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• Same team, different result

  Pilning 1st XV 19 Cainscross 1st XV 7 CAINSCROSS travelled down to Pilning again this week following the referee mix-up last weekend. read more

• Artist Gavin goes solo

  ARTIST Gavin McClafferty opens his first solo exhibition in four years at the Stroud Valleys Artspace this weekend. read more

• Pink cow stakes claim on Stroud

  A PINK cow has beaten off fierce competition from a blue sheep in a bid to sell Stroud and moo-ve it along with the times. read more

• Link with dad stolen

  THIEVES who stole a quad bike and scrambler from a five-year-old child have severed one of the last links he had with his dead father. read more

• Talk about change

  BIG Issue founder John Bird MBE will be giving a talk in Amberley next week on taking back responsibility for our communities from the politicians. read more

• Soul singer to perform at Uley

  CHRISTINE Collister, the folk singer with so much soul one might think she had been signed by Motown, brings her genre-defying sound to Prema in Uley later this month. read more

• Dad's Army fans in for true treat

  DON'T panic Dad's Army fans - the world's biggest admirer of the classic sitcom has produced a new book on the show from his Leonard Stanley home. read more

• Freedom honours for regiment

  A PROUD display of military pageantry provided an impressive spectacle on Saturday as the modern descendants of the Glorious Glosters were granted the Freedom of the District. read more

• Worth taking a Gamble for

  HOMEGROWN saxophonist Patsy Gamble, who has played with Mick Jagger amongst many others, launches her debut album After Sunset with a gig at The Space on Friday, November 12. read more

• Griffin sparkles

  Nationwide Conference York City 1 Forest Green Rovers 3 read more

• Top Tory calls for interchange action

  SHADOW transport minister Christopher Chope has called for more less talk and more action after visiting the site of Stroud's stalled plans for a bus to rail interchange. read more

• Stroud improve

  South West 2 West Stroud 12 Brixham 17 read more

• Fan's dedication is music to the ears

  DIE-hard Les Miserables fan Sally Frith has proved she is barricade barmy after seeing the hit show no fewer than 651 times. read more

• Rogers calls for 'wall of sound'

  FOREST GREEN fans' favourite Scott Rogers is urging Rovers supporters to turn The Lawn into an intimidating wall of supportive sound when Coca-Cola League One leading scorers Bournemouth go toe-to-toe with the Nailsworth minnows in the FA Cup first round this Saturday, kick-off 3pm. read more

• Rugby club talks to mobile giants

  TALKS are set to take place on the siting of mobile phone masts at Stroud Rugby Club after three giant companies expressed an interest in using the site. read more

• All the magic of the festive season

  THE FINE folk of Minchinhampton are gearing up for the fourth annual Christmas community extravaganza that is the town's Goodwill Evening. read more

• Claridge set to make shock move to The Lawn

  FORMER Portsmouth striker Steve Claridge could become a Rovers player after the FA Cup clash with Bournemouth. read more

• Super, juicy treat for pop fans

  SUPERJUICE and Popgang, two of Stroud's premier bands, are performing at the Liberal Club on Merrywalks this weekend. read more

• War horrors remembered

  WITH rooftop chases, prison breaks and numerous brushes with death, Walter Pearce's wartime experiences sound like a Hollywood producer's dream. read more

• Crackdown on posters

  PUBLIC events from nightclubs to Women's Institute meetings could be shut down by council officials if organisers do not follow strict new rules on fly-posting. read more

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