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Stroud rue lost opportunities
Western Counties North Stroud......................... 20 Cheltenham North..........38 LEADERS Cheltenham North displayed the better all-round skills to walk away with the points, and could have extended their winning margin had four glaring try-scoring
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Boycott threat after gig chaos
MUSIC lovers are threatening to boycott Stroud's Subscription Rooms after a charity concert ended in chaos. More than 400 fans who bought tickets for the Soul Destroyers on Saturday night are demanding their money back after the show was abandoned following
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Pupils allay fears after mud disaster
STROUD students on a school trip to the Philippines have left a note on the school's website reassuring parents they are safe following the recent mudslide disaster. Eight girls and two teachers from Stroud High School flew out on Friday, February 10
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Reed toasts sprint record
WORLD champion rower Peter Reed smashed the 500m sprint course pairs record on the Seville world championship course to take victory with Great Britain partner Andy Hodge. The Nailsworth naval officer also helped his GB world gold medal four land the
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Script to screen
A COMPETITION is being launched by Stroud-based film company Arturi Films, inviting aspiring writers across Gloucestershire to submit screenplay synopses. The Stories Start Here screenwriting competition is open to anyone over 16 who has a story to tell
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Landlord's fears over smoking ban
PUB landlord Ian Oaten fears the smoking ban agreed last week will drive him out of business. Mr Oaten, who runs the Ryecroft in Ebley Road, Stoneouse, says the ban could throw up to 80 percent of his trade into jeopardy. As a smoker himself Mr Oaten,
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Mission for Uganda
TEACHER Kathryn Adams is swapping Stroud for the west African country of Ghana to teach children and help build a school. Kathryn, a reception class teacher at St Matthew's Primary School in Stroud, will spend five weeks there. The 25-year-old, from Brimscombe
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Nick's England cup
MINCHINHAMPTON-based Nick Abendanon has put his injury nightmare behind him, and is now set to make his England Under-21 debut against Scotland at the Falkirk Stadium on Friday night. The 19-year- old South African born full-back or winger, a former Beaudesert
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Posse of students clean up the town
WITH black bags and litter pickers in hand, pupils from Marling and Stroud High School took to the streets to help clean up the trash tarnishing the town. The pupils invited along Stroud's own anti-litter crusader David Dowse - who recently launched a
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MP's warning over threat of bird flu
MP DAVID Drew has warned people in Stroud to be vigilant as the threat of bird flu reaching the UK increases. A member of the Defra select committee, Mr Drew said the H5N1 strain of the virus carried by birds - which has killed 91 people globally since
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Teen jailed for attacking footballer
TEENAGER Luke Connor viciously attacked a professional footballer with a bottle in a Stroud nightclub. Matthew Young, who plays for a club in Brazil, was enjoying a night out with old friends at the Warehouse in Russell Street when he was assaulted on
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Nailstock returns stronger than ever
DESPITE rumours to the contrary, the Nailstock Festival is to return this spring for its third year. Even in the face of the success of the last festival, there was a moment when it was thought it wouldn't be run this year as Hamish Guerrini, the man
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Fury over latest phone mast plans
PLANS for yet more mobile phone transmitters on the roof of Stroud Police Station have sparked fierce opposition. Network operator Vodafone wants to add three new antennae to the existing high-powered tetra mast at the police station in Parliament Street
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Dispute probe ordered
AN INDEPENDENT inquiry will be held into the dispute over pay and conditions at Ebley Mill following concerns that recent strikes are affecting council services. A full investigation into the events leading up to the strike is to take place once industrial
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Glass smash the wilting Bluebells
Northern Senior League Division One Brimscombe 3 Bourton Rovers 0 BRIMSCOMBE returned to winning ways with an emphatic home victory over Bourton Rovers. A brace from former Cinderford Town striker Phil Baker and a goal for captain Pete Smith sealed the
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Public transport discount scheme
PENSIONERS, carers and disabled people are invited to apply for concessions on public transport. Those eligible for the scheme can choose either £20 in travel tokens or a free bus pass, which entitles users to free travel on any recognised bus route in
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Save our trees
VILLAGERS say they have been kept in the shade over plans to axe roadside trees. Last week a county council highways team began removing trees and scrub from verges on Bisley Road between Stroud and Lypiatt. The action is part of a countywide maintenance
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Classic period comedy
A CLASSIC late-Restoration comedy travels from one spa town to another this week when Cheltenham's Everyman presents Sheridan's The Rivals. The touring show, from Theatre Royal Bath productions, stars Stephanie Cole and Edward Hardwicke. Set in Bath during
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Inquiry into use of heavy vehicles
ANXIOUS Minchinhampton residents are awaiting the results of a public inquiry into the use of heavy vehicles at former MOD site at Aston Down. Back in November, the SNJ revealed the site was contaminated with radium, arsenic and hydrocarbons. And on Friday
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Defensive duo set to miss rest of campaign
THE nemesis that is Gary Owers injury crisis is causing reason for concern ahead of this Saturday's trip to York City (3pm). Club captain and central defensive kingpin Jon Richardson and Adam Garner are likely to play no part in the rest of the season
