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• Milestones restored to roadway

  HISTORY has finally been restored to the commons after the finishing touches were made to the last two Milestones. read more

• The lion is new king

  THE Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, starring Sheepscombe schoolboy William Moseley, has become Disney's biggest film ever in the UK. read more

• Stroud top the county

  STROUD scooped the Gloucestershire Schools Rugby Under -15s District Championship at Hartbury College. read more

• Celebrating sense of national pride

  The Irish do it with aplomb and so do the Welsh. When it comes to celebrating St Patrick's Day and St David's Day the national pride is second to none but poor old St George, popularly identified with England, heroism, bravery and courage, hardly gets a look in. Sunday is the valiant patron saint's day so the SNJ asked people what they think of the tradition and whether they will be taking part in celebrations. read more

• Brakes from the norm at the Hub

  WITH a line-up of three exciting bands the next Hub Collective event at Stroud's Subscription Rooms looks set to be one of the best yet. read more

• Boy racers put lives in danger

  BOY racers are putting children's lives at risk by using Stroud's Bisley Old Road as a racetrack, say worried parents. read more

• Natural look for playground

  EXCITING new pieces of equipment could be installedin Stroud's Daisy Bank Recreation Area as part of a £35,000 revamp this summer. read more

• Dealing with Parkinson's

  One in five UK citizens - around 120,000 people - have Parkinson's Disease. read more

• Conference lifeline for Rovers?

  GARY OWERS has dismissed talk of a relegation reprieve and is demanding two wins from the final three games for Forest Green to cling on to their Conference National status. read more

• Youth club is holding out for a 'hero'

  IMPASSIONED pleas for help have been made by groups and clubs in Stonehouse as their dilapidated and crumbling home faces closure. read more

• Valleys night bus gets lifeline of another year

  THE underused Five Valleys night bus will run for another year after receiving a funding boost. read more

• Vandal-free procession

  DESPITE the disruption to last year's Easter celebrations, when vandals turned the crucifix on Selsley Common into a hangman's gallows, committed Christians continued the tradition this Good Friday. read more

• Festival fun kicks off

  NAILSWORTH Festival launches into another year of inspired street japery, an eclectic and exciting week of events and some seriously good fun this weekend. read more

• Painswick close to giantkilling

  Cheltenham Combination read more

• Donna's last ride on bike

  BIKER Donna Proctor will be taken on one last ride through the Cotswolds by family and friends before she is laid to rest. read more

• Price sent off as Swans swoop

  GLS Hellenic Premier Division read more

• Pressure mounts as Forest Green draw yet again

  Conference Gray Athletic 2 Forest Green 2 read more

• Mythbuster

  INTERNATIONALLY renowned children's theatre director Greg Banks kicks off a tour of schools and theatres today with a new play that tackles Islamophobia. read more

• Drug dilemma

  BREAST cancer sufferers in the Five Valleys could soon be entitled to wonder-drug Herceptin - but health chiefs say the cash-strapped NHS faces cuts elsewhere to pay for it. read more

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