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• Prescott plans for cheaper housing

  TOP Labour man John Prescott called for more affordable housing on sites like Cashes Green hospital when he visited Stonehouse yesterday. read more

• Stroud activist in solar protest for Prescott

  A STROUD Greenpeace activist scaled the roof of John Prescott's home yesterday to lobby for action on climate change. read more

• Man, what a cool show

  A NIGHT of blissful 1970s nostalgia and music comes to Stroud's Subscription Rooms next weekend in the shape of Denim Blues, curated by flare-trousered icons, The Brotherhood of Man. read more

• Rovers' love affair is broken at The Lawn

  Conference Forest Green Rovers 2 Canvey Island 2 read more

• Man 'shaking' after being refused a vote

  AN EBLEY man was left "shaking with anger" after being told he could not vote in the general election because he has not registered. read more

• Dave wraps it up after 30 years at fish and chip shop

  THE aptly named Dave Spratt is something of an institution in Stroud. read more

• Reprieve for trees

  MATURE Sycamore trees on death row have been granted a reprieve after residents intervened on their behalf. read more

• Double bill of comedy

  COMEDY night returns to The Duke of York, the pub neither halfway up nor halfway down Nelson Street, Stroud this week, with a double bill of hilarity in the shape of Mickey D and Steve N Allen. read more

• Election 2005: Issues behind the electoral race

  David Drew - Labour and Co-operative Parliamentary Candidate for Stroud read more

• Davryan will prove tough test for Aliss

  LEIGH ALLISS steps back into the ring in Plymouth on Friday, determined to get back to winning ways. read more

• Place your bets for MP of the future

  IF you aren't already familiar with the name Alex Farrow, I'd bet my pension that you will be in the next few years. read more

• Rocky ride for comic couples

  HULL Truck Theatre Company is docking at the Everyman in Cheltenham this week with the latest comedy from Bouncers writer John Godber; Going Dutch. read more

• Beautiful gardens unveiled to public

  SPRING has definitely sprung in Eastcombe, Bussage and Brownshill - as the SNJ discovered when taking this sneak preview of the gardens which will be open to the public over the May Bank Holiday. read more

• Star name expected to be named Forest Green boss

  STEVE Claridge, Paul Warhurst and Jimmy Quinn are amongst a heavyweight role call of big name candidates that are being touted for the vacant management crown at The Lawn after Alan Lewer's brief tenure was ended before relegated Rovers' final Conference game of the season on Saturday. read more

• Dragon fires up wet festival

  THE Nailsworth Festival got off to a slow start, with rain deterring some potential revellers from turning out to its opening day. read more

• Belgium podium joy for Hynes

  MARC HYNES was back on the podium on Sunday at the world-famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium after six hours of driving in the gruelling Spa 1000kms sports car endurance race. read more

• Votes team in funeral upset

  DAVID Drew has written a personal apology to a Stroud family after Labour canvassers tried to solicit votes from a funeral party. read more

• Another bullish production from TaurusVoice

  STROUD based theatre company TaurusVoice is to return to The Space in Stroud next week with Silenced: Voices of Freedom, a new show using poems written by political prisoners from around the world. read more

• Demand for safety after double crash

  RESIDENTS are calling for tougher speeding restrictions on a notorious accident black-spot after the fourth incident in just four months saw two drivers career into a house. read more

• Anger over suspect Tory hospital claim

  CONSERVATIVES have come under fire for party election leaflets that promise to make Stroud hospitals 'cleaner' and appear to make inaccurate claims about MRSA cases. read more

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