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Crowds cope with country fair rain
RAIN and gales lashed Frampton Country Fair on Sunday causing brief havoc for many of the stallholders. Traders fought to hang on to their wares for about an hour in the day as display stands were tipped over and awnings threatened to blow away. But good
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Charities should stay at home
CHARITY begins at home, they say, and that's fine with me. But sometimes I wish it would stay at home, rather than accosting me in the high street and pressurising me into setting up a direct debit. Don't get me wrong, I'm not adverse to giving to a good
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Rugby: Cleve are flattered
South West 2 West Stroud RFC 28 Cleve RFC 12 THE scoreline flattered Cleve who secured all their points in the dying minutes of a match. Despite all the territory and possession in the first period though, Stroud could do little more than split the posts
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Review - Popcorn
POPCORN is one of those plays that you enjoy at the time but gets you thinking for days afterwards. Penned by leftie comedian Ben Elton, you more or less know what you are going to get. Cutting social commentary, politically correct gags and a hearty
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Lewer is shock Lawn choice
FOREST GREEN ROVERS' top brass have named Alan Lewer as their surprise managerial choice. Lewer's shock appointment was rubber-stamped on Tuesday morning after chairman Trevor Horsley, vice chairman Colin Gardner and directors John Clapp and Jenny Anns
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Help us gain gold
SUPPORTERS of Stroud in Bloom are celebrating floral success after receiving a top award for this year's efforts. The town managed to retain the prestigious Silver Gilt award, narrowly missing out on the coveted and rare Gold award. The judges, who came
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Fringe benefits from variety
FOR one glorious weekend Stroud once more became a hotbed of music, drama, cabaret and street entertainment as festival fever hit the town. Sam Bond reports, pictures by Mark Watkins. Festival goers were spoilt for choice this weekend as a packed programme
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Support for circus
A GROUNDSWELL of support for Giffords Circus is rising up in Minchinhampton after it was criticised by the parish council. The SNJ has received a deluge of calls and letters from traders and residents rallying in support of the circus after reporting
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Uproar over vacant homes
A COUNCIL house has been left empty for nine months despite SDC's recent pleas to private landlords to help house the homeless. The run down house in Stroud's Highfield Road has been vacant since Boxing Day and angry neighbours suggested this week the
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Review - Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba The Subscription Rooms, Stroud. Saturday, September 11. USUALLY, if you hear any band announce they are about to sing an English folk song from the 1380s, there's nothing for it but to load up your shotgun and head for the stage. Add to that
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Hockey: Norman strikes treble
Stroud Men's 1st XI 6 Witney 3 STROUD Men's 1st XI, hit Witney for six in a friendly victory. Both teams started brightly but it was Witney who settled quicker and following a strong but fruitless Stroud attack, they took the lead. Witney extended their
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Guess at mastiff's mass
THE WEIGHTY matter of a giant dog will be testing the speculative wits of visitors to Saturday's Horsley Grand Fete. People will be invited to guess the weight of Onslow the outsize Old English Mastiff at the annual extravaganza at Horsley Court between
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Hero Peachey picks off the wilting Bluebells
Gloucestershire County League Hardwicke 3 Sea Mills Park 1 HARDWICKE picked up three points in an eventful game against Sea Mills Park, the visitors finishing the game with eight men. Hardwicke started brightly playing some neat football but after 15
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Daleks invade Stroud
EVIL alien pepperpots the Daleks revealed the latest stage in their assault on earth when they invaded the Stroud Subscription Rooms on Tuesday. The trundling terrors, made famous as the arch-enemies of timelord Dr Who, were in town to promote the forthcoming
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Seedy side of life caught on camera
THE talents of a Stroud-born photographer who spent weeks capturing the lives of Bristol drug addicts and prostitutes have been recognised in an international photography competition. Leo Maguire, 22, received joint third place in the prestigious Ian
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Complaints rubbished
COUNCIL bureaucrats have refused to pick up an elderly homeowner's rubbish for nine weeks because she leaves it at the bottom of her garden - where until now they have been happy to collect it for the past 20 years. Binmen snubbed Elestr Donati, 73, after
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Taxi-bus service project
A TRANSPORT service which is part taxi, part bus is set to serve the villages north of Stroud in the new year and the county council would like to hear from potential users. The taxi-bus is due for launch next February and will combine the cost of a bus
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Large field ready for Gatcombe test
MORE than 500 riders will compete at the Autumn Gatcombe Novice, Intermediate and International CIC** Event, which takes place this Saturday and Sunday. This year's event will be sponsored by the United Arab Emirates Equestrian & Racing Federation
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New-born calf in false alarm
A CLUMSY calf caused concern on the commons last weekend when walkers mistook its giddy gait for a broken leg. Hayward Mark Dawkins received several reports of the ungainly animal at the bottom of an old quarry pit near Winstone's ice cream factory. Events
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Fun day in memory of Sharon
FUN-LOVING staff at a Stroud building society have raised over £1,000 for a very serious cause. On Friday, August 20 staff at the Stroud & Swindon's head office held a fund-raising day for Cancer Research, in memory of the society's Sharon Robinson
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New lease of life after trip
AFTER a traumatic year yoga teacher Girish Patel took his son Nikhil into the foothills of the Himalayas on a voyage of self discovery. Now he has come down from the mountains and is keen to get back to work in Stroud. He spoke to Sam Bond about how the
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Slimmer revels in her fresh image
A STROUD slimmer who lost almost six stone after being inspired by Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow is now feeling absolutely flab-u-less. Beverley Cornock of Ryeford was nominated by her local branch of Slimming World in Ebley for a national award.
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Fairies feature in fantasy art show
THERE are fairies at the bottom of John Street in Stroud as an exhibition of fantasy art is on show at Touche. Ralph Boyer's A World of Difference runs at the gallery until Saturday, September 25. It features the paintings of former Fleet Street ad man
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Tickets moving fast for Alliss
BRISTOL CITY'S football ground will be turned into a mini Stroud on Friday, October 1 when Stroud's professional pugilist Leigh Alliss fights for the Western Counties light heavyweight championship. "Ticket sales are going well and I would urge people
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Controversial mast given the go-ahead
VODAFONE has won permission to build a controversial 20-metre mast on an area of outstanding natural beauty at Edge on its second application. Stroud District Council yesterday approved the go-ahead for the 3G mast and base at Jenkins Farm. It dismissed
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Medal joy in biathle
HUSBAND and wife duo Sean and Gwen Kinsey tasted success at the World Biathle Championships in Marktoberdorf, Germany. Gwen scooped bronze and Jessica Turnbull eighth in the senior women's class. Gwen and Jessica participated in a 1500m, 200m swim and
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Landmark faces bleak future
USE it or lose it is the stark warning issued this week by the chairman of Minchinhampton landmark the Market House. George Oxberry is leading a management committee battling to revitalise the loss-making town centre institution, suffering from declining
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Hop to it if you want to buy rabbit art work
ART lovers will need to hop to it if they are going to catch a chance to get their paws on one of the popular rabbit paintings that have been popping up around town as if they were breeding like, well, rabbits. Kate Corder is leaving Stroud for pastures
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Island homes plan rejected
MAVERICK Stroud district councillors defied officer advice to reject a planning application for eight homes on a small island of land in Stonehouse. Stroud District Council principal planning officer John Longmuir strongly urged councillors meeting yesterday
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Egyptian refugees reunited
IN the winter of 1956-1957 hundreds of Suez crisis refugees evicted from Egypt by Gamal Abdel-Nasser began arriving at a disused Stonehouse hostel. Five decades later, in August this year, an emotional reunion took place. David Gibbs reports Katherine
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Patients treated for Legionnaires disease
THREE cases of Legionnaires, disease are being investigated in Gloucestershire. Two patients - one from Stroud and one from the Forest of Dean - have received treatment at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and have been discharged. One patient from Stroud
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Review - Claire Martin
Claire Martin The Subscription Rooms, Stroud. Friday, September 10. CHANCES are Claire Martin's voice is just about the sexiest thing you will ever hear. Impossibly soulful and smoother than honey drizzled on maiden's thighs, just hearing her introduce
