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Stroud farmers’ market news with Gerb Gerbrands: Fresh foods are healthy foods
AH, WHAT a glorious September. I watched the sun rise over Stonehenge for the equinox and for the first time in what seems like an age I was absolutely freezing. Autumn is on its way and we all wait to see what kind of winter we will have but
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Forest Green are feeling Jolley after signing Christian
FOREST Green boss Ady Pennock has landed Newport County striker Christian Jolley on a one-month loan deal. Jolley, 26, who was once targeted by former boss David Hockaday, but he opted to sign for the Exiles for around £10,000 in January 2013
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League of Friends Coagucheck blood testing machine
PART of a legacy left to the League of Friends by Mr Francis Lloyd Watts to support Nailsworth Community Nurses has been put to good use for the purchase of a Coagucheck XS Plus machine.This machine can monitor the clotting tendency of blood and can be
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VIDEO: Ady Pennock closes in on new signing
FOREST Green boss Ady Pennock reveals his side are on the verge of a new signing, who should be available to play against top of the table Barnet on Saturday. Pennock refused to reveal the name of his capture, but the club are set to announce the
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Neil Carmichael MP sees supply chain success at Cam’s TJW Precision Engineering Ltd.
Stroud MP Neil Carmichael recently visited successful engineering firm TJW Precision Engineering Ltd at their site in Cam to see the importance of local supply chains in action. TJW Precision Engineering is a supplier of precision components to
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IAM response to Reported Road Casualties Great Britain 2013 Annual Report
THE Reported Road Casualties Great Britain 2013 (RRCGB) Annual Report released today showing a decrease in road deaths by 2 per cent compared with 2012. This is the lowest figure since national records began in 1926. • In 2013, 1,713 people were
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Stroud Hospitals League of Friends AGM
STROUD Hospitals League of Friends held its AGM at Stroud Subscription Rooms on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 with the President, Dr Roy Lamb in the Chair. The special guest was Dr Jeff Meecham-Jones (far left), Consultant in Thoracic Medicine who
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Music survey will help shape future
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council’s ‘Make Music Gloucestershire’ is building a picture of music education in the county to ensure more young people get access to music.Make Music Gloucestershire, a network of music organisations, musicians
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Homecarers hope boxes will be memory joggers
AN AWARD-WINNING Gloucestershire homecare company has boxed clever with a new idea to help its clients who have dementia to get more from their visits.Staff at Stroud-based DoCare are creating a memory box for each client with dementia, which will contain
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Kvesic, Robson and Stooke to get first starts of season at Kassam
Matt Kvesic, Dan Robson and Elliott Stooke will make their first Aviva Premiership starts as Gloucester travel to the Kassam Stadium to take on London Welsh on Friday evening. All three featured as replacements in the narrow 22-25 home defeat
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Gloucestershire wins lottery support to preserve ongoing history
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council’s Archive Service has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a new project to protect local treasures. The project, called ‘For the Record’, will improve the way the documented
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Active Gloucestershire urge late entries to Sports Awards
ACTIVE Gloucestershire have issued a last-minute call for people to get involved in the Gloucestershire Sports Awards before nominations close next week.The local charity which aims to increase the amount of people taking part in sport and physical activity
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Your pictures - The frozen lake at Stratford Park taken in 1963
ROBERT Thomas has sent in this photo of Cashes Green boys on the frozen Stratford Park lake during the bad winter of 1963.He identified Steve Dodson at the back of the picture with blonde hair and wants to know if anyone else can be recognised.
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Report of Leonard Stanley Wine Circle – September 24, 2014
AFTER the summer break, members met at the Village Hall and were warmly welcomed by Chairman Bob. Details were given out for the Christmas Dinner on December 10 and choice of menu requested by next meeting. He thanked Chris Phillips for doing
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Barnet's Keanu Marsh-Brown misses Forest Green clash
FORMER Forest Green target Keanu Marsh-Brown will miss Barnet's trip to the New Lawn on Saturday. The winger, who turned down the opportunity to join Rovers on loan earlier this month, is suffering from a recurring thigh problem. A video interview
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Your pictures - Lovely photo of Brimscombe taken in 1923
Thanks to David Damsell who brought in this photo of Brimscombe, taken in July 1923.
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Let's Get Together
Over 50s club - all welcome Join us for an informal, weekly, gathering which is open to both residents ad non-residents. Come and chat over a cuppa or join in an activity. Friday, September 26 - Art Cafe Friday, October 3 - Bingo
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Rodborough Tabernacle United Reformed Church
ON SATURDAY, September 13 between 10 and 12pm, a Coffee Morning was held to celebrate 100 years of Guiding in Rodborough as part of the extended family of Rodborough Tabernacle United Reformed Church.The Minister in 1914 was Rev. C. E. Watson who had
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Gloucestershire wins lottery support to preserve ongoing history
A NEW project has been launched to protect local treasures after Gloucestershire County Council’s Archive Service received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project, called ‘For the Record’, will improve the way the documented
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Oakridge WI
THE meeting on September 11, started off with several apologies, and lots of notices.We had made a good profit on our Preserves and Pickles Stall at the Village Fete, which as well as being our only Fund Raiser for the year, enables us to make a good
