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• Fighting for justice

  A DESPERATE mother whose son is being held in a Japanese jail has made a heartfelt plea for justice. read more

• OEUnfair article is refuted

  STROUD College bosses have hit back at claims that it had the second worst A level results of all teaching centres in the country last year. read more

• Police step up patrols

  SECURITY was stepped up at RAF Fairford over the weekend. read more

• War stance reflected in shopping habits

  THE BATTLE for Iraq is starting to spread to Stroud cash registers. read more

• Festival is all change

  IT'S ALL change for the seventh Stroud Valleys Visual Arts Festival this June, as the Festival will not include the open studios programme of previous years. read more

• Barnes punishes late Rovers lapse

  Forest Green 1, Doncaster Rovers 2 AN 88th minute goal from Paul Barnes condemned Forest Green to a slightly unlucky home defeat by second-placed Doncaster at The Lawn on Saturday. read more

• Son's letter lifts spirits

  PARENTS across the country and throughout the Five Valley's are waiting anxiously for news from family and loved ones serving in the War in Iraq. read more

• Painswick crowned club of year

  PAINSWICK Lawn Tennis Club has been presented the award as Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Association club of the year. read more

• Third age for mansion

  A Stonehouse construction company has recently undertaken the third stage of the Woodchester Mansion restoration project. Tom Shepherd went along to find out how the work is progressing on the 19th century gothic building which stands in one of the most beautiful valleys in the Stroud district read more

• Mum fights for abducted child

  "I JUST want my baby back" - those are the heart-breaking words of a Brimscombe mum who has just discovered she has 24 hours to fight for her daughter in a Spanish court. read more

• Mother receives hate mail

  A MOTHER whose five-year-old son opened a threatening letter after she was confused with a high profile anti-war protester has made an impassioned plea to her abusers. read more

• Prints go on display

  DYERS Mill Gallery in Thrupp has opened an exhibition which offers a rare opportunity for art lovers to see prints by great British artists. read more

• War veterans support our boys

  As the war in Iraq finished its third week, Ashley Loveridge asked two veterans of World War Two what they made of the conflict. read more

• Wartime message is never compromised - review

  FIRST written and performed at the beginning of the disastrous and long-drawn-out Vietnam War, Oh What a Lovely War! was a disturbingly timely piece of theatre for the Cotswold Players to be putting on last week. read more

• Addison hails Jones as a future Wales prospect

  FOREST Green boss Colin Addison expressed his disappointment at the 88th minute defensive lapse that denied Rovers a draw against second placed Doncaster on Saturday, but still praised his side and especially striker Neil Grayson and departing central defender Darren Jones. read more

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