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• Making a difference

  HARDWORKING Stroud people were given a huge pat on the back when they were presented with awards for their contributions to the life of the town at Stroud Town Council's Annual Town Meeting on Thursday. read more

• Eccles resigns from council

  LABOUR councillor Bob Eccles who was fined for video taping the 'legs and groins' of women in London's Trafalgar Square last year has resigned his council seat. read more

• Artists present a site worth seeing

  ARTISTS are brushing up their skills for the 9th Site Festival, with workshops, multi-media creations and open studios to whet the palette. read more

• Horsley ready to name boss

  TREVOR HORSLEY and Forest Green's top brass will meet later today to unveil the new manager expected to revive the relegated club's fortunes. read more

• Festival firing on all cylinders

  THE new Stroud Fringe Festival is "up and running" according to chairman Roger Sanders, who has just had confirmation that the Festival will be receiving core funding from both the Stroud Town and District councils. read more

• Irate locals want travellers to go

  FURIOUS residents are demanding action from the council after travellers set up a camp site in a car park off Cainscross Road. read more

• Artist's oils of France displayed by gallery

  THE LITTLE Gallery in Tetbury is currently hosting an exhibition of recent oil paintings of France by the internationally acclaimed painter, K.B. Hancock, who has just returned from a winter painting trip to Provence and the Cote d'Azur. read more

• Veteran goes on last tour

  A D-DAY veteran who worked tirelessly to organise weekend coach breaks for his pals has decided to call it a day after 42 years. read more

• Jolly good sport - on horses

  Polo is the oldest ball game in the world. Best described as hockey on horseback it originated in Central Asia in the 6th Century but didn't become established in England until the mid 1800's. Unlike most sports polo is played somewhere in the world all year round. Reporter Sian Davies went along to the Beaufort Polo Club, near Tetbury to try her hand at the game that attracts everyone from kings to couriers... read more

• Le Mans blow for frustrated Hynes

  A FORMER Formula 3 champion's dreams of making his debut in next month's world-famous Le Mans 24-hour race have been cruelly shattered. read more

• Poignant postcard from Oz turns up

  A TOUCHING postcard written a century ago by a homesick former Stroud resident living in Australia has resurfaced thanks to a local collector. read more

• Releasing chains of office

  As a politician who doesn't like politics, Lesley Williams-Allen took a unique approach to leading Nailsworth Town Council. Now, after three years as mayor, she is to retire to spend more time with her dogs and catch up on the garden. Reporter Alli Pyrah went along to find out what she will remember most about her time in office read more

• Calling time on festive fun

  PUBS, clubs and takeaways in Stroud could be closed for Christmas and New Year because the owners are unaware of a change in licensing law. read more

• Fort to return to glory days

  A YEAR-long project to restore and preserve an Iron Age hill fort on the Painswick Beacon is nearing completion. read more

• Lightning blasts hole in family roof

  LIGHTNING struck a house in Stonehouse on Saturday leaving a family without electricity or heating. read more

• Popgang on a mini-adventure

  STROUD band Popgang, who wear their awe of bands like The Cure and Joy Division cheerfully on their sleeves, are to do a three date mini-tour, starting on Sunday, May 29 at The Welsh Harp in Gloucester with DJ collective BRS. read more

• Stun gun rule incites anger

  HUMAN rights activists said they were appalled this week by Gloucestershire Constabulary's decision arm police with 50,000-volt stun guns. read more

• To Stroud and back

  A COUPLE from Stroud, England travelled 12,000 miles to visit Stroud - in Australia. read more

• Don's exterminator

  DALEKS are coming to Stroud - after one local man built his own model of the frightening Dr Who robot. read more

• Ensemble travel to Brazil from Stroud

  THE Britton-Carvalho Ensemble will be taking audiences at The Space in Stroud on a Brazilian odyssey this week with their unique blend of Anglo-Brazilian musical styles, ranging from the popular upbeat Frevo rhythms of North Eastern Brazil to the rural English settings of Vaughan Williams' On Wenlock Edge. read more

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