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Tricorn House decision deferred
PROPOSALS to transform Tricorn House into a care home were deferred yesterday by members of Stroud District Council Development Control Committee. The plans had been recommended for refusal after concerns were raised that with 170 new staff
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Badger cull halted
AN APPEAL to stop a cull of badgers in SouthWest Wales has been halted by court judges, leaving Woodchester the only trial zone in the country to prevent the spread of Bovine TB. The announcement came after a successful campaign by the Badgers
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Stroud poet Adam Horovitz makes it onto national who's who list
STROUD poet Adam Horovitz has made it onto a national who’s who list of influential and emerging creative figures in the artistic industries. The inaugural Hospital Club100 list was launched this year in association with The Independent Media Weekly.
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Flowers on display as Britain in Bloom judges arrive in Stroud
BRITAIN in Bloom judges Roger Bache and Mark Wiltshire arrived in Stroud in Monday to examine the town's beautiful flower displays and learn about community initiatives. The pair were welcomed at The Imperial Hotel by town crier Tony Evans and a group
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Ton-up Bell strikes all the right notes
ALI BELL steered Stroud to a fourth straight Glos/Wilts Division victory at Rockhampton. Bell clubbed 115 off only 85 balls and smashed eight sixes in Stroud's total of 282. Earlier, Stroud were in trouble at 50-4. However Bell, Oli Waters (34
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Frocester move up to fourth
FROCESTER moved up to fourth place in Premier One with a winning draw over Taunton St Andrews. Louis Gegg (88) and captain Nick Trainor (40) added 110 for the first wicket and Mark Hardinges (46) and Tom Wand (40) were also in fine form as Frocester
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Inside the Pavilion with John Light
THERE is the splendid expression 'putting the mouth on it'. It means do not anticipate any success, or it may not be forthcoming. It is a saying I intend to remember! No sooner had I mentioned the possibility of being top by the Cheltenham Festival,
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Intrepid police officers prepare to climb peak for soldiers' charity
NINE Gloucestershire police officers are preparing to take on one of Britain’s most inhospitable mountains three times over in aid of Help for Heroes. PCs Roni Dadge and Wayne Qualter, of the constabulary’s Domestic Abuse Unit, have organised the expedition
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Mourners celebrate the life of golfing centenarian Clare
FRAMPTON Mansell resident Clare Hall, who was thought to be one of Britain’s oldest female golfers, has died at the age of 101. The sporting centenarian continued to play regularly at her beloved Cirencester Golf Club right up until her death earlier
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Hairspray characters dazzle at Nailsworth primary's fete
PUPILS from Nailsworth Primary School dressed up as characters from the musical Hairspray at their summer fete on Saturday. The school's dance and drama group was promoting the musical which they will be performing at the school later in the year. Around
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County charities share £10,000 worth of grants from fundraising trust
THE Stroud-based Cotswold Prostate Cancer Support Group is one of 25 Gloucestershire charities to benefit from grants courtesy of county fundraising organisation The Old Spot Trust. A total of more than £10,000 worth of donations was split between a
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Girl dies after incident at Cotswold Water Park
A teenage girl pulled from the water at the Cotswold Water Park at the weekend has died. Gloucestershire Police were alerted to an incident at a public ‘beach’ at the park in Ashton Keynes, Cricklade on Sunday July 11. It is believed that
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Children's author Michael Morpurgo visits Nailsworth bookshop
CHILDREN'S author Michael Morpurgo OBE visited the newly re-opened Yellow-Lighted Bookshop in Nailsworth on Saturday. The former children’s laureate and author of classic stories such as War Horse, Private Peaceful, Kensuke’s Kingdom, and Butterfly Lion
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Sprinter Jennie scoops fourth schools title
STROUD’S Jennie Batten has targeted international success after another dominant display on home soil as she took Aviva English Schools’ Track and Field Championship gold in Birmingham, writes Ben Baker. The 17-year-old from Bisley won her fourth successive
