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• Head start for school

  OAKRIDGE Parochial School head teacher Lisa Austin is celebrating after receiving a glowing Ofsted report in only her first year in the job. read more

• Support officer is subjected to abuse

  A SOUTH African Police Community Support Officer was subjected to a torrent of racial abuse while working in Stroud. read more

• Burkes late show glory

  Powergen Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Illingworth 24 Gloucestershire Warriors 25 read more

• Learning to be a mother

  Simulator babies featured in Channel 4's Big Brother and are used by schools to encourage young people to think about the responsibilities having a child bring. Stroud teenager Laura Pitel, 19, accepted the challenge of becoming a mother for a weekend. read more

• Tribute to rock legends

  THE ROCKIN' On Heaven's Door boys are back to take you to rock'n'roll heaven this week. read more

• A taste of the good life for Milkybar Kid

  Talent-spotted at the age of seven, John Cornelius sky-rocketed into the glamorous world of show business in the mid-1970s. Despite never having attended a single drama lesson, he landed the role of the Milkybar Kid in his second week as an actor and his life turned on its head. Reporter James Davis spoke to the Whiteshill resident and one-time golden boy of TV commercials about the highs and lows of being a child star. read more

• Good use for bad clothes

  COMEDY socks and ill-fitting jumpers can be given a new home and raise money for a leading healthcare charity. read more

• Stroud set to thrive in 2006

  STROUD is booming and 2006 is set to be a bumper year for the town. Business leaders are delighted with trade last year, with more shops opening and new stores in the pipeline. read more

• Last-gasp Bruno snatches point

  SUBSTITUTE Bruno Teixeira stepped off the bench to snatch a last-gasp draw for Forest Green to stretch their unbeaten run to six games at Cambridge United to halt United's four-game winning run. read more

• CD for appeal fund

  THRUPP woman Angela Stevens is campaigning for the release of her mother - Dominique Keys - who is serving a 25-year sentence in an Arizona jail for murder. read more

• Film-makers on location

  LOCALS at the George Inn Frocester were treated to a cheeky surprise recently. read more

• Man dies in crash

  DRIVERS are being urged to take care on Minchinhampton Common after a 26-year-old man died in a two-car collision. read more

• Stroud, not as we know it

  Last week the SNJ told how footloose Ashley Davies had visited Strouds in Australia and America but harboured ambitions of visiting our civic namesake in Canada. Well he's been beaten to the post by English teacher Ben Sandell, who visited Stroud, Ontario in 2001. Here he recalls his trip. read more

• Call for decision

  SCORES of protesters gathered at the gates of Standish Hospital to call for a quick decision on plans to transform the site into a ground-breaking health centre. read more

• Hoping for cup tonic

  STROUD will be hoping for County Cup quarter-final success when Spartans come to Fromehall Park this Saturday (2pm), writes Andy Toohig. read more

• Living with Alzheimer's inspires £1m campaign

  The trauma of living with Alzheimer's Disease is to provide a hard-hitting storyline for Coronation Street when long-serving ladies' man Mike Baldwin develops the debilitating condition. But for Barbara Kiddle helplessly witnessing her mother's struggle with memory loss and confusion is a reality. Despite the heartbreak, she has launched an amazing appeal to raise £1-million to help other sufferers. James Davis reports. read more

• Fans dig deep

  GENEROUS Forest Green fans have given Gary Owers a financial boost ahead of Friday night's FA Trophy second round home clash with Conference South Dorchester Town (7.45pm). read more

• Venture for art and music to florish

  THE Hub Collective, Artspace and Stroud's Subscription Rooms have joined forces to bring a new, vibrant feel to Stroud's music and arts scene in the town's main venue. read more

• Artist tries illustration

  IMOGEN Harvey-Lewis, a well-known local artist noted for her work in stained glass, which appears in many private and community collections, is exhibiting her latest work, Illustration, in an exhibition at Star Anise Arts caf now. read more

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