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• Write a poem about Brunel

  THE BRUNEL 200: Stroud celebration is to run a poetry competition, open to 11-18 year olds living or studying in the Stroud district. read more

• Cainy nemesis is finally over

  Cainscross 2nds 33 Painswick 2nds 7 read more

• Cash boost for pupils' future

  CHALFORD Hill Primary School is building for the future of its pupils thanks to a £1/4-million cash windfall. read more

• Scaling peaks of Everest

  Last summer, the SNJ reported on Jamie Rouan's ambitious expedition to follow the ancient Silk Route to Nepal and climb Mt Everest. Nick Bonnie reports on the team's progress since setting off in December. read more

• Marathon man runs to top in only eight years

  DAN ROBINSON has completed his remarkable sporting journey from jogger to Commonwealth Games podium bronze in just eight years. read more

• Exciting times for play area

  A CHILDREN'S recreation area is to undergo a £35,000 transformation into an exciting wooden adventure playground. read more

• Signs set to go

  ROAD signs which have cost the taxpayer £1,400 are likely to be taken down after a string of complaints. read more

• Double bill of theatre

  TWO plays by Cheltenham playwright Bill Cronshaw, Free and Easy and Sunny and the Nightshiners, come to The Space in Stroud next week. read more

• Guide dog not allowed to walk around shop

  A BLIND woman is furious that the owner of her local convenience store will not allow her to walk the aisles with her guide dog and select her own shopping. read more

• Mercurial Talent

  MERCURY Music Prize nominee Seth Lakeman is coming to Stroud this weekend to promote his new album Freedom Fields. read more

• Craft that's lasted throughout ages

  It was in the 13th Century BC that God is said to have instructed Moses to 'make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy'. Today - 15,000 years later - this divine recipe is still being made at Prinknash Abbey, which celebrates its centenary this year. Reporter James Davis met the monks to learn more about this age-old craft. read more

• Spongers to face the boot

  FREELOADING council tenants face eviction as part of a tough new crackdown on rent-dodgers. read more

• Local celebrity Lilian dies at 97

  TALENTED great grandmother Lilian Northwood died peacefully at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital at the age of 97 last Tuesday. read more

• Poetry put to unique music

  A PRESTIGIOUS concert by the Allegri String Quartet and Ross Daly is to take place at Ruskin Mill in Nailsworth next week. read more

• Tickets moving fast for Alliss fight

  TICKETS are moving fast for Leigh Alliss''s crack at the English Light-Heavyweight Championship on Friday, April 7 at Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol. read more

• Getting to the root of being a dentist

  MEMBERS of a Stroud disability support group will feature in a national campaign to raise awareness about supporting people with learning disabilities. read more

• Painswick on the edge of silverware

  Tewkesbury 7 Painswick 26 read more

• AIDs needle threat

  DRUG addict Stephen Chew told police officers "I've tested positive for AIDS" before pulling out a needle and threatening to stab them with it. read more

• Highway team cuts down verge trees

  SCORES of trees have been razed to the ground near Whiteshill - provoking concerns from green campaigners. read more

• Robinson bathed in bronze glory

  DAN ROBINSON shocked the athletics world with a remarkable piece of marathon running to gain Commonwealth Games bronze in Melbourne on Sunday. read more

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