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• New kebab house 'eyesore'

  KEBAB seller Tinar Husseyin has sparked fury by opening a colourful takeaway in Stroud. read more

• New mayor's job is no easy ride

  Motorbikes and art are not the most obvious combination of interests. But add a passion for local politics and you have Sue Reed, the new mayor of Nailsworth. Alli Pyrah caught up with her as she prepares to don the robes of office. read more

• Chance for rural Stroud

  RESIDENTS have just four weeks to object to last minute changes that could see several towns and villages in the Five Valleys stripped of their rural status. read more

• Nympsfield duo aiming for European success

  TWO pilots from the Bristol & Gloucester Gliding Club, based at Nympsfield, are hoping to add to their already impressive list of successes at the European Gliding Championships which begin this weekend. read more

• From Russia with love

  THIS year's Cheltenham Music Festival gets off to a dynamic start on July 1 with an exceptional concert featuring internationally renowned violinist Viktoria Mullova playing with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the Festival's new Artistic Director, Martyn Brabbins. read more

• Air conditioning

  ISN'T is about time we all stopped being terribly British about the weather and admitted that we really need air conditioning in this country? read more

• Traders' anger as louts abuse shopping centre

  ANGRY shopkeepers have hit out at louts who use the entrance to Merrywalks shopping centre as a toilet. read more

• Ex-busker with beguiling style

  SOMETIMES the very best way to spot sheer quality is to experience it in its most stripped-down form. read more

• From Russia with love

  THIS year's Cheltenham Music Festival gets off to a dynamic start on July 1 with an exceptional concert featuring internationally renowned violinist Viktoria Mullova playing with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the Festival's new Artistic Director, Martyn Brabbins. read more

• In tune with poverty fight

  MOST teenage girls are content to spend their time loitering around the local park worrying about their love life and drooling over the latest boy band. read more

• Nursery set for new site but needs cash for move

  THE CAMPAIGN to save Stroud College's nursery is beginning to pay off, with a new site in the pipeline. read more

• A mission for blind children

  ADVENTURER Maurice Evlyn-Bufton is aiming to help restore the sight of hundreds of children by completing the expedition of a lifetime. read more

• Hoy triumphs on home soil

  ZARA Phillips made the British selectors sit up and take notice after finishing second at Luhmuhlen CCI**** behind fellow Gatcombe-based Olympic rider, Bettina Hoy. read more

• Russell back at helm

  DALE RUSSELL has sensationally returned to County League Taverners barely a year after quitting the Nailsworth side. read more

• Orchestra makes a welcome return

  MUSIC at the Priory - the Leonard Stanley music festival that is now in its 27th year - continues in fine style this week at St Swithun's Church. read more

• Outrage as plug pulled on play area

  TEMPERS flared at Minchinhampton Parish Council on Monday after it was announced that Stroud District Council would not be going ahead with funding for a play area in memory of a tireless community campaigner. read more

• Fete pulls in 700 revellers

  PARENTS and villagers came out in force to support the second Haresfield Primary School fete on Sunday. read more

• Lords dream is over for Frocester

  National Club Ko read more

• School sings praises of Lisa

  MUSIC teacher Lisa Mayo has hit a high note in her career after being pronounced the most outstanding new tutor in the west of England. read more

• Prisoners keep town blooming

  THE trouble-hit Stroud in Bloom festival looks set to blossom after all following an offer of help from an unlikely source. read more

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