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• Curing the winter blues

  JONGLEURS on the Road returns to Stroud's Subscription Rooms next week with a flurry of fabulous funnymen all anxious to help alleviate the January blues. read more

• Council could evict own team

  EBLEY mill binmen could be told to pack up their black bags and go in the latest twist of the Aston Down planning saga. read more

• Talented youths prepare to wow

  THE FOURTH annual Undiscovered Youth Talent Contest, organised by Stroud's The Door youth project, returns to the Subscription Rooms next weekend. read more

• Fan clashes with Lewer after loss

  ALAN LEWER'S pitchside altercation with a Forest Green fan summed up a wretched day as his side were knocked out of the FA Trophy third round by Southern Premier minnows Aylesbury. read more

• Danger maroons silenced forever

  THE last post has been sounded for Remembrance Day cannon blasts after the maroons normally used to mark the two-minute silence were deemed too dangerous. read more

• Oh deer, the cop car is whistling

  POLICE patrol cars in the Five Valleys could soon be making sure they are 'herd' by fitting a gadget that will send wildlife running. read more

• Flood disaster warning

  A LEADING environmentalist has warned Stroud could be the next town to feel nature's fury. read more

• Help in store for Asia

  HORDES of charitable shoppers flocked to Somerfield's table top sale on Friday to buy goods kindly donated by Stroud shops to raise money for the Asian Tsunami disaster. read more

• Lewis nets call

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S Jon Lewis could make his England debut against South Africa in the Fifth Test on Friday. read more

• Gypies need a place to live

  GYPSIES at the centre of a planning row in Brookthorpe have defended their right to set up a campsite on protected land near the village. read more

• Let's pull together

  THE STROUD fFestival is to return this year as The Stroud Fringe, with a new team running it. read more

• Mast blow for brain-op man

  THE wife of a Stonehouse man recovering from a near-fatal brain injury fears his fight back to health could be hampered by a proposed 3G mast just yards from their home. read more

• Wick delight

  Minety 19 Painswick 22 read more

• Merrywalks boost

  THE £20 million shopping and leisure complex at Stroud's Merrywalks could turn the tide on town trade says its boss. read more

• Distinct lack of goodwill on the evening

  TRADERS have condemned Stroud Goodwill Evening as an intimidating event overrun by drunken yobs and tacky stalls. read more

• Wonder Whitfield

  STROUD athletic star Iain Whitfield raced to victory at the County X-Country Championships as Stroud picked up an emphatic team victory. read more

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