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40 glorious pictures from D-Day event near Stroud
A COMMUNITY honoured D-Day war heroes on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The Chalford Sports & Social Club, which recently won Stroud CAMRA Club of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, was the setting for the D-Day 80 event
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Stonehouse D-Day 80 ‘momentous’
D-DAY 80 has been described as “momentous” for the Stonehouse branch of the Royal British Legion. The 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6 saw the D-Day flag raised at the Memorial Green in Stonehouse to the sound of “Reveille”. This was played
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Traffic chaos fears over huge development in our district
PLANS to build 2,550 homes in the Stroud district are unsound according to county highways chiefs as fears mount over more traffic chaos if the houses are built. Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd’s wants to build the new homes on a 320-acre site on land in
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Man jailed for murdering friend in Gloucestershire
A MAN has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years in prison for the murder of his friend last year. Michael Beach, 46, from Ruspidge Road in Cinderford, had denied the murder of Scott Hopkins in Cinderford and instead had pleaded guilty
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Gloucestershire PE teacher sexually abused pupils
A TEACHER who worked at a school in Gloucestershire has been permanently banned from the profession for sexually assaulting pupils. PE teacher Paul Christensen joined Deer Park School in Cirencester in 1984 before retiring in 2004. This week
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Buses to replace trains between Stroud and Gloucester - this is when
BUSES will replace trains for the next two weekends from Stroud to Gloucester. All weekend on Saturday, June 15, Sunday, June 16 and Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23 buses will replace trains between Stroud and Gloucester. Great Western
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Meet the Lib Dem candidate for the Stroud constituency
THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT candidate for the Stroud constituency has spoken about why he is standing at the upcoming general election. George James, a teacher and former councillor for Wotton-under-Edge, says he is standing to 'improve' education across
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Important Stroud group gets grant to 'continue the work they do'
A LOCAL COMMUNITY group is celebrating after receiving almost £5,000 in funding. Stroud Pride has received £4,760 in National Lottery funding to support its work for the local LGBTQ+ community. The group say this money will be used towards