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• Conducting: the best job in the world

  Early next month celebrated conductor Martyn Brabbins will be going through all nine of Beethoven's symphonies in one sitting to raise money for his children's school. Sam Bond speaks to the Ruscombe-based conductor about the musical marathon and his journey from humble roots to international accolade.... read more

• Rethink your garden with contemporary materials

  BUILDERS' hats blooming in steel poles like yellow buttercups and a telly-tubby mound with a fuchsia pink wall inside... the second International Festival of Gardens at Westonbirt has just opened... read more

• Boy caught in toxic spill

  IN a scene eerily reminiscent of Hollywood blockbuster Outbreak, two figures clad in bulbous yellow chemical suits carry the body of a boy up a hill. read more

• Sponsorship deal for Rovers

  FOREST Green Rovers announce they have secured a new shirt sponsorship deal for the next two seasons, involving the first team and replica sales. read more

• Sheepscombe strats solidly

  Berkeley v Sheepscombe read more

• Andrew's on top of the world

  FORMER Marling student Andrew Pollard has every reason to be feeling on top of the world. read more

• Grave times as resting places get congested

  In days of yore, a leafy rural churchyard was the ideal resting place for members of the local community. read more

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