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Top marks for enthusiasm
STUDENTS from two Stroud schools narrowly missed out on a prestigious title after they teamed up for the annual Kielder Challenge last week. The eight youngsters, with and without disabilities, came from St Rose's and Thomas Keble School and took part
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Golf ace Charlotte goes close
THE County Championship held at Bristol and Clifton Golf Club this weekend was a feast of exciting par golf. The tightly fought final between Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) and Joanne Hodge (Knowle) topped off an enthralling series of matches where
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Brave 'little star' saved her gran's life
AS Mary O'Halloran cuddles her "little star" of a granddaughter she shudders at the thought of what might have been. The brave seven-year-old from Stonehouse was being praised this week for helping to save her gran's life. Little Catherine Cairney was
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Taking steps to help
THE sound of walking boots echoed around the countryside on Sunday as thousands embarked on the 17th Five Valleys Walk in glorious Autumn sunshine. Determined walkers from across the Stroud valleys and beyond set off as early as 8.30am in an event that
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Donations for Roman replica
CASH has been pouring in for the replica Roman mosaic now at Prinknash Abbey as Five Valleys folk show their support for the modern masterpiece. The historic replica was created by the Woodward brothers who painstakingly recreated the famed Orpheus Pavement
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A Horovitz celebration
A NIGHT of poetry, song, music and film comes to The Space in Stroud on Saturday, October 2 when father and son poets Michael and Adam Horovitz bring a Horovitz Family Poetry Reunion to the stage to celebrate the life and work of Frances Horovitz, who
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Vandals trash six cars in one night
VANDALS went on the rampage in a Stroud car park on Saturday night trashing and burgling cars. In the attack in London Road's Brunel multi-storey car park between 7.20pm and 8.45pm they smashed the windows of six vehicles and looted a stereo, CDs, keys
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Sadness at the end of career
MOST people look forward to retirement. But not community children's physiotherapist Gill Tomlinson. On Thursday, September 23 she retires after 30 years service at Stroud General Hospital. It is the last thing she wants after a career, which has given
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Secrets of mansion revealed
UNIQUE handwritten letters and watercolours relating to unfinished gothic masterpiece Woodchester Mansion have been discovered in a plastic bag in an Amberley attic. Chairman of the Woodchester Mansion Trust, Stephen Davis told the SNJ: ""These things
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Fighting for post office
PAGANHILL pensioners turned out in force on Friday to call for a reprieve for their post office which is due to be axed at the end of this year. Politicians from across the political spectrum also showed up for the demonstration outside the Stratford
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Trio are set for judo accolades
A TRIO of martial arts youngsters from a Stroud club are just one step away from black belt accolades. Eight-year-old Rhiannon Smith has just achieved her deputy black-belt grading along with Danielle Berry (nine) and Sam Hawkins (10). This means that
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Eclectic art on display
AN ECLECTIC new Stroud-based art group, The ARTisans, are to launch their first exhibition at Iguana Gallery in Cainscross this weekend. The diverse group includes Carole Braddock, Rachel Ganz, Lynne Newell, Carlos Ordonez, Angela Stevens, Alex Wood and
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Tim helps girl's dream come true
A GENEROUS Stroud barber has offered his Florida holiday villa to a sick little girl to help her fulfill her dream to visit Disneyland. Brave Brionny Gwilliam, 6, from Coleford, will lose the ability to walk in just a few months as a rare form of muscular
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Mallett smash through broken Wood
FA Vase first qualifying round Shepton Mallett 2 Shortwood Utd 1 IF football matches were judged like boxing rounds then Shortwood United would have edged this bout on points, but a few swift counter punches destroyed this and with it booted United out
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Coach delighted with ace Walker
ALISTER WALKER'S stock is rising fast after the Wycliffe youngster scooped the British under-23 championship for the first time. His stunning performance has been heralded by his delighted coach Dave Morrish. "The level of squash he played was world top
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Satisfaction guaranteed
THE WORLD'S top Rolling Stones tribute band are set to play the Subscription Rooms in Stroud on October 1. The Rollin Clones were formed in 1997 to celebrate the music and career of the greatest rock'n'roll band ever. They immediately shot into the limelight
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Review - Puppetry of the Penis
REVIEW Puppetry of the Penis Cheltenham Everyman Theatre Sunday, September 19 IT is a man's worst nightmare. Standing naked in front of hundreds of women laughing at his bits. A good many psychologists have made a healthy living attempting to unravel
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Bressington left in limbo
ALASTAIR BRESSINGTON has admitted that his Gloucestershire cricket career could be over after the all-rounder was told that the County are not in a position to offer him a contract. Bressington, 24, who also plays rugby for Painswick, told the SNJ: "I'm
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Writer hopes to spread good luck
LOCAL author Katie Fforde will be teaching a creative writing course at this year's Cheltenham Festival of Literature. It is only the latest stage in what seems to be her gentle mission to spread the good luck she feels she had at the beginning of her
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Developer will lose
TOUGH new housing rules could cost a developer hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to Stroud Town Council. Richard Thompson of Thompson First all but had permission to build 24 houses in Bowbridge last year on the site of the Citroen garage but
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Laurie Lee, playwright
FAMED for his breathtakingly evocative novels, little is widely known of Laurie Lee the playwright. Rodborough-based University of Gloucestershire professor of literature Peter Widdowson has been the driving force behind the publication of three forgotten
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Celebration of sculptor's work
STROUD'S Museum in the Park will this weekend open an exhibition celebrating the life and work of Lynn Chadwick, the internationally renowned sculptor, who lived and worked for many years at Lypiatt Park near Stroud. Lynn Chadwick was born in London on
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MP is hunters' new quarry
HUNT supporters have a new quarry in their sights - Stroud MP David Drew. Pro-hunt pressure groups are urging their backers to kick out the MP who supported the ban and Mr Drew is now on their official hit list of 50 rural parliamentarians. The MP is
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Painswick are denied
Glos Premier League Painswick 20 Chosen Hill 20 PAINSWICK produced as excellent team performance on Saturday to share the spoils with Chosen Hill. However, they will feel a little disappointed because Chosen Hill drew level with the very last move of
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Lewer threatens major Lawn cull
Lewer threatens major Lawn cull Nationwide Conference Crawley Town 4 Forest Green Rovers 2 AFTER presiding over two defeats and one draw Forest Green Rovers' new boss Alan Lewer is set to pull the plug on a number of his squad before Saturday's vital
