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Deadline looming to get your views in on Cheltenham town centre plans
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council, working at the request of Cheltenham Borough Council, is currently consulting on proposed changes to the roads within Cheltenham town centre. The deadline for views is fast approaching. The package of changes
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Seed seller to give illustrated talk
DONALD McIntyre from native seed company Emorsgate Seeds is giving an illustrated talk at the Lansdown Hall, Stroud on Saturday, September 7. Organised by Stroud Valleys Project, doors open at 10.30am for an 11am start. Tickets cost £7 in advance
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Hot air balloon painter to exhibit in Quedgeley
HOT air balloon enthusiast Andrew Bill is showcasing his paintings in an exhibition next month. An exhibition of Andrew’s paintings at the Sabre Art Gallery at Green Farm Business Park in Quedgeley focuses on hot air ballooning and the joy
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Benefit fraudster too ill to complete community order
A 47-YEAR-OLD man who illegally claimed more than £37,000 in benefits will not have to complete a community punishment order because of his health. In September last year, John Bera, of Bath Road, Stroud, received a suspended jail term and an order
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Man, 41, denies burgling house in Selsley West
A QUEDGELEY man is to stand trial accused of breaking into a home. Anjam Ali, aged 41, denied taking part in the burglary of a house in Broad Street, Selsley West and stealing a laptop, three iPads and jewellery when he appeared at Gloucester Crown
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Politician can;t be found in area
MADAM - Following on from Pete Rosser's excellent letter (August 21) concerning the difficulty Stroudies have interacting constructively with their current elected representatives, the people of the Minchinhampton electorate have suffered equal
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New ASDA may not be that bad
MADAM - I see that the supporters of the flat earth society are warning the end of the world as we know it if ASDA is allowed to build a store in the town. As a former Daniels employee I would inevitably be disappointed to see the history of this
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Fracking in UK not the way to keep down costs
MADAM - The rise and rise of fracking and the dirty myths peddled by those who advocate it, apologise for it or ease it's path (the government) in the UK reveals much about the true depth of desperation the dinosaurs of the carbon economy are
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Council take an ethical position
MADAM - In response to Gloucestershire's Conservative County Council leader's letter as Conservative leader attacking the SNJ's editorial which questions the county pension funds investment in arms production and tobacco companies, I applaud your newspaper
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Search for arm man's relatives
MADAM - I am trying to locate an elderly lady, Mrs Margaret Measures, who used to live at: Burnhead, Wells Road, Bisley. I have written an article about her late husband, Wing Commander WEG.Measures AFC, RAF retired, who was my Squadron Commander
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Official visits are valuable
MADAM - Ministerial visits are normally focused on specific issues and scheduled at relatively short notice. Pete Rosser's examples in his letter (SNJ, August 21) are cases in point. Both Baroness Warsi and Maria Miller were keen to explore
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Planners should not be blamed
MADAM - Having read Chris BelcherÕs letter of the August 14, I have the same feelings towards the councillors on the planning committee at Stroud District Council. Too many times they are put between a rock and a hard place, having to make
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Karma reason against vaccine
MADAM - It is interesting that a report linking cases of measles in our area with the unvaccinated Steiner community here was followed by a letter from Bernard Jarman, warning that the vaccination campaign will result in more cases of autism.
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Tax rise may be on the horizon
MADAM - Whilst it is good to read that the Labour Party is in favour of investigating the formation of a unitary authority, this is a complex issue and will inevitably take some time to achieve before any savings that there may be can be realised.
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Laptops stolen in Stroud burglaries
POLICE are appealing for information after two burglaries in Stroud. The incidents happened at two locations near Bowbridge Lock between 6pm on Saturday August 17 and 1.30am on Sunday August 18. The first incident happened between 6pm on August
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Cupcakes and cocktails at Neil Carmichael’s office party
CONSTITUENTS and Conservative Party members enjoyed cocktails and cupcakes at a party held to mark the opening of Neil Carmichael’s new Nailsworth office. The Tory MP moved his base of operations from Stroud to 7 Bridge Street, Nailsworth last
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Ecotricity boss Dale Vince criticises government support for fracking
DALE Vince, the founder of renewable energy giant Ecotricity, has hit out at the Government over its support for fracking. The green energy entrepreneur, whose company generates electricity from solar farms and wind turbines, has accused the Coalition
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BMW Sports Car and High-Value Jewellery Stolen from Frampton Home
POLICE are appealing for information after a BMW sports car and high value jewellery were taken in a burglary in Frampton-on-Severn. The incident happened between 9pm and 9.30pm on Wednesday August 21 at a house on Bridge Road. Offender(s)
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FRINGE Festival releases temporary road closures
THERE will be several road closures this weekend due to the upcoming Fringe Festival. These will apply between 12 noon and 12 midnight on Friday, 30 and Saturday, 31 and between 12 noon and 10 on Sunday, 1. The roads affected are Gloucester
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JUST IN: The Green Light with FGR fan John Light
ARE Rovers back on track? Four points from the Bank Holiday programme indicate they are. The performance against Luton was infinitely better than that against Lincoln, firstly because the team could not be faulted for effort, secondly because it
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Stowell Park opens its gardens for The Friends of the Cotswolds
On Sunday 8 September 2013 Lord Vestey, Patron of Friends of the Cotswolds charity, will be opening his beautiful gardens to the public. The Estate has been owned by the Vestey family since 1921. It extends over 5,500 acres of grassland, arable
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Just in: Arrest made after reports of a man carrying a gun in Cheltenham
SPECIALIST officers were called to Shelley Road in Cheltenham yesterday evening (August 27) to reports of a man carrying a gun. The 999 call came in shortly before 7pm, Tuesday and reported that a man was carrying what looked like a gun and that
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Stroud sexual assault update - police search for witness
POLICE are investigating an alleged serious sexual assault in Stroud. A 25-year-old Stroud woman was walking through Stratford Park between 8pm and 9pm on Monday August 26 when she was approached by a man who sexually assaulted her. The offender
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Stroud Fringe Festival 2013
ARE you ready to rock? Good. Because three nights and two days of amazing, mostly free entertainment awaits. Featuring more than 150 acts, two outdoor stages and 12 indoor stages, Stroud Fringe Festival is back. This year, the focus is on
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Planning application submitted for £15 million supermarket at Ryeford
AN IMAGE of the proposed £15 million supermarket at Ryeford has been released following news that a planning application has been submitted to Stroud District Council. Developers Property Alliance Group submitted the application after it released
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Archway School GCSE results in full
Archway School full GCSE results Year 11 GCSE results Subjects and codes A - Art & Design B - Biology Bs - Business Studies Fc - Catering Studies C - Chemistry Rm - Resistant Materials Tx - Textiles Technology Dr -
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County council insists payment to incinerator consultants did not break rules
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council has insisted it did not break any rules by paying planning consultants almost £80,000 for work relating to the Javelin Park incinerator project. The authority brought in experts from BPP Consulting in November to
