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Shock after hole is dug next to grave of mother and father in possible attempt to steal jewellery from coffin
A FAMILY has been left distraught after a hole was dug next to the grave of a much loved mother and father in what could have been an attempt to steal jewellery or valuables from a secure casket. Staff at the cemetery in Tredworth Road, Gloucester
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Frampton Country Fair this Sunday
FRAMPTON Country Fair is on Sunday, September 8, gates open at 9am and events start at 9.45am. Full details can be found at www.framtoncountryfair.co.uk. Stroud Cats Protection will have a stall there and needs volunteers to assist on the day
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Final respects paid to popular journalist and design editor Darren Powell, 42
SEVERAL hundred mourners packed into St Matthew's Church in Cainscross to pay their respects to popular print journalist Darren Powell on Friday. The Stroud-born chief-sub and page designer of The Citizen newspaper died last month on his 42nd birthday
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County coroner in court over £2million fraud case
GLOUCESTERSHIRE coroner Alan Crickmore appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday charged with theft and fraud. The total amount of money alleged to have been stolen or defrauded is in excess of £2 million pounds. Crickmore, aged 57, of
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Stratford Park changing rooms could benefit from £225,000 refurbishment
ALMOST £225,000 could be spent on refurbishing the changing rooms at Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stroud. Stroud District Council has already committed around £225,000 to a new changing village with single sex changing rooms, family facilities
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Rovers trio have the X Factor
USUALLY it's the fans who are singing but this week Forest Green football stars James Norwood, Sam Russell and Aarran Racine conjured up their own version of rock hit Sweet Child O' Mine. The musical Rovers trio uploaded a short clip of the Guns
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Green Shoots with FGR chairman Dale Vince
WE’VE had some very interesting visitors to The New Lawn over the summer, each interested in a different aspect of what we’re doing at Forest Green Rovers. Our first visitor was former mixed martial arts fighter, and world champion, James Wilks
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Stroud Fringe Festival draws in the crowds
HUNDREDS of revellers enjoyed free music from more than 150 acts while soaking up the last rays of summer sunshine at this year's Stroud Fringe Festival. In one big celebration of Stroud's musical talent, an eclectic mix of artists from folk singers
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Hundreds capture breathtaking sunset over the Five Valleys
HUNDREDS of people across the Five Valleys took out their cameras and smartphones to capture a breathtaking sunset on Sunday evening. Twitter and Facebook were ablaze with eye-catching shots of the sky. Anthony Hentschel took these photographs
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Handbags stolen from car in Wotton-under-Edge
TWO handbags have been stolen after a car was broken into in Wotton-under-Edge. The bags were taken from an Audi A3 which was parked on Old London Road in the town between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday, September 1. Offenders got into the car through
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Badger cull could start in Gloucestershire tonight
A CULL of badgers could start in Gloucestershire tonight. In a statement released by Gloucestershire Constabulary, the force said its security operation designed to run alongside the cull, called Operation Themis, will begin at 8pm tonight, Tuesday
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Noisy neighbours fined almost £500
TWO residents have been convicted of noise disturbance at Cheltenham Magistrates Court. In the first case, Mr Ivan Wood pleaded guilty to causing unreasonable noise within a flat at Rangers Avenue in Dursley on Saturday, April 13. The noise
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Lockkeepers Cafe licensee Wendy Townsend fined nearly £1,000 for illegal sale of alcohol
STROUD licensee fined for illegal sale of alcohol and music. Wendy Townsend of the Lockkeepers Cafe, Wallbridge, pleaded guilty in writing, at Cheltenham Magistrates Court, on Monday, September 2 to a charge under the Licensing Act 2003 of knowingly
