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• Gardner digs in to kick-start Forest Green cash windfall

  A UNIQUE saving scheme spearheaded by Forest Green's commercial manager Robin Eaves and the Stroud and Swindon Building Society has been bolstered by a £50,000 donation from Rovers' vice-chairman Colin Gardner, writes Ashley Loveridge. read more

• Charity put under threat

  A YOUTH charity that provides training for young people has had the rug pulled from under its financial feet. read more

• Shrimps pick off Rovers

  Nationwide Conference Forest Green Rovers 0 Morecambe 3 IS there anyway back from this? read more

• Councillor fined for filming women

  A PROMINENT councillor who serves on Gloucestershire's police watchdog has been fined £500 by a London court after being caught filming attractive women without their knowledge. read more

• Celebrating the arts

  HEAVENLY music, top performances and jazz legends are all in the offing as Painswick gears up for its annual Festival of the Arts. read more

• Winning pupils net trip of a lifetime

  THE phenomenal success of Stroud High School pupils in raising more than £11,000 for the Philippines Trust earlier this year has won them a trip to India. read more

• Inspirational news man dies aged 93

  A LEGEND of local newspapers has died at the grand old age of 93. read more

• Bridging the democratic gap

  THE voters of tomorrow met the councillors of today at a special event designed to bridge the gulf between young people and democracy. read more

• Artist does church works

  A GIANT painting by Stroud artist Marianne Hellwig John is to take pride of place in a Surrey church. read more

• Review - Jon Snow

  OF that famously impromptu live interview with a finger-jabbing Alastair Campbell, Jon Snow recalled seeing his career flash before his eyes. read more

• E-mail con led to £800 losses

  THE BOSS of a Brimscombe Bed and Breakfast has urged people to be wary after she lost more than £800 in an elaborate Internet scam. read more

• One World for one week

  AN event celebrating peace and justice is being held at Stroud's Subscription Rooms this week. read more

• Chalford make light of Leckhampton attack

  GYFA County Cup Leckhampton U14s 4 GVR Chalford U13s 6 read more

• Fun and frolics to raise charity cash

  PUPILS at Stroud High School are celebrating another fantastic Rag Week which raised more than £7,000 in memory of a former classmate who died last year. read more

• Limbering up for road race

  AS runners the length and breadth of the Five Valleys gear up for the district's biggest athletic event the SNJ's sports editor is swapping the sportsdesk for his running shoes. Ashley Loveridge, 36, is preparing to take part in Sunday's Stroud Half Marathon - his first long-distance race. read more

• The relic that enriched lives

  FEW may claim as intimate an association with The Great Orpheus Pavement at Woodchester as Rev John Cull. read more

• Last post for Rodborough shop

  NEWS that the Post Office is pulling out of a Rodborough convenience store could be the last nail in the coffin for the parish's only remaining independent shop. read more

• Nomads cruise to victory

  Stow on the Wold II 10 Stroud Nomads 37 read more

• Beautiful setting for centenary

  A CHARITY concert marking the centenary of the death of composer Dvorak is to be held in Cirencester's beautiful parish church. The concert, featuring The English Singers, will be held this Saturday, October 23 to raise funds for children's charity the St James's Place Foundation. The English Singers, conducted by Tim Horton from the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London, will perform great anthems from Dvorak and the English composer Purcell. The event is being organised by Cirencester-based wealth management group St James's Place to raise funds for its Foundation. The focus of the Foundation's efforts is towards children and young people who have special needs, as well as the hospice movement. Tickets for the concert are available from St James's Place reception in Dollar Street as well as the Cirencester Tourist Information Centre, Harry Hare's, The Corner Stone and Keith's. read more

• New trees for wind turbine

  A NEW woodland is to be planted in Nympsfield to fulfil a promise made to customers by renewable energy company Ecotricity. read more

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