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• Viewpoint

  NOW that my predecessors have said their goodbyes, I felt that as the new recruit to the SNJ reporting team I should take this opportunity to say hello. The stunning green Cotswold valleys, punctuated by picturesque listed buildings and quaint little pubs, come as something of a welcome culture shock for a native of a rather less glamorous north-east industrial town. read more

• Exciting sound from Scotland

  ARRIVING in Stroud's Subscription Rooms by popular demand next week, following their Cornhill Stroud fringe show in 2001, Drop the Box are one of the hottest bands to emerge from Scotland in years. read more

• Crampton gives Stroud hope

  Stroud 14 Exmouth 13 read more

• Catholics mourn the loss of a 'great leader'

  CATHOLICS throughout the Five Valleys paid tribute to a much-loved spiritual leader this week after the sad news of the death of Pope John Paul II. read more

• Easter blues festival hailed a success

  STROUD'S second Blues and Beyond Festival, which took place over the Easter weekend, built on last year's success and turned out to be a "very, very good Festival", according to co-organiser Sue Torres. read more

• Angry Lewer castigates lacklustre Forest Green

  Conference read more

• Minding their own business

  ONE runs her own beauty salon at just 21. The other, at just 20, is probably the youngest pub landlord in the county. read more

• Traders pull traffic light prank protest

  YOUNG people from a local fair trade workshop played an April fool's day joke on the council, constructing fake traffic lights of their own to protest against real ones erected outside their shop. read more

• Festival has it all

  NAILSWORTH Festival returns this April with as eclectic and delightful a line-up as ever. read more

• Broadway on Subscription

  THE magic of the great musicals comes to Stroud Subscription Rooms this weekend, bringing the glitz and the glamour from the West End stage and the bright lights of Broadway in the shape of Mad About the Musicals. read more

• TV repair warning

  TRADING standards has warned residents in the Five Valleys to beware of a television repair company advertising under a false address. read more

• Second son killed in Thai road tragedy

  A HEARTBROKEN Nailworth family are trying to come to terms with a double tragedy after losing their second son in another road accident. read more

• Family stunned by road accident loss

  THE family of an 11 year-old boy who died after he was involved in a road accident in Woodchester, have paid tribute to his 'kind, generous and very loving' nature. read more

• Bedding bliss for audience

  THE Cotswold Players return with their latest production next week, a scintillating comedy from the pen of Alan Aykbourne. read more

• Out to help Africa

  A CHARITABLE group of Minchinhampton residents are jetting off to Tanzania to set up an AIDs awareness programme. read more

• Art helps to pick up the pieces

  WITH tiny hands clutching their coloured crayons, the children drew images of horror. read more

• Brave Les up for courage medal

  BRAVE Stonehouse pensioner Les Pugh has been nominated for a prestigious award after being targeted by criminals three times in one year. read more

• Golden wonder Withey scoops double

  MATTHEW Withey brought the curtain down on his spectacular cross country season with a double gold show. read more

• Grant for computers

  WHITEHALL has given Stroud District Council a £340,000 grant to pay for more planning officers and update their computer system. read more

• Painswick bow out of cup

  Painswick 10 Stow 17 read more

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