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• Menaces on motorbikes

  TEENAGERS are causing mayhem by roaring around Painswick Beacon on motorbikes. read more

• A chance to be a star on radio

  PREPARATIONS are underway for the return of community radio station Stroud FM. read more

• Brook is target for campaign

  ACTION has been taken to clean up Ruscombe Brook - but campaigners say more work is needed. read more

• Roll up for a magical tour

  Whether for a school swimming lesson, a day-trip to London park or an annual holiday, many people in and around Stroud will at some point have travelled on a Beavis Coach. read more

• Sharples is Twickenham hat-trick hero

  FORMER Wycliffe pupil Charlie Sharples banked a hat-trick of tries as St Peter's School, Gloucester finally got their hands on the Daily Mail Under-18 Cup as they swept Durham aside at Twickenham last Wednesday. read more

• Gig to raise revamp cash

  A FUNDRAISING gig has been organised at the Cotswold Playhouse to provide some much needed capital and put Stroud firmly back on the theatrical map. read more

• Lorry ban victory for campaigners

  CAMPAIGNERS fighting to stop more HGVs using the former MOD site at Aston Down this week claimed a crucial victory to protect their rural idyll. read more

• Luke's way with words

  TALENTED author Luke Watson makes his first successful venture into print with his page-turning story about child sex trafficking in a new book featuring 20 writers. read more

• NHS chief praises threatened wards

  COTSWOLD NHS chief Richard James has praised Stroud Maternity for providing a first class, cost-effective service - but says this may not be enough to save it. read more

• Bird flu is seen as 'no threat' to Trust

  VISITORS are still flocking to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge despite the recent outbreak of bird flu in Scotland. read more

• Cancer patient drowned

  FORMER jockey and Master of Hounds Ernest Smith drowned himself after his admission to hospital for a prostate cancer operation was delayed by just a few hours. read more

• Sick glue 'prank'

  WHEN young mum Annabel Richmond took her kids to Stroud's bowling alley, she never imagined her 3-year-old daughter Lucy would end up glued to the toilet seat. read more

• From page to screen

  A LARGE crowd from business, arts, film and TV enjoyed the grand surroundings of Cheltenham Film Studios Manor House for the Cheltenham launch of the Screenwriters' Festival on Tuesday, March 21, hosted by South West Screen's Caroline Norbury and Dan Howard of the University Of Gloucestershire. read more

• Brave Alliss goes so close

  LEIGH ALLISS displayed unstinting courage in a bloody but thrilling assault on the English Light Heavyweight title, which saw the Stroud pugilist stopped in the ninth round at a packed Whitchurch Sports Centre in Bristol last Friday. read more

• Soil heap fear for village

  CONCERNED villagers in Westend and Nupend fear plans for a 125,000-ton waste and soil heap may herald the end of their picturesque hamlets. read more

• Kind-hearted Harry dies

  TIRELESS charity campaigner Harry Woods has died at the age of 71 - just nine months after being attacked by two teenage girls near his Stroud home. read more

• Standish plan is abandoned

  STANDISH Hospital campaigners have slammed the Government's decision to abandon plans to turn the site into a groundbreaking community health centre. read more

• In court for dialling 999

  ANGELA Harding appeared in court for the second time in one week charged with breaching an ASBO banning her from contacting the emergency services. read more

• Wycliffe end season on a winning high

  THE Wycliffe squash squad finished the season on a high after retaining the Gloucestershire premier league title and the national under 15 title. read more

• Stroud end on losing note

  Stroud 16 Thornbury 18 read more

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