene of ruby red Japanese maples, towering incense cedars and candyfloss trees are just a few of the glorious sights at what is one of Britain's finest
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Aurora seen from South
SF: Two hundred years after it was written, the remarkable diary of an 18th Century Stroud chemist has shed new light on our understanding of space, the sun and the earth's magnetic field. And its chance discovery in an archive is helping a modern-day
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Return of the ghost train
THE Cotswold Players return this month with a production of The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley, a play the company have put on before. "That was back in the 1960s though," said cast member Dave Kilmister, "so no comparisons can realistically be made between
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Hero is lucky to be alive
HEROIC dad Derek Hale risked his life by deliberately driving into a runaway trailer as it hurtled down a main road. The fearless, quick thinking, 43-year-old used his own car with his two young children inside as a buffer to try and prevent a more serious
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Roundabout relief for angry residents
A DANGEROUS mini-roundabout in Minchinhampton is to be removed following pressure from parish councillors and residents. The roundabout on Windmill Road and Ricardo Road was put in place three-and-a-half years ago as a traffic calming measure and has
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Blue Coat boys never forgotten
A WAR memorial remembering former Bisley Blue Coat pupils who died in the First World War has been returned to the school. The memorial, which takes the form of a wooden triptych, bears the names of 14 Bisley boys who fought in the war but never returned
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Take the plunge
EARTHFALL, the astonishing contemporary, multimedia dance troupe, return to Stroud's Subscription Rooms this weekend with their production of At Swim Two Boys, presented in association with Prema Arts Centre. Earthfall's interpretation of At Swim Two
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Stroud back to winning ways
Stroud 30 Old Redcliffians 8 STROUD finally achieved their second league win of the season against a spirited Old Redcliffians side. The opening score came when a Redcliffians flanker broke too early from a scrum and Julian Harry slotted the resulting
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Men tried to snatch girl
POLICE are hunting for two men who tried to abduct a teenage girl as she walked to school in Nailsworth. The middle-aged pair were travelling in a large car with blacked out windows and pulled up alongside the 16-year-old at 8.40am on Thursday in Old
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Honour for karate legend
Nick Quilliam's dedication to practising and teaching Wado-Ryu Karate has seen the Stroud karate legend awarded a top accolade. Nick, 52, has made a unique contribution to karate and has now been recognised by Japan's International Wado-Ryu Federation
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Hoy suffers tragic loss of Woodsides Ashby
GATCOMBE'S Bettina Hoy suffered the tragic loss of her horse Woodsides Ashby on the cross-country course at Kreuth CCI*** in Germany . Hoy was leading the field on Woodsides Ashby with a dressage score of 23.1pen. But as the pair approached the second
