HAVING stepped out of the rainbow-knitted bubble of Wynstones Steiner School with no GCSEs and a couple of OCNs in pottery and bothmic gym, I have landed flat on my face at Cirencester College and am having to get to grips with exam boards, forms, ILPs
Continuing this week. *Walking Two Ways, exhibition of paintings by Carolyn White and poems by Jehanne Mehta, Stroud Subscription Rooms, 10am to 5pm with free admission daily (closed Sundays) until December 2. *Eight Rodborough artists are staging
HORSLEY artist Maxine Relton was elected as an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) in Bristol this November. The formal presentation, at a dinner of Royal Academicians attended by Sir Christopher Frayling, chairman of the Arts Council
STROUD House Gallery embark on something a little different for their exhibition in the run up to Christmas, which goes by the intriguing title Art the Musical. Featuring a wide range of artists responding to music, abstracting music and improvising
Matthew Barley - Stroud Subscription Rooms - Thursday, November 9. MORE musicians should think like cellist Matthew Barley. His current month-long tour On The Road aims to dissolve the mystique surrounding music labelled 'classical' and encourage
Conference: Morecambe 1 - Forest Green 1. THERE was no war of words but Jim Harvey and Sammy Mcllory won't be sending out Christmas cards to each other this year. They shared a brief handshake before the game but any sort of reconciliation was ended
A WIN at leaders Yatton would have kept Stroud in touch with promotion aspirations but in filthy conditions both teams scrapped it out in an entertaining contest with Yatton sneaking the win, writes Andy Toohig. Against the elements Stroud opened brightly
MATTHEW WITHEY could be holding Stroud's 2012 Olympic hopes if he continues to make his current running strides. Withey, 16, has now been running for four years, after being encouraged to join Stroud A.C by Ander Russell, his current training partner
PAINSWICK travelled to second place Widden Old Boys on Saturday and gave a good account of themselves, with the scoreline flattering the home side. Painswick's forwards had the edge over Widden's with their pick and drive providing plenty of ground
NEWPORT County will stand by under-fire manager Peter Beadle, but have hit the Stroud-based man with a substantial fine and warned him that any future misconduct will result in him being sacked. The decision of County's board of directors - follows
STROUD gave a much better display on Saturday and subjected visitors Bridgend to a 5-2 Gerrard League defeat. They did not have it all their own way, despite taking the lead through Alex Waring following a strong run by Matt Pearce down the left.
NAILSWORTH'S Peter Reed suffered a rare defeat with Cheltenham world champion crewmates Steve Williams and Alex Partridge at the National Fours Head in London. The trio are unbeaten in 25 international races in their full GB world champion four, but
CHRISTMAS is in tatters for devoted pensioners Eric and Lilian Moore who have been left penniless for the season of goodwill after bogus callers stole their life savings, jewellery and valuable war medals. The elderly couple were victims of a distraction
EIGHTEEN years ago, career criminal Danny Gardiner murdered a supergrass who was to give evidence against him and dumped his mutilated remains in a lake. When the body floated to the surface, Gardiner fled to Israel but was eventually arrested following
MUM Frances Clark-Stone is calling for drivers to slow down in Stroud's Bisley Road after her 12-year-old daughter was knocked over by a car outside her home, fracturing her ankle in two places. Lola, a Stroud High School pupil, said her concentration
