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• Blitz on brawlers pays off

  A POLICE crackdown on thugs in Stroud town centre is reaping rewards after nine young men appeared before magistrates to face charges of brawling. read more

• Jazz and classics grace the gardens

  GRAB a picnic blanket and hamper and head to Westonbirt Arboretum for a weekend of spectacular musical entertainment this month. read more

• Anger at cattery plans

  ANGRY residents of a Stonehouse estate are horrified at a neighbour's plans to put a cattery in her back garden. read more

• Duncan revives magic of Rubik's

  BEING a child of the 80s, I'm familiar with what a Rubik's Cube is, but always thought it was just a puzzle that sat at the back of the shelf, never to be solved. read more

• Navy officer Reed claims Henley title

  PETER REED'S stock continues to rise as the Nailsworth rowing sub-lieutenant scooped the Stewards Cup at Henley Royal Regatta on Sunday. read more

• Big Brother is watching you

  THE proposed introduction of ID cards quite rightly sends shivers down the spine of anyone who values their liberty. read more

• Huge retail park is almost ready

  STROUD'S massive new £10 million shopping and leisure centre is nearing completion as construction company Costain hand over to tenants for the final stages of work. read more

• When your name is a vocation

  Those who love their jobs often claim they were "born to do it", but some people seem to have been named for the purpose too. SNJ reporter Alli Pyrah has been compiling a list of aptly-named Five Valleys residents. You couldn't make them up. read more

• Cracking day for racing cars

  FAMILIES sped off to the Stroud and District Autograss Club open event near Moreton Valence this weekend. read more

• Music is beacon in the dark

  IMAGINE a world without sight. Where colours are baffling concepts and a simple trip to the shops is a test of memory, where you will never see a smile or a blue summer sky. read more

• No-one helps injured cyclist

  A CYCLIST was ignored by dozens of motorists as he lay at the side of the road bleeding and dazed after an accident - and even claims a police car went by without stopping. read more

• Dashing duo are set for golfing glory

  MINCH golf duo Richard Cox and Clive Mills are one step away from national glory on the golf course. read more

• Local protesters caught up in riot

  STROUD campaigners in Edinburgh for the G8 protest were swept up in a riot, in which 100 arrests were made. read more

• Brothers' feud ends in alleged Caribbean kidnap

  A MILLIONAIRE'S son from Stroud is in a Barbados jail after allegedly recruiting a gang to kidnap and torture his own brother. read more

• Writer helps kids tell tall tales

  BEST selling novelist and former schools inspector Gervase Phinn returned to the classroom when he visited a Five Valleys school. read more

• Desecration in cemetery

  A WIDOW is distraught after yobs rampaged through a cemetery, destroying the grave of her late husband. read more

• Rugby League: Sonics scare relieved warriors

  THE Gloucestershire Warriors recorded their sixth consecutive win in the TOTALrl.com Rugby League Conference South West division, but were made to fight all the way by a tenacious Bristol Sonics side. read more

• Little horns play ModAid

  THE LITTLE Big Horns, otherwise known as Stroud saxophonist Patsy Gamble and trumpeter Steve Trigg, have just contributed to a big name single released to raise money for the Band Aid 20 charity and the Tsunami Earthquake appeal under the moniker ModAid. read more

• Trialists trying to secure Forest Green future

  GARY OWERS is insisting he will have his squad in place well before the opening Conference fixture at home to Cambridge United on August 13. read more

• Friends reunited on Canadian soil

  TWO old Marling School pals were together again in their adopted country of Canada recently - after one survived a near-fatal heart attack. read more

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