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Government funding cut pulls the plug on Eastcombe play area while SDC steps in to save Stroud site
PROMISED funding to build improved play areas in the county has been clawed back by the Government - leaving plans for a new £34,000 park in Eastcombe in ruins. The proposed site beside Thomas Keble School will no longer be developed after the Secretary
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Nailsworth father-of-three set to tackle Three Peaks Challenge with pink mohican
FATHER-of-three Jon Llewellyn is sporting a new hair cut as he prepares to tackle the Three Peaks Challenge for charity. Mr Llewellyn, who works at Snow Business, decided to don a pink mohican so that he will stand out when he and six friends
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Robinson to take a break
NAILSWORTH’S Dan Robinson will take a break from running after he finished 19th at the European Athletics Championship Marathon in Barcelona on Sunday, writes Ashley Loveridge. The 35-year- old Stroud AC athlete was able to perform solidly, and with
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Transport minister Theresa Villiers backs Swindon - Kemble line redoubling issue
MINISTER of State for Transport Theresa Villiers acknowledged the benefits of re-doubling the Swindon - Kemble line at a meeting attended by Stroud MP Neil Carmichael. During the course of the gathering, which was also attended by Gloucester MP Richard
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Police warning over purchase scam after woman conned
Gloucestershire Police are advising residents about the dangers of transferring money to strangers. The warning follows an incident in Dursley in which a local woman became the victim of a scam. The victim had advertised a motorcycle for sale
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Two Five Valleys teenagers set to cycle 1,000 miles in one gear
TWO teenagers are due to take on a tough challenge by cycling 1,000 miles in two weeks using bikes with just one gear. Pat Tarry from Nailsworth and Ben Silvey from Rodborough start their long ride tomorrow, Wednesday, from Land's End in Cornwall
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Earthquake measuring 2.7 hits less than 10 miles from Stroud
A MINOR earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter Scale struck the county just over nine miles from Stroud last week. The British Geological Survey reported that the tremor occurred at Alkington, near Berkeley, around 11.40pm on Friday, July 30. Seismologists
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Lydney shop worker threatened in attempted knifepoint robbery
A CHECKOUT assistant was threatened with what is believed to be a penknife at the Little Pound Shop in Newerne Street, Lydney. The 67-year-old male employee was uninjured in the attempted knifepoint robbery around 9am yesterday, Monday, August 2. The
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Former MP David Drew supports petition to stop badger cull
FORMER Stroud MP David Drew is throwing his weight behind a petition which has been launched to stop the cull of badgers planned by the coalition Government. A meeting is set to be held in Stroud with a number of expert speakers where residents will
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Stroud District Council leader Frances Roden's column
Wednesday July 28 – The Great Town Award, Stroud As reported in last week’s SNJ, judges from the Academy of Urbanism visited Stroud, which has been shortlisted for its Great Town Award 2011. They were given a number of presentations about the town
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Waste Watchers Ready to Go! Chalford Holiday Club runs next week.
St. John the Baptist Church in Chalford is running a holiday club for children aged 5-11. The week will be full of games, art, crafts, drama, music, sport and Bible stories as children learn about to look after the environment. It runs from 9am to
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Inside the pavilion by former Gloucestershire chairman John Light
THE Festival is here. I arrived early but many others beat me to it. The ground was beautifully arranged. Lillywhites Bar was a worthy replacement for the absent Montpelier Wine bar. Old friends were greeted - Yorkshire were welcomed. A very good crowd
