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• Gatcombe duo aim for glory

  GATCOMBE'S Zara Phillips and Andrew Hoy head up a high-class field at the Festival of British Eventing, which takes place at Gatcombe this week, August 5-7. read more

• Event is a 'breath of fresh air' lor local bands

  TOP Stroud group SuperJuice were confirmed as a headline act at this year's Stroud Fringe this week - and they are convinced the festival is going to be the best one yet. read more

• International craft fair at Painswick

  THE Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen returned to the Painswick Centre for their Summer Exhibition last week and will be displaying until the end of August. read more

• Rutter aiming to strike world gold

  TOMMY RUTTER will be hoping it is third time lucky when he represents Great Britain next Wednesday against Iran at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey. read more

• Parking concerns over revamp plan

  PLANS to revamp Nailsworth town centre have been unveiled, raising concerns over parking and congestion. read more

• Festival unveils line-up

  STROUD Fringe, the new look, local-act driven early autumn festival of choice for Stroud, has now announced its line-up. read more

• Tories defend housing retention

  LEADERS at Stroud District Council were given a battering by Labour opponents on Thursday night for their decision to keep 5,200 council homes in the control of Ebley Mill. read more

• Ace Gidman hoping to be fit for festival

  ALEX GIDMAN is expected to shake off his back problem to be fit to face Hampshire at the Cheltenham Festival, which starts today. read more

• Young people win fight over fares

  YOUNG people from Stroud have won their battle with Stagecoach to raise the age for concessionary bus fares from 16 to 18 in Gloucestershire. read more

• Helens tells of the truth about Islam

  The recent bomb attacks on London have once again focused media attention on Islam. Reporter Sian Davies met a Stroud woman who became a Muslim two years ago to find out why she decided to follow what is probably the world's most misunderstood religion. read more

• Theatre group stays afloat

  A UNIQUE waterborne theatre company is on its 34th tour of the national waterways this summer, and will be making a brief stop at the Space in Stroud, despite the venue being landlocked. read more

• Drunken children making lives hell

  URGENT police action is needed to stop boozy yobs running wild and making resident's lives hell over the summer school holidays, according to community leaders in Cainscross. read more

• Delight at school's top report

  THE Rosary School in Stroud is counting its blessings after a successful report from education watchdog Ofsted. read more

• Refuse team to clear out children's den

  A DUMPER truck and a six-strong team of refuse collectors are needed to clear a children's den near Cashes Green that has become choked with old furniture and rubbish. read more

• Mother seriously injured in crash

  A MOTHER seriously injured in the latest collision at the Pitchcombe fork accident black-spot had been complaining about road safety there for years. read more

• Selling Stroud by the pound

  As you walk down the high street, it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell whether you're shopping in Stroud or Sunderland. Corporate branding is an unusually apt snippet of marketing jargon, for the big chains have certainly left their mark on our town centres. But is it possible to strike a balance between their identity and ours, or will we have to live with our identikit high streets? Alli Pyrah investigates. read more

• Licensing threat to village stores

  PUBLICANS say they face bills of more than £2,000 to comply with new licensing laws. read more

• Pupils' tribute to tragic Scott

  CHILDREN at Gastrells Community Primary School paid a touching tribute to their friend Scott Cook by installing a special friendship bench and mosaic. read more

• Week was'amazing'

  MIXING with the rich and famous is not usually on the cards during work experience, but for 15 year-old film fanatic Natasha Roche, that was all in a weeks work at the Pinewood studios in London. read more

• An African trip to be remembered

  FOR most people, attending Desmond Tutu's golden wedding celebrations and meeting Nelson Mandela would be enough excitement for one weekend. read more

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