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• Injury agony over for judo ace

  KYM ASPINALL has achieved her ambition of regaining a place in the British national seniors judo squad. read more

• Art comes face to face with cathedral

  AN eye-catching sculpture created by primary school pupils making faces is now on show in Gloucester Cathedral. read more

• Christmas magic not bubble wrapped

  HERE we go again. At the risk of sounding like Scrouge I have come to hate Christmas. Every year the wheels of commercialism seem to be spinning faster and more furiously. read more

• Beesley brings festive cheer

  Nationwide Conference Forest Green Rovers 1 Accrington Stanley 0 read more

• A legend's story

  ONE of the pioneers of broadcast journalism has just published a new book about his early life from his Standish care home at the age of 94. read more

• Spartans edge home

  South West 2 West Stroud 6 Spartans 20 read more

• Step away from the festive cheer

  FED UP with the tinsel and all that Christmas cheer? Another side to Christmas will be on show in Cheltenham next week, thanks to Horsley theatre director David Manzi-Fe. read more

• Thieves wreck festive lights

  A DAZZLING display of festive lights have been hacked down by vandals and thieves. Christmas cheer in Langtoft Road, Stroud ran out on Sunday night when the light display was targeted. read more

• Parking limit row

  THE BOSSES of two Minchinhampton businesses have accused the parish council of wanting to close the town down by starving it of trade. read more

• 'Bin dead cat' says RSPCA

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• Grant money up for grabs

  COMMUNITY groups in Stroud are being invited to apply for grants to help with the good work they do in the town. read more

• Forest Green's big fish moves to new pond

  JEFFERSON LOUIS' controversial and short-lived tenure at Forest Green Rovers is over. read more

• Invitation to join duet

  LOCAL theatre company Hexagon return with their new production of Duet For One in Minchinhampton this week. read more

• Laptop scam alert

  A MAN who paid £300 for a laptop computer arrived home to find he had bought two bottles of lemonade and some cardboard. read more

• A millionaire in the waiting

  SOMEWHERE in the Five Valleys an unknowing millionaire sits on a Lottery ticket that is crying out to be cashed. read more

• Songs from heart keep flames burning

  JOHNNY Coppin makes a welcome return, folk torch in hand, to the Subscription Rooms this weekend with his hugely popular Christmas show, Keep The Flame. read more

• Moo joins farmers in protest

  FARMERS showed they would not be cowed by market forces on Saturday when they gathered outside a Stroud supermarket to protest about the price of milk. read more

• Link with Africa is now clear

  A PAIR of stained glass panels marking the 25-year link between Minchinhampton and the Tanzanian town of Nkokoto has been delivered to the remote African community. read more

• £4m housing lift

  AN estimated £4 million is to be made available for affordable housing by 2006 after council finance wizards cleared £3 million of debt in three years. read more

• Students are wired for sound

  STUDENTS who have demonstrated a sound knowledge of a recording studio's inner workings picked up their qualifications this week. read more

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