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• 'Pod' youth plan for Stonehouse

  A SHINY metal 'pod' could soon be landing in a Stonehouse car park to provide town youngsters with a novel new meeting place. read more

• Body language speaks volumes

  GALLERY Pangolin in Chalford opened its doors last week for Body Language, a new exhibition celebrating the human form in bronze and silver. read more

• Carers who make a difference

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• King rules at Gatcombe

  OLYMPIC gold medallist Mary King enjoyed a good winning double with her young home bred horse Kings Gem in Novice Section E and with Kings Fancy in Intermediate K at Gatcombe last weekend. read more

• Stroud facing relegation agony

  South West 2 West Stroud RFC 15 Berry Hill RFC 29 read more

• Roadworks drive local traders' shoppers away

  TRADERS on London Road in Chalford claim their businesses are suffering badly because of roadworks right outside their shops. read more

• Low-cost home plan for young families

  A PIONEERING community group hopes to provide permanently low-cost homes on the derelict Cashes Green Hospital site. read more

• Marion is always a good sport

  STRATFORD Park Leisure Centre celebrates its thirtieth birthday this summer and there's one loyal worker who has been there since the start. read more

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• Group set for juicy big concert

  STROUD rock band SuperJuice are to headline their first gig in London this April, in a pub at the heart of the London music scene in Camden. read more

• Five Valleys runners gear up for London Marathon

  RUNNERS from the Five Valleys are preparing for Sunday's London Marathon. read more

• Candidates make their sales pitch

  CONSERVATIVE candidate Neil Carmichael is hoping this time round might be third time lucky for him. read more

• Have-a-go hero hurt in armed robbery

  TWO men have been arrested after an armed robbery in Minchinhampton during which a 29-year-old man was injured with a meat cleaver. read more

• Local artists walk the walk

  A NEW exhibition inspired by walking through the Cotswolds opens at Painswick Town Hall this week. read more

• Church is packed for Scott's farewell

  MOURNERS packed St Mary's Parish Church in Woodchester to say goodbye to Scott Cook, who died last week in a road accident on the A46. read more

• Art takes shape in playful exhibition

  AN exhibition by two South West artists opens at Prema in Uley this weekend. read more

• Fifield makes her mark as ladies dominate

  JO FIFIELD led the way for Stroud at the inaugural Hogweed Hilly Half Marathon at Horton Village near Chipping Sodbury as three Stroud ladies finished in the top five of the ladies' race. read more

• Heading for Tutu's party

  A COUPLE from Stroud have been invited to Desmond Tutu's golden wedding celebration. read more

• Rovers could engineer the Great Escape

  Conference Carlisle 0 Forest Green Rovers 1 read more

• Blackout affects 6,000 properties

  STREETS were plunged into darkness, shops shut early and pub-goers were drinking in candlelight after power cuts affected nearly six thousand buildings in Stroud. read more

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