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Uplands Playgroup fundraisers celebrate £38,000 makeover
AFTER two years of fundraising all those involved in the £38,000 refurbishment of Uplands Playgroup were able to celebrate their accomplishment last night, Tuesday. The playgroup, which has been running in the community for 45 years, meets in an
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Elizabeth Hayward search - body of woman found in River Severn in Gloucester
POLICE searching for missing Elizabeth Hayward, a Gloucester resident, can confirm that the body of a woman has been found in the River Severn near Westgate Island, Gloucester. The body was found late this morning. Formal identification has
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Art, dreams and poetry celebrated in exhibition
A POP up Red Tent will form the centre piece of a collaborative exhibition opening at the Lansdown Gallery on Tuesday, October 7.Entitled Womb Wisdom, the show will feature work celebrating art, dreams and poetry, created by Annabel Hollis and women
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The Martyrs surrender two-goal lead in dying minutes to comeback kings Shortwood
Merthyr Town 2 Shortwood Utd 2 SHORTWOOD snatched a surprise point from the jaws of defeat at high-flying Merthyr Town last night. Merthyr incredibly threw away a two- goal lead in the final three minutes of this game, which denied them
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Enter the Five Valleys Folk Award 2014 competition
THE combined technological, organisational and temporal gremlins have been hard at work and their concerted efforts have sadly put paid to our plans for this year’s Five Valleys Folk Award. But don’t despair! We are still running the competition
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VIDEO: Ady Pennock discusses the victory over Torquay and the three-point deduction
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Macmillan Coffee Mornings raise cash
DOZENS of businesses, schools and individuals rose to the challenge this week to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Staff at the Stroud News & Journal baked up a storm for their event on Friday morning and were able to raise £137 for
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Try your hand at black flower printmaking
SIMON Packard leads a printmaking workshop at Ruskin Mill in Nailsworth on Saturday, from 10am to 3pm.The session will build on the themes and techniques of Black Flower, Grey Bliss - an exhibition of Simon's work, currently showing at the venue.
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Woman dies following collision in Cotswolds
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman died following a collision in the Cotswolds. The incident happened on the A429 near Northleach at around 6.45pm on Tuesday September 30. A red Fiat Punto travelling from Bourton-on-the-Water
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Police seeking missing Elizabeth Hayward
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a woman who went missing from her place of residence last night. Gloucestershire Constabulary are concerned for the welfare of Elizabeth Hayward, aged 58, who is currently missing from her place of residence
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Parents and teachers help to give trim trail an extension
CHILDREN at Bussage Primary School are enjoying an extension to their trim trail play area thanks to the hard work of parents and teachers. The PTA raised more than £8,500 to extend the existing trim trail and install an all-weather surface.
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Walk the Laurie Lee Wildlife Way
TAKE a guided walk through Laurie Lee’s Slad Valley, the inspiration behind Cider with Rosie, at a special Cheltenham Literature Festival event on Tuesday, October 7. Led by Roger Mortlock of Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and poet and author of
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Five Valleys walkers on way to raising £50,000
THE Five Valleys were turned into a sea of orange on Sunday as walkers stepped up to raise money for Meningitis Now. Thousands of walkers took advantage of the warm weather and joined the annual 21-mile Five Valleys Walk. Chief executive Sue
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Matchstick violin was played by Laurie Lee
IT may not be a Stradivarius but this striking violin is still hard to match. The instrument was once played by writer Laurie Lee, and astonishingly, it is made from matchsticks – 17,000 of them. Laurie, who was known for his love of music
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Five things you need to know this Wednesday
ON October 1, 1969 Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time. Now 45 years later there are plans to open a major aviation heritage museum and learning centre at the site of the former RAF base on Filton Airfield in Bristol – where the
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The international fight against fascism in spain is told through song, narrative and poetry at the Museum in the Park
THE story of the international fight against fascism in Spain will be told through song, narrative and poetry at two special shows.No Pasaran! will be performed at the Museum in the Park this week, as part of this year's celebration of Laurie Lee&
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Social worker suspended for sexually harassing female colleagues is now working with families and children in Stroud
A RAPE victim has been left angry and upset after learning that she divulged intimate personal details to a council social worker who had previously been suspended for two years for sexually harassing female colleagues. Thomas Starkey, who works
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Illegal immigrant found in coach bringing Marling schoolchildren back to UK
AN illegal immigrant travelled to the UK after hiding out on a coach bringing schoolchildren back to Stroud from France. Students and staff from Marling School were shocked to discover that a man had stowed away in the luggage hold of their coach
