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Ballroom dancer, 88, born near Rodborough, to have story featured on Woman's Hour
AN 88-YEAR-OLD ballroom dancer who was born in Kingscourt near Rodborough is due to have her remarkable story featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. It is barely a month since she had pioneering life-saving cardiac treatment but Penny Brion is already
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Traders awarded for Stroud in Bloom shop window competition
TWENTY sets of traders pulled out all the stops for this year's Stroud in Bloom shop window competition. Malcolm Tarling, chairman of Stroud in Bloom, has now released details of the winners. Of the 20 entrants there was one bronze award
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Minchinhampton couple Stan and Iris Dyer to celebrate 60 years of happy marriage
A CHANCE meeting in a billiard room was all it took for Iris Ellins to fall in love with Stan Dyer, and the pair are now celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. "The first time I saw him I knew straight away that he was the one," said Iris, now
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Appeal for witnesses who may have seen accident that killed man from King's Stanley
POLICE are continuing their appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision which killed a 69-year-old man from Kings Stanley on Saturday, July 31. The accident occurred on the A429 Stow Road between Cirencester and North Cerney and officers
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Young singer hits the right note to reach X Factor boot camp
AMONG those who auditioned for this year's X Factor was 17-year-old singer Katie Smith from King's Stanley, who reached the final 25 out of 70,000 applicants. Katie, who won Stroud’s very own S Factor and Cirencester’s Got Talent last year, made it to
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Painswick's church rooms could house community library and tourist information centre
PAINSWICK'S church rooms could be turned into a community library and tourist information centre, it was suggested at the latest parish council meeting. The council has been trying to find a way to keep the tourist information and library service running
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Winter strikes equaliser
A FLUKE strike from substitute Jack Winter earned Forest Green a draw against League One side Exeter City. In the first half, Rovers keeper James Bittner denied Chris Shephard and James Norwood, while Ross Dyer had a shot cleared off the line
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Mosaic making at the museum
INSPIRED by the innovative and fantastical work of artist Cleo Mussi, the Museum in the Park has invited Gloucestershire mosaic artist Erica Bibbins to run some special workshops to accompany Cleo’s fabulous Pharma's Market mosaic installation currently
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Motor bike parks up at the museum
THE British Motorcycle Charitable Trust has presented a 1929 motorcycle and sidecar to The Museum in the Park on long term loan. Built by Baughan Motors of Stroud, it won many motorcycle trials between 1929 and 1946 and was so successful that in 1935
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Herewood Gabriel at Kendrick Street Gallery
AN EXHIBITION of paintings by Herewood Gabriel opens at The Attic Space, Kendrick Street Gallery, on Saturday, August 7. Herewood had to unlearn everything he was taught at art college when he became a green monk in 1983. His new teacher, a former
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Fanfare Suivante at Star Anise
FANFARE Suivante, the band from Gifford's Circus, are performing at 9pm on Sunday, August 8 at Star Anise in Stroud. The 10 musicians play guitar, sax, trombone, drums, trumpet plus many more and also sing. They perform gypsy folk and original compositions
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Thomas Keble pupil, 13, claims bus driver said she could not board bus after trying to pay with £10 note
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl and her parents claim she was left stranded by the roadside in Rodborough after being refused entry to a bus bound for Thomas Keble School because she tried to pay with a £10 note. Harriet McLaughlin, who suffers from
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Gloucestershire pupils excel in SATS tests
Gloucestershire's school pupils have once again gained excellent results in national tests for 11 year olds. The provisional Key Stage 2 results for 2010 show that Gloucestershire is once again in the top 25% of councils nationally for pupils achieving
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Woman claims she was raped in Stroud Indian restaurant
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman who went to the Spice House Indian restaurant in Gloucester Street, Stroud for a meal with a friend was raped in the ladies toilet by a member of staff, a jury was told on Monday. The woman claims she was raped by assistant manager
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Is green tycoon set to buy Forest Green ?
GREEN energy tycoon Dale Vince is set to buy cash-strapped Forest Green. Vince, 48, is Britain’s wealthiest green entrepreneur and in 2009 was ranked the 657th richest man in the UK. He has built a £85m fortune on wind power with his Stroud-based
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Magistrates hit out again at Stroud court closure threat
MAGISTRATES have again hit out at threats to shut Stroud court after plans to build new custody centres in Gloucester and Cheltenham were axed. The Ministry of Justice, which is overseeing a consultation on whether to terminate 103 of the 530 magistrates
