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• Wyedean driving woe for Roland

  CHALFORD Hill's Roland Jones retired with engine problems after only three stages on last Saturdays Forest of Dean based Wyedean rally, round one of the 2006 British Trails and Rally Drivers Association (BTRDA) Rally Series. read more

• Big blow to school

  PARENTS and pupils have been left reeling after being told the sixth form at Sir William Romney's School in Tetbury will close next year. read more

• Minister hits out at Eddie

  SPORTS minister Richard Caborn has ruffled the feathers of legendary ski-jumper Eddie the Eagle by branding him a bad example to Winter Olympic athletes. read more

• Children play the old fashioned way

  There wasn't a PlayStation or Xbox 360 in sight and Sponge Bob Square Pants wasn't mentioned all morning. Tamash Lal visited Stroud's Museum in the Park and discovered how children are being introduced to toys and games from the past as part of a new venture. read more

• Play court finally opens

  AN ILL-FATED Minchinhampton play area that has been in the pipeline for 10 years was finally opened this weekend. read more

• So long Stroud...

  WELL Stroud, like my predecessors before me, it's time for me to bid adieu as I move on to pastures new. read more

• Reed's trial triumph

  WORLD champion rower Peter Reed demolished the nation's top oarsmen at the Great Britain trials to reclaim the number one ranking with Oxford Boat Race partner Andy Hodge. read more

• Group have 'X-factor'

  A BROKEN guitar string didn't stop indie-pop merchants Superjuice from scooping the first round of the DMS Battle of the Bands contest. read more

• Staff at council strike

  A SECOND day of strike action took place at Stroud District Council on Wednesday when staff protested outside Ebley Mill over pay and conditions. read more

• Mastering daring art

  STROUD House Gallery's provocative new exhibition opens this week under the title Mastering It. read more

• Fair for birds

  THE Great West Bird Fair took to the air at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), Slimbridge at the weekend. read more

• Dan's the man for Stroud

  STROUD and District Athletic Club are now firmly on the world map after securing the services of Olympic marathon star Dan Robinson. read more

• Bad site for coffee shop

  TRADERS in Stroud have united in a fight to try and stop a national coffee shop chain opening at the top of the High Street. read more

• Father of folk returns

  SINGER and guitarist Martin Carthy - widely acclaimed as the father of the modern English traditional folk scene - is playing at the Market Hall, Minchinhampton. read more

• Tragedy in waiting

  A COLLISION at a notorious accident blackspot on Minchinhampton Common has sparked calls for a roundabout to improve safety - a proposal turned down by the parish council 50 years ago. read more

• Five-star performance makes life happier in Owers household

  AT times Forest Green boss Gary Owers can look like a bear with a sore head, but on Saturday it was smiles all-round. read more

• Fundraisers band together

  STROUD Rotary Club held a charity fair recently to boost the funds of local groups. read more

• Mum's light relief

  MUM Rachael Hunt gave birth in the front seat of her car while being driven to hospital. read more

• Clarke answers his Lawn critics

  RYAN CLARKE may have taken a bashing on the Forest Green Rovers fans' forum last week, but the much maligned keeper answered his critics in emphatic fashion by playing a crucial role in Rovers' 5-1 dismantling of Scarborough. read more

• Brewing up a storm

  : At the age of 43, Amberley school teacher Ally Mountain decided to set off on a global adventure with just £5,000 to take her travelling for a year. In her latest dispatch she samples a potent local brew which brings back memories of the Frocester Beer Festival. read more

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