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Popular Stroud coffee house discussion to focus on budget cuts
THE next Coffee House Discussion focusing on the effects of cuts to public services will be staged at the Star Anise Café in Stroud on Friday, July 23. Following a host of other successful discussions at the popular eatery in Gloucester Street, this
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Top day for community charity
Cream teas and crazy golf were on the agenda for the annual Top of Town Community Association fete held at Mason Road on Saturday. The charity now in its tenth year organises events such as fireworks, coach trips and Christmas dinners for the
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New play equipment for Summer Crescent Park
Designs for new play equipment were presented to visitors during a fun day at Summer Crescent Park on Saturday. The event was organised by Summer Street Community Association and invited people to vote which design they liked the best.
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Teacher avoids jail after second drugs offence
A TEACHER who grew cannabis to supply to friends with medical conditions has avoided a jail term. Eric Fowler, 55, of Bowbridge, Stroud, walked free from Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday, July 8, despite admitting cultivating cannabis at his
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Gloucestershire Constabulary urges young Facebook users to download 'panic button' application
Gloucestershire Constabulary is urging Facebook users across the county to add a new application to make them safer online. The UK’s national law enforcement agency dedicated to child protection – the Child Exploitation and Online Protection
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Reed: We will beat them
OLYMPIC champion Peter Reed and pairs partner Andrew Triggs Hodge are confident they will beat their New Zealand rivals after a tenth successive defeat at the final World Cup regatta of the season at Lucerne on Sunday. The Nailsworth oarsman, said
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Bookshop Burglary In Nailsworth
Police in Nailsworth are appealing to the local community for information after a bookshop on the main road was broken into and a computer stolen. Between 6.30pm on Saturday, July 10, and 9am this morning, Monday July 12, unknown offenders have
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Nailsworth boutique owner calls on friends for swimwear fashion show
WHEN a regional modelling agency lets you down there is only one thing to do - call on your friends. That is the advice from Nailsworth’s Knickerbockers owner Verity Symcox, who was left with a fashion show in potential ruins when the well-known agency
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Green Stonehouse estate shortlisted in sustainable homes awards
AN ENERGY-efficient affordable housing development in Stonehouse has been shortlisted in The Sustainable Housing Awards 2010. Completed earlier this year by Two Rivers Housing in partnership with Stroud District Council, the £1.5 million project in Midland
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Cash reward offered for information on Gloucester shooting
A CASH reward has been put up by Crimestoppers this morning for information leading to the discovery of the shotgun or conviction of anyone involved in the shooting of a man in Winsley Road, Matson last Friday, June 9. Police in Gloucester are hoping
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Girl Injured At Cotswold Water Park
Gloucestershire Police were alerted to an incident at a public ‘beach’ at the Cotswold Water Park, Ashton Keynes in Cricklade on Sunday, July 11, in which a teenage girl was injured. It’s believed that the 15-year-old girl from Middlesex had
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Distressed cow's early morning river fall wakes Ebley residents
DISTRESSSED cows woke residents in Ebley when one of the herd fell in the River Frome and became stuck in thick mud early on Saturday morning, July 10. Fire crews and a towing truck were quickly called to the scene in Ebley Meadow near Bridge
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Curr vows to take heart after missing out on podium spot
STROUD’S Tom Curr has vowed to take heart and learn from his Aviva English Schools’ Track and Field Championship outing after failing to climb the podium in Birmingham,writes Gerard Meagher The 17-year-old – from Oakridge Lynch – lined up in the senior
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Brave teddies descend from King's Stanley sky to raise cash for village church
MORE than 60 soft toys leapt from the dizzying heights of St George’s Church in King’s Stanley as part of a fun-filled teddy bear parachute jump on Saturday, July 10. Children and adults alike proudly watched as their favourite cuddly creatures descended
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Neil Carmichael column - Councils to cut red tape
This week a radical plan to banish nonsense red tape and repeal unnecessary laws was unveiled by the government. Under the last government, reams of regulatory red tape became a traditional part of law making. Furthermore, many previous acts of parliament
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Police appeal for information over shooting in Gloucester
POLICE in Gloucester are appealing for information after a shooting in Winsley Road, Matson last night. At around 11.20pm yesterday, Friday, July 9, police received a report of a man exiting a dark green saloon car on the road and carrying a gun. The
