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• Peace and love on the menu

  Mohammed Khurshid Akhtar has filled hungry stomachs with top Bengali dishes for years. Now he wants to fill the hearts of the community with a message of peace, love and understanding. Reporter Sam Bond spoke to the Nailsworth engineer turned entrepreneur. read more

• Folk festival opens

  THIS weekend sees the return of the Cheltenham Folk Festival. There's an astonishing range of traditional music being played with major names such as read more

• Perrin and Cooper star in Trophy victory

  FA Umbro Trophy 4th round Forest Green Rovers 1, Worksop Town 0 GOALKEEPER Steve Perrin and skipper Mark Cooper were again the heroes as Forest Green Rovers booked their place in the fifth round of the FA Umbro Trophy. read more

• Town leaders anger at land deal

  COMMUNITY leaders are furious that they have been kept in the dark over a land deal which they fear could surround their town with industrial development. read more

• Traffic brought to halt by burger protest

  A GIANT chicken, cows, a clown and a lollipop man were among the demonstrators who took to the streets on Friday to demonstrate against plans for a McDonald's in Stroud. read more

• Award winning dancer to appear at Everyman

  A GROUNDBREAKING dance company, whose internationally recognised choreographer has won multiple awards, is coming to the Everyman, Cheltenham for one night only on Tuesday, February 26 and The Stroud News & Journal has three pairs of tickets to give away. read more

• Film review: Monsters, Inc

  MOST children are afraid of things that go bump in the night. I certainly remember lying in the dark convinced an enormous hairy spider was lurking in my bedroom. read more

• International call for Stroud duo

  Stroud basketball stars Andrew Lamb and Vicky Lister have both recently received call-ups to the England squads. read more

• Help others in memory of Rafe

  A BEREAVED Bisley family are determined to celebrate their son's life by helping others through the trauma of cancer. read more

• Heroic rescue from blazing flat

  A RELUCTANT hero has been dubbed Superman by his proud family after rescuing a man from his blazing home. read more

• A magic carpet

  GALES may be howling and rivers overflowing throughout the country but as far as mother nature is concerned spring is just around the corner. read more

• Ancient tree crashes in to home

  A WOODCHESTER couple had a narrow escape yesterday when howling gales brought a tree crashing through their house. read more

• Not a penny for cowboys

  A QUICK-WITTED grandmother gave cowboy contractors the slip after they ordered her to drive to the bank to withdraw hundreds of pounds in cash. read more

• Mini Cooper off to Spain

  A YOUNG road racer is turning major team bosses' heads already this year at the age of just 14. read more

• Shock as perry orchard razed

  MORE than a century of rural heritage was lost when a beautiful perry orchard was razed to the ground in Stonehouse, prompting fears that the farm land is due for industrial development. read more

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