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Fans reassured ahead of Gloucester Tinchy Stryder gig
FANS attending rap star Tinchy Stryder’s concert in Gloucester city centre tomorrow night, Friday, July 23, can look forward to a safe and drug-free experience thanks to several measures being implemented by police. Security arches will be in place
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Tomer and Daniel at Star Anise Cafe
AN EXTENSIVE collection of photographs from across the world are being displayed at the Star Anise Arts Cafe from Sunday. Aspiring Photographers Daniel Mackenzie and Tomer Shaltiel both studied at Stroud College and are presenting their collection of
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Stroud portraits needed
STROUD Photo Ages project needs more entries. Although hundreds of entries have been submitted there is still room for more. The deadline has been extended and the following ages have not yet been filled: 20, 21, 23, 27, 35, 37, 55, 64, 71, 73, 75,
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Happy birthday Hexagon and Chalford Band
TO CELEBRATE their joint birthdays The Hexagon Theatre Company and Chalford Band are collaborating to bring the best of both talents to the Subscription Rooms in their version of the 1996 film Brassed Off. The Chalford Band now in its astonishing 125th
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New podcast will help communities to help themselves in an emergency
Would your community know what to do in an emergency? If you want to find out more about helping your neighbourhood cope in a crisis, Gloucestershire County Council can help. During the devastating floods of July 2007, some of Gloucestershire’s towns
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Latino sounds perfectly complement new tapas menu at Stroud's Bar NINE
WITH a host of authentic tapas and mezze dishes now on the menu at Bar NINE in Stroud and weekly salsa dancing nights to match, SNJ reporter Nick Wakefield and his fiancée Stacy Heaven visited the venue to sample the goods. SUN-DRENCHED
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Hardwicke competitors shine in national disabled riding competition
TWO competitors from the Summerhouse Riding for the Disabled group in Hardwicke were successful in the charity’s national championships at Hartpury College in Gloucester. Disabled riders Taylor Johnson and Richard Fox both rode upon Tilly, an eight-year-old
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Praise for parks' new landscaping projects
A COUPLE of major new landscaping projects in two of Stroud’s public parks are winning warm praise from residents and visitors. A previously drab corner of Bank Gardens in the town centre has been transformed into an exotic fern garden, whilst a 30-
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Preserve your loved one's memories with Life Books company
DEMENTIA sufferers can now preserve their life stories and personal messages of love in a beautifully bounded book thanks to the services of a new Stroud company. Based in Ebley, Mewe helps clients create their very own Life Books, which family and friends
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Police hunt for Chalford allotment vandals
COMPOST bins were overturned and vegetables were ripped from the ground during a night of criminal damage at allotments in Middle Hill, Chalford. Vandals also smashed a shed window, damaged its roof and destroyed plants in the attack sometime between
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Retiring clerk 'heart' of town
STROUD is losing its ‘beating heart’ when the town clerks retires in November, according to Mayor Andy Read. Cllr Read describes the role of the town clerk as ‘vital’ and Sue Creswick has fulfilled that role for more than ten years, retiring in November
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Police appeal for information after two men assaulted on Slad Road
STROUD Police are appealing to the public for information after two men were assaulted on the Slad Road at the junction with Birches Drive in the early hours of Sunday, July 18. At around 3.30am a 21-year-old local man, his girlfriend and their friend
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Council backs residents' bid to stop building on green land
STROUD Town Council has backed a bid to stop five houses being squeezed into an estate, leaving no space for parking or larger vehicles to drive down. Demonstrators turned out in force on Monday, July 19 to present their case against two housing projects
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Rovers set to name new shirt sponsor
FOREST Green Rovers have clinched a lucrative two-year deal with new shirt sponsors, the identity of whom will be revealed at an opening evening next week. Next Thursday, July 29, the club will be opening their doors to existing and new supporters
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Waldorf College in Stroud to close after funding loss
WALDORF College has closed its doors after ten years of educating 16-24 year-olds in Stroud. The college, based in the Centre for Science and Art on Lansdown Road, offered an alternative approach to education. However, over the past three years it
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Appeal cucial to Ayres' signature
LEE AYRES is firmly on Dave Hockaday’s recruitment radar following his plea in the SNJ for more funds to add players to the squad. However, any possible return to the New Lawn for the former Forest Green defender will need to be funded by Rovers’
