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Nativity play appeal
SCHOOL nativity plays are to feature in the SNJ in the run-up to Christmas. Staff interested in arranging photographs of performances of their pupils can call the newsdesk on 01453 769427.
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Stroud on course for athletics track
SPORTY residents in Stroud are on course for their own athletics track after plans took a ‘significant step forward’ this week. Stroud Town Council has provided £10,000 for a study into the impact and potential of locating a track and associated facilities
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Headteacher may be related to Obama
LEADERSHIP may run in the family for headteacher Karen Riordan. As Mrs Riordan presides over Brimscombe Primary School from her desk, possible distant relative Barack Obama is preparing to rule America from the Oval Office. "My three
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Schools clawback process is criticised
CONTROVERSIAL plans to reclaim £400,000 from schools in Gloucestershire need to be reviewed, a county council scrutiny committee has advised. Members supported the principal of recovering excess savings taken from running cost budgets – or
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Cashes Green is focus of history project
AN AMBITIOUS oral history project to document life in Cashes Green is to start in spring. The study, entitled Cashes Green on the Map, aims to gather residents’ past and present experiences of local people and places. Organisers are seeking volunteers
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Council concern over town blueprint
CONCERNED town councillors have deferred the adoption of a blueprint for the future of Stroud town centre until it has been considered by other local authorities. Members said they were against some of the plans in the Public Realm Strategy, especially
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UPDATE: Unexploded WWI shell unearthed in garden
AN UNEXPLODED First World War shell was unearthed by a landscape gardener in Bisley. Houses around Bearsfield were evacuated before the weapon was removed and destroyed by a bomb disposal unit. The incident last Wednesday, November 19
