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• Fox-Pitt takes title

  WILLIAM Fox-Pitt won the Open Championship at the Festival of British Eventing held at HRH the Princess Royal's home, Gatcombe Park, over the weekend. read more

• Youngsters wage war for musical

  YOUNG actors from the Five Valleys were under siege on Friday - as they re-enacted the struggle for Gloucester during the English Civil War. read more

• War hero makes a royal appearance

  A WAR hero from Minchinhampton was invited to spend a once in a lifetime day at Buckingham Palace to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. read more

• The play people can't wait to see

  Bernard Levin called it 'twaddle', The Guardian called it 'badly written' and audiences at the first performance booed and jeered it. Today it's regarded as one of the defining plays of the 20th Century. read more

• Les Pugh

  DETERMINED pensioner Les Pugh made a splash when he took part in a sponsored swim in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund. read more

• Road to slow down

  CHALFORD residents have won their fight for speed reduction measures at a notorious accident black spot. read more

• Good old boys are fond of UK

  REDNECK superstars Hayseed Dixie shared their love of British beer at Berkeley on Sunday - but claimed they had never heard of homegrown bumpkin band The Wurzels. read more

• Bus cuts force epileptic worker to hitchhike

  A WOMAN with epilepsy has been forced to hitchhike to work after the daily bus service between Chalford Vale and Cirecester was withdrawn. read more

• Midnight nuisance

  CHILDREN as young as five are hanging around on the streets of Stonehouse at midnight, it has been claimed. read more

• Stardom awaits ace jess

  TEENAGE football prospect Jess Rudge-Hamblin is set to takes a giant leap into the professional football ranks with Bristol Rovers. read more

• Rovers host stars of the future

  FOREST GREEN will play host to the United States and Portugal on Sunday, September 4, kick-off 11am, as part of the Pepsi Under-17 International Tournament. read more

• Search for lost trophies

  BUDDING detectives are searching for six lost horticultural trophies that went missing from the Stroud Country Show before the Foot and Mouth crisis. read more

• Parking a risk to lives

  CONCERNED Paganhill residents living near a roundabout say their safety is being put at risk by inconsiderate drivers who continually park on the pavement. read more

• All the fun of Gifford's circus returns to town

  THIS is my favourite part of the summer. Seriously, I look forward to it weeks in advance, with the kind of excitement usually reserved for birthdays, Christmases and Stroud Town Council meetings. Giffords are back. read more

• Riders put on a world-class show

  THE world's best horses and riders attracted thousands of visitors to Gatcombe Park, at the weekend for the Festival of British Eventing. read more

• Thousands write objections to plan

  AROUND 1,500 objections have been lodged against Stroud District Council's local plan - three times the number estimated by council officers two weeks ago. read more

• Fresh faces hope to give Rovers a flying start

  FOREST GREEN ROVERS boss Gary Owers is set to hand debuts to eight players as Rovers kick off their eighth Conference National campaign with a tricky opening day home clash against Cambridge United on Saturday, 3pm. read more

• Artists fired by nature

  Local artists Jane Vernon and Hazel Morris bring their popular and diverse collection of textiles and jewellery to Painswick Town Hall in an exhibition beginning this Tuesday, August 9th. read more

• Laura blooded but unbowed

  Many people are put off by the idea of giving blood, but donors play a crucial role in saving lives. Only six percent of the UK population who are eligible to give blood currently do so. Laura Pitel, 19-year-old gap year student from Cainscross, has been giving blood for two years. Here she explains why she continues to brave the needle. read more

• Your council tax: do you know where it is going?

  TAXPAYERS have shelled out almost £50,000 for new laptop computers for Stroud district councillors. read more

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