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• Gran goes wing-walking

  A STROUD grandmother who took to the skies in a fearless attempt to raise money to improve the life of baby born deaf, blind and almost unable to move has raised over £4,000. read more

• Very Important Poet tickets to be won

  POPULAR poet Roger McGough is coming to Stroud and the SNJ is offering VIP tickets and the chance to meet the man himself. read more

• Giant of the silver screen

  CATHERINE Zeta-Jones is set to jazz things up in Woodchester. read more

• Festival music for all tastes

  FOR the next two weeks Cheltenham will be alive with the sound of music as the International Festival of Music comes to town. read more

• County has more police than ever

  MORE policemen are working in Gloucestershire now than ever before according to chief constable Tim Brain. read more

• Focus on homes for couples

  A FORMER disability treatment centre in Minchinhampton will be turned into a retirement village for couples if developers get the go ahead from Stroud District Council. read more

• Leisure centre locker thefts

  SECURITY at Stroud Leisure Centre's revamped changing rooms has been called into question following a spate of locker thefts. read more

• Misery for tenants as building floods

  DISASTER has struck an Avening block of housing association flats for the second time in less than a month. read more

• Spokesmen line up for European debate

  A PUBLIC debate styled on the Radio 4 programme Any Questions is being held at Stroud Subscription Rooms on Monday, July 14 at 7.30pm. read more

• Tenants' sell-off fear

  A PRESSURE group has been formed by council tenants in the Stroud district to prevent their homes being sold off. read more

• Nicholas Nickleby (PG)

  NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (PG) read more

• It's a slow getaway

  THREE valuable tortoises taken from a garden centre were probably stolen to order, according to their owner. read more

• Religion in store

  YOUNGSTERS from Stonehouse could soon be given the chance to learn the teaching's of Christianity - in their local supermarket. read more

• Balloon holds a secret

  IT might have sounded like a load of hot air when street entertainer Airhead de Bruce told the crowd he was going to climb into a balloon and re-appear as Elvis. read more

• Thanks for long service

  CELEBRATIONS were held at Horsley Primary School on Friday to thank Mrs Min Hogg for her 22 years as teacher at the school and to mark her retirement. read more

• Switch on for faster access

  TELEPHONE exchanges in Nailsworth and Brimscombe have now been activated for broadband after vigorous campaigns by townspeople and businesses. read more

• Weighty problem for customer

  A WOMAN who only wanted £20 of gravel has been left with a broken trailer and a bill for almost £100. read more

• Iraqi flag is unsolved mystery

  A FLAG flying outside The Bell Hotel in STroud has raised a few eyebrows around town. read more

• Reward for pub assault details

  A REWARD is being offered for information on a woman who assaulted another female twice in one evening in a Stroud pub. read more

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