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Christmas with wildlife
While thousands of people across the Five Valleys are tucking into their Christmas dinners it will be business as usual for staff at Teckels Animal Sanctuary in Whitminster. HAVING re-homed around 400 cats and dogs this year the animal-shelter-cum-boarding-house
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Anti-drink sign at centre of uproar
THE 12ft controversial electronic sign warning festive drinkers to behave has been moved from Stroud town centre to the Ebley bypass where it will now carry the message, 'Welcome to Stroud -Don't Drink and Drive'. The decision to move the sign last Tuesday
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Lucky Clover's escape
POPULAR street entertainer Clive 'Clover' Bushell says an arson attack which nearly killed him will not ruin his Christmas. And despite the callous attack his faith in human nature has been restored by the courage of fire-fighters who rescued him from
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Waiting for your break?
CHELTENHAM'S Everyman theatre, not content with just getting the Gloucestershire Christmas season off to a fine start with its pantomime, has also cooked up a winning scheme to occupy the wintry nights of any budding writers in the county. In a brand
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Teenager Curr is cream of the crop
TOM CURR is a name that could one-day become synonymous with the athletics world. The Marling School student swept to prominence after banking his first national title in Leeds at the tender age of 13. Tom produced a stunning performance to lift the English
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Station scheme shelved
PUBLIC transport advocates are outraged that Stroud's long-awaited bus and rail interchange has been cut from the district council's annual budget. The project - which would create a state-of-the-art terminus at Stroud railway station - has been under
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Real passion for jewellery
STROUD district based jeweller Helen Newman is currently exhibiting her work at Cheltenham's Art Gallery and Museum under the title Adorning the Body. A passionate desire to wear the fashionable large chain belts of the late 1960s started Newman on the
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Last-gasp Hayward snatches victory
Stroud Combination Senior Cup Tetbury 32, Painswick 34 IN an entertaining game Painswick booked their place in the semi-final of the Stroud Combination Senior Cup when veteran fly-half Martin Hayward (pictured) scored a try under the posts with the very
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Robinson tunes up for Melbourne
DAN ROBINSON continued his build up to the Commonwealth Games next March by just missing out on his personal best at the Seville half-marathon, in Spain, on Sunday. The 30-year-old Nailsworth runner, finished eighth in a creditable time of 64mins 26secs
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Police target drink drivers
POLICE in Gloucestershire have caught 45 people drink driving so far in their annual Christmas drink drive campaign. Since the campaign started on Dec 1 some 1,023 breath tests have been conducted countywide, with 45 people testing positive. Of those,
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Festive fun for thespian tots
TEA towels on head and over-excited angels can only mean one thing - the end of term for youngsters in the Five Valleys. There was plenty of singing and dancing and waving to mum and dad as tots took to the stage to entertain for the festive season. Infants
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Owers hoping for festive cheer
FOREST GREEN boss Gary Owers is too old to believe in Father Christmas, but if he had one wish to send to Santa it would surely be a request for six festive points as he takes his rejuvenated side into a busy Conference schedule of three games in eight
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Council workers may down tools
STRIKE action is being considered by Stroud District Council staff following a row over pay cuts and job losses in the run up to Christmas. Workers left their desks on Wednesday and gathered in the front lobby of the authority's headquarters at Ebley
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On the front line with our boys
During the season of peace and goodwill, Stroud MP David Drew, who has recently returned from Afghanistan, talks about his visit and urges people to reflect on our own good fortunes and spare a thought for others who find themselves a long way from home
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Sell-out jazz night a tribute to the talents of one of UK's best groups
Reeds United All Stars The Comrades Club Nailsworth Saturday, December 10 FOUR times a year Nailsworth Silver Band, which has been a part of the town's cultural life since 1919, hosts a night of trad jazz to raise funds and have a good time. The latest
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Guiding lights this Christmas
What a lot of bright sparks you are out there. With Christmas fast approaching people across the Five Valleys have done more than just deck their halls with boughs of holly - they have decorated their walls, roofs and gardens too. Here is a whistle stop
