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• Lord of the wedding

  A YOUNG student from Quedgeley has scooped a top science award after marrying his flair for design with his outstanding technical skills. read more

• Waste dump killed pets

  A YOUNG Stroud couple have blamed a rubbish dump underneath their kitchen window for the deaths of their two pets. read more

• Legger is ocean race asset

  CRANHAM'S Richard Tuckwell has traded Five Valleys building sites for life on the high seas as he takes part in an epic yacht race. The SNJ recently bid him bon voyage and this week we heard he has reached the icy Southern Ocean as his team on board SAIC La Jolla head from Sydney to Cape Town. read more

• Artist's recreation

  AS Artspace prepares to close down and move to Griffin Mill in Thrupp for a year whilst refurbishment is done on the John Street premesis, artist Colin Glen has put together a celebratory and nostalgic exhibit in the studio's project room. read more

• Pub against mast

  A PUBLICAN in Cashes Green has promised he will not allow a controversial mobile phone mast on pub land. read more

• Mason bows out

  FORMER Stroud hockey ace Simon Mason has announced his retirement from the international game after 12 years at the top. read more

• CD Review - Martin Carthy at Ruskin Mill

  Martin Carthy at Ruskin Mill Musical Traditions £10 from Kane's and Trading Post read more

• Watchdog raps planners

  EBLEY Mill has been rapped by a government watchdog and ordered to pay £1,000 in damages after it was found to have mishandled a planning application. read more

• Food for thought

  HATS off to chef Jamie Oliver who has single-handedly brought about the demise of the turkey twister in school canteens throughout the country. read more

• Preddy frustration

  RYAN PREDDY has revealed his frustration after the 21-year-old was controversially left out of the Great Britain 4x400m relay team at the Madrid Indoor Championships on Sunday. read more

• Objectors speak up

  WORRIED residents squeezed into the Old Town Hall this week to raise their fears over plans for dozens of homes on a Stroud hillside. read more

• Studio plan to go ahead

  BAD boy of art, Damien Hirst has been given the green light to develop his Chalford studio after a close-fought political battle at Ebley Mill. read more

• Relegation dogfight goes to the wire

  Conference Accrington Stanley 2 Forest Green Rovers 2 read more

• Tenants in limbo

  HOUSING cabinet member Cllr John Jeffreys is calling on Westminster to give tenants more time to decide on the future of district council houses. read more

• Council dispels housing worries

  FEARS have been quelled that 500 more homes may be spread out in the district by 2011. read more

• REVIEW - Sub-Justice

  Sub-Justice The Trinity Rooms, Stroud Saturday, February 26 read more

• Reed gains rowing call-up

  PETER REED will represent Oxford for the second time in the 151st Boat Race on March 27. read more

• Massive diversion avoided

  STEPS are being taken to clear up confusion over a ludicrous 20 mile diversion that was planned while a short stretch of Slad Road was closed for roadworks. read more

• Hundreds vaccinated to stop spread of mumps

  HUNDREDS of young people in the Stroud Valleys have been vaccinated against mumps this week as the number of people contracting the disease nationally continues to soar. read more

• Stroud holds day of the dead

  THE vivacious and colourful setting of the Mexican celebration, the Festival of El Dia de los Muertos - or the Day of the Dead - is to be brought to life in Stroud's Subscription Rooms this week. read more

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