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Glorious pictures of eccentric festival near Stroud
HUNDREDS gathered in soaring temperatures to celebrate an eccentric ancient spring festival near Stroud. Saturday's Randwick Wap dates back to medieval times and was revived the 1970s by the late Rev Nial Morrison with a host of titles including
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Key Stroud road closed after crash
A KEY road in the Stroud area has been shut following a crash. It is understood the B4066 near Nympsfield is currently closed after a crash, believed to have taken place near Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club. An air ambulance has been
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New school celebrates after first Ofsted inspection
A NEW school has been rated good after its first inspection by Ofsted. Great Oldbury Primary Academy was rated good in three categories: education, behaviour and leadership after it was visited by inspectors in February. Meanwhile, the school
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Flowers and balloons left at scene after teen dies in motorcycle crash
POIGNANT messages, flowers and candles have been left after a teenager tragically died in a motorbike crash near Stroud at the weekend. Emergency services were called to the B4008 Gloucester Road between Standish and Little Haresfield around midnight
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Weekend round-up of cricket results in area
EWAN Gegg produced a memorable all-round performance for Stroud, finishing unbeaten on 166 and bagging three crucial wickets, in a tense 16-run victory at Charlton Kings in WEPL’s Gloucestershire division, writes Steve Hill. The opener dominated
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Painswick batter's scary incident involving dad at weekend match
ANDY Barnard’s joy at getting off the mark with a six quickly turned to horror as he watched the ball soar over the boundary … and pole axe his own father who was scoring, writes Steve Hill. The dramatic incident happened while Painswick 2nds
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Another medal for Stonehouse sporting star
STONEHOUSE's Billy Shilton came away with a bronze medal at the ITTF Slovenia Para Open on Saturday. World champions Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton had to dig deep to come through their first match against Piotr Manturz and Michal Deigsler