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Special celebration
FROM their early childhood Peter and Ally Schofield have battled with almost total deafness. Their mother had to fight to get them into a special school in Newbury - even enlisting the help of Harrod's owner Mohammed Al-Fayed - after county education
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South American dream
ALLY Mountain is an inspiration to a generation of aspiring hippies who have never quite got around to that gap year they meant to take in 1979. This week, the 43-year-old will throw convention and her teaching job to the wind and set off backpacking
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Wonder Wanless makes his point
CONFERENCE FOREST GREEN 2 HALIFAX TOWN 2 PAUL WANLESS struck twice to earn Rovers another Conference point at The Lawn on Saturday. An early goal sent Rovers on their way as they dominated the first half, yet Halifax took control after the break gaining
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Demand for new houses
NEW homes may be built in a bid to tackle the affordable housing crisis in and around Minchinhampton after a survey of residents revealed an overwhelming demand. Over 90 per cent of respondents from Minchinhampton, Amberley, Box and Brimscombe said their
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Wooden Wonder
THE annual Sculptree festival of wood at Westonbirt Arboretum saw something of a special event this year when sculptor Dave Johnson took on the challenge of carving a memorial to the Battle of Trafalgar. The largest woodcraft festival in the UK, the event
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Typhoon fails to push Reed off course
NOT even a pre- race typhoon could deter Nailsworth's Peter Reed as Great Britain's men's four moved into Thursday's semi-finals of the Bearing Point World Championships in Gifu, Japan. Earlier, a typhoon had put Reed and team on hold after 8,000 marker
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Pub 'not open' about opening
VILLAGERS have accused an Amberley pub of not being open about plans to extend its hours. Residents claim they were unaware the Black Horse was extending its opening hours - and are now powerless to stop the plans. Angry locals are threatening to take
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Band duo say howdy, ya all!
THE LIVING Room @ The Space starts up its new season this weekend with long-established favourites of the British festival circuit, Bayou Seco. Founders of the band, Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie, met in Louisiana where they discovered a common love
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Family wish for college funeral
THE family of Lawrence Hart - the artist and meditation lecturer tragically killed two weeks ago - are hoping to bury him in the grounds of the college where he lived and worked. If the district council and college trustees grant permission, Lawrence's
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Bouncers to take last bow
THE "last ever... possibly" showing of Dead Ernest Theatre Company's award winning production of Bouncers comes to Stroud's Subscription Rooms this weekend and the SNJ caught up with three of the cast members to reflect on the play's success. The Stroud
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Teens in leap of delight
EMOTIONS bubbled over as excited teenagers finally learned their GCSE results - and for many schools the grades were the best ever. Crowds of chatting, shouting, nervous students waited outside schools across the Five Valleys on Thursday morning for the
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Plucky Stroud are down
VETERAN bowler Gareth Haines feels Stroud will bounce back after the Farmhill side were relegated from Premier Two against Downend on Saturday. Ali Bell's side will commence next season in Glos Wilts One, but Haines is optimistic for the future with a
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Feast food and music
THE CHALFORD Feast, that paragon of community-minded hair-letting-down, is being held this weekend. "The Chalford Vale community would like to invite everyone in the area to come and enjoy the fun and festivities of the Chalford Feast," said organiser
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Support pours in for Save Our Buses fight
THE SNJ has received scores of coupons in support of the Save Our Buses campaign. Since we began the campaign on Wednesday, August 10, we have run a story every week about the public transport crisis in and around Stroud. The campaign was started in response
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Baby Jacob eases family heartbreak
A FAMILY who were left devastated after a tragic accident in which their new born baby died have spoken of their mixed emotions and joy at the new arrival who is helping them come to terms with their grief. Last year Elizabeth Clutterbuck lived every
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Shortwood undone by penalty agony
TIM HADDOCK'S inspirational performance almost snatched an unlikely FA Cup Preliminary Round victory for Shortwood United. The Shortwood captain grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck with a two-goal burst after the Nailsworth side found themselves
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C'est magnifique!
LANGUAGES brainbox Robert Cole was exclaiming 'sacre bleu' as he scooped an A-grade French A-Level - aged just 14. And the Marling School pupil, from Far Oakridge, had another reason to celebrate this week as he attained one of the top five marks in the
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Festival rolls out the barrel
BARRELS of fun and gallons of ale made for a wonderful weekend as the fantastic Frocester Beer Festival celebrated its 26th year. More than 5,000 people flocked to the village cricket ground to listen to live music, munch on pork rolls and take their
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Champagne on ice for champions elect
Ilminster v Frocester THIS top of the table clash developed into a titanic struggle with Frocester snatching victory by the narrow margin of four runs. This was a crucial game for Nick Trainor's men as Frocester now only require five points to ensure
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Dancing for Rosie
DEDICATED Stroud mum Kara Westermann-Childs is preparing to bare all to give her severely autistic daughter a vital course of therapy which could transform her quality of life. Together with four brave pals, 31-year-old Kara is planning to perform a Full
