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• Zara inherits gold crown

  TEARS of joy flowed for Zara Phillips who proved she was a chip off the old family block by securing the individual title while helping Britain to a sixth successive European team gold at the Blenheim Petplan European Eventing Championship. read more

• Rugby Review

  Western Counties North Yatton RFC 26 Stroud RFC 23 read more

• Sue is yummiest mum

  WHATEVER life throws at you, there's always one person you can turn to for comfort and a kind word - good old mum. In the early years it might only be a grazed knee, but later in life mum can be a crutch during troubled times. Our Yummy Mummy competition has revealed that the Five Valleys is full of wonderful mums. We were inundated with nominations, and although it was a tough decision, there could only be one winner. She is Sue Clark, who was nominated by 31-year-old daughter Emma Perry, who says she would have been unable to win her fight against leukaemia had it not been for her mum's unwavering care. Sue picked up her winning bouquet this week - which is national Yummy Mummy week. Here is Emma's entry along with the three runners-up. read more

• Rare tome on Valleys for sale

  A RARE snapshot of the Five Valleys' most important archaeological site as it was more than 200 years ago is up for sale at a Stroud bookshop. read more

• Vandals attack nursery again

  CHILDREN are distraught after vandals attacked their nursery for the third time in less than a year, causing over £300 worth of damage. read more

• Parking hinders garage

  A GARAGE mechanic says his business is being hampered by illegal parkers - despite the fact he works across the street from Stroud police station. read more

• Fox-Pitt leads top class field

  WILLIAM FOX-PITT leads a truly international entry at the Blue Square Gatcombe Park International CIC**, this weekend. read more

• Puppy was thrown from moving car

  WITNESSES are needed to an incident in which a puppy died after being thrown from a moving vehicle in Woodchester. read more

• May the circle be unbroken

  After nearly 50 years, the popular Randwick Happy Circle is under threat of closure unless more volunteers are found to help organise meetings. Joe Grigg went along to one of their monthly gatherings to find out what the pensioners will be missing out on if it is forced to shut. read more

• Inept Roverrs fail to show any fight

  FOREST GREEN boss Gary Owers is not a man in the managerial mode of Sven Goran Erikson, so make no mistake the air would have probably been significantly blue in the confines of the Forest Green dressing room on Saturday night. read more

• Laye Sow band to wow crowds

  PREMA in Uley kicks off its autumn season with Laye Sow (pronounced Lie So), who wowed Prema on his sell-out appearance last summer with Jelitara Futa, playing live this weekend. read more

• Country fun for all the family

  AN EXCITING celebration of country skills took place at Frampton Country Fair on Sunday as the annual event marked its 20th anniversary. read more

• Petrol sales soar in panic

  PETROL sales in and around Stroud are soaring amid fears of a fuel protest later this week. read more

• Bands make a show of it

  Friday, September 9 read more

• Premiership side set to open new stadium

  FOREST Green chairman Trevor Horsley has secured the visit of Championship side Leeds United and is now in negotiation with a top Premiership side, who would officially mark the opening of Forest Green's new £3 million pound stadium next summer. read more

• Gun theft victim's anger at 'inaction'

  A FARM worker who had a small arsenal of guns stolen by burglars has accused the police of "sweeping it under the carpet" and warned Stroud residents to be on their guard. read more

• Nicola's dog show

  NATIONALLY recognised France Lynch-based artist Nicola Grellier opens her latest exhibition, Boondoggle, this weekend in Sieff, Tetbury. read more

• Roaring trade at new-look festival

  THE smell of fried onions, sounds of enthusiastic crowds and every sort of music imaginable filled the air at the Stroud Fringe Festival at the weekend. read more

• Stan creates books in the old tradition

  WITH changing trends and new technologies, it's not often that people have 'a job for life' anymore, but typesetter Stan Lane has achieved just that. read more

• Crime rates on the rise

  CRIME levels in Stroud have soared by more than two thirds on last year - with some offences up by more than 100 per cent, it was revealed this week. read more

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