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• We will remember them

  STROUD residents - young and old - came together to remember those who gave their lives in past conflicts. read more

• Activist sentenced in week-long trial

  GREENPEACE protester Andrew Taylor has no regrets after being given 80 days' community service for scaling the walls of Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's home. read more

• Fury as rural status goes

  PROTESTORS walked out of Ebley Mill in disgust on Thursday after a decision y Stroud District Council to strip towns and villages around the Five Valleys of their rural status. read more

• Environmental study

  BEHIND the glitz and trumpeting of on-coming Christmas, the surrounding environment is the constant, quiet hero in Stroud House Gallery's latest exhibition, Environment, opening this week. read more

• Trevor's West End dream comes true

  WALKING the boards in the West End is a dream for many aspiring actors. Having lived that dream, Trevor Smith is more than happy with his achievements and is now happy to be exploring new avenues. read more

• Signs of a safer route

  RADICAL new road safety proposals to remove signs and bollards in Stroud have come a step closer. read more

• Stroud grounded

  Western Counties North Stroud 15 Gordon League20 read more

• Success by the bottle

  Bottlegreen drinks company just keeps going from strength-to-strength. From small beginnings as a local company selling soft drinks at shows, 16 years on the Woodchester-based company is now a multinational organisation selling thousands of drinks throughout the world. Reporter Sian Davies spoke to managing director Simon Speers about the company's success and its roots in the Stroud Valleys. read more

• Rock night under threat

  THE next Glos Rocks youth band night at The Space, Lansdown, Stroud, is this weekend and may be the last if there is a repeat of problems that marred the last event. read more

• Calls for crossing after car collision

  PARISH leaders say a pedestrian crossing is urgently needed in Bussage after a schoolgirl was hit by a car. read more

• Alliss to top the bill at Ashton Gate

  STROUD boxer Leigh Alliss brings the curtain down on a successful year of boxing when he takes on Varuzhan Daytan for the second time at Bristol City's Ashton Gate on Thursday. read more

• REVIEW: The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley

  The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley Cotswold Playhouse Saturday, October 22 read more

• Fresh ideas for a healthy life

  With everyone from Prince Charles to celebrity chefs extolling the virtues of supporting local suppliers, home grown food is big news. Despite a history of culinary disasters and a serious Diet Coke habit, reporter and junk food addict Alli Pyrah went back to basics to see if she could live on local food for a week. read more

• PREVIEW: Woodchester art exhibition

  IN A country house overlooking the wooded valleys of Woodchester, five artists selected for their outstanding talents are showing paintings inspired by the living environment this weekend. read more

• In court for just 40p

  A SERIOUSLY ill mum-of-two was fined £100 and hauled before the courts - all because a vandalised parking meter in Stroud would not accept her 40p pence fee. read more

• Forest Green in need of points

  GARY OWERS will be looking for a positive response when he takes his inconsistent Forest Green side to high-flying Accrington Stanley this Friday (7.30pm). Rovers will certainly have their work cut out after Stanley ended Grays unbeaten start to the season. read more

• Natalie takes new Rovers role

  NATALIE WARD, Forest Green's new commercial manager is relishing the challenge of her job after making the switch from Gloucester City. read more

• Rock night under threat

  THE next Glos Rocks youth band night at The Space, Lansdown, Stroud, is this weekend and may be the last if there is a repeat of problems that marred the last event. read more

• New law slammed

  A NAILSWORTH GP has blasted new drinking laws he says will fuel binge boozing and cause health problems for more revellers. read more

• Plea to night riders

  THE poor take-up of Stroud's reinstated late night bus is being blamed on 'appalling' lack of county council communication. read more

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