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        <title>YOUR LETTERS: Why protesters who forced Nazi sale to be scrapped were wrong</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I FOUND myself at the Harper Field Auction Rooms on February 11, which was the same day as the potential sale of Nazi era memorabilia.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>kate.jones@newsquest.co.uk | Kate Jones</author>
        

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        <title>Stroud mum appeals for help finding daughter's lost doll</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Letter to the Editor]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>Letter: A Wonderful Cow Hunt</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Amberley Cow Hunt has rightfully earned its place as a highlight of the year throughout the Cotswold region]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[ The Amberley Cow Hunt has rightfully earned its place as a highlight of the year throughout the Cotswold region]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 10:13:41 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>'These three roads are full of potholes'</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The state of the roads in Gloucestershire is very poor and our highways department continues to perform very poorly.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>alice.knight@newsquest.co.uk | Alice Knight</author>
        

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        <title>The buses are nowhere to be seen</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I hear today that the Government transport gurus are asking people to get back to using buses following the decline in use due to Covid, writes David Joyce.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>james.felton@newsquest.co.uk | James Felton</author>
        

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        <title>RAG week - sorry for any trouble caused by tractor pull</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Student Union, and all the students at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the Cirencester residents and visitors who supported our RAG Week activities last month, and to apologise for any disruption caused by our Tractor Pull or the departure of our RAG Rally.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Student Union, and all the students at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the Cirencester residents and visitors who supported our RAG Week activities last month, and to apologise for any disruption caused by our Tractor Pull or the departure of our RAG Rally.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Boris Johnson will do anything to save his skin - even killing off the BBC</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dominic Cummings fell out of favour with Boris Johnson’s third wife and was dismissed, but his mindset lives on in No 10.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Dominic Cummings fell out of favour with Boris Johnson’s third wife and was dismissed, but his mindset lives on in No 10.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Brilliant performance from the Cotswolds Players</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My other half and I went to The Cotswold Playhouse last evening and were really fortunate to see The Cotswold Players performing Alan Ayckbourn’s “Absurd Person Singular”.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Proud to stand up for what is right in Stroud</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We won important changes!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Thankyou for helping make Stroud green</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Having spent endless hours chairing meetings over five years to help design and implement Stroud District Council’s current waste and recycling scheme, it is great to see Stroud recognised as the least wasteful place in England (and the place with the country’s second highest recycling rate). [SNJ story January 12]]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Recipe for disaster on buses</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The timetable for the 63 bus from Stroud to Forest Green has been altered from one every 30 minutes to one an hour. From a business point of view that would appear to be sensible; there only ever a few customers on it every trip.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The timetable for the 63 bus from Stroud to Forest Green has been altered from one every 30 minutes to one an hour. From a business point of view that would appear to be sensible; there only ever a few customers on it every trip.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Boxing Day Snow At Bagpath – An Evening To Remember.</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Boxing Day Snow At Bagpath – An Evening To Remember.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Which trees absorb more CO2?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It was gratifying to read in last week’s Gazette of South Gloucestershire’s plans for tree-planting in order to tackle the climate change problems.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[It was gratifying to read in last week’s Gazette of South Gloucestershire’s plans for tree-planting in order to tackle the climate change problems.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Cruel way to treat Afghan refugees</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I feel so sad for the family of Maryam Nuri Hama Amin. the young Kurdish woman who died on a small boat in the Channel trying to reach her British-based husband.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: We are no different to wasps</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[During the last few sunny days of October and early November through a bedroom roof light I watched the arrivals and departures, in numbers that would make those of any international airport pale to insignificance, of hundreds, if not thousands of wasps (those very useful creatures that almost all local authorities and or `Pest Controllers’, in their ignorance, will gladly come out and destroy) whose queen, some seven months earlier, had set up home under the tiles.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[During the last few sunny days of October and early November through a bedroom roof light I watched the arrivals and departures, in numbers that would make those of any international airport pale to insignificance, of hundreds, if not thousands of wasps (those very useful creatures that almost all local authorities and or `Pest Controllers’, in their ignorance, will gladly come out and destroy) whose queen, some seven months earlier, had set up home under the tiles.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Alzheimers - do you know your rights?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s Society is urging people caring for a loved one with dementia to get in touch if they have questions about the support and benefits they are entitled to, ahead of this year’s Carers’ Rights Day on 25 November.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s Society is urging people caring for a loved one with dementia to get in touch if they have questions about the support and benefits they are entitled to, ahead of this year’s Carers’ Rights Day on 25 November.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Mask wearing is an insidious form of bullying</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mask wearing is an insidious form of bullying]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: This is what happens to cardboard when recycled</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Stroud District Council spokesperson said:]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Why not put on a pullover?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We should all be aware of the very real dangers of global warming. Hopefully Cop-26 will achieve more than empty promises.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[We should all be aware of the very real dangers of global warming. Hopefully Cop-26 will achieve more than empty promises.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: What happens to cardboard when it is put out for recycling?</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19717131.happens-cardboard-put-recycling/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[With the enormous growth of orders placed on the internet, we have, over the past couple of years, become engulfed in the cardboard in which most items are packed for delivery to our homes.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[With the enormous growth of orders placed on the internet, we have, over the past couple of years, become engulfed in the cardboard in which most items are packed for delivery to our homes.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Poor UK record on refugees</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The inhumane and much-criticised Nationality and Borders Bill is now at the report stage in the House of Commons. This is an opportune moment to examine some of the arguments often quoted in favour of the bill, including by our own MP, in particular those relating to our supposed ‘generosity’ towards refugees and asylum seekers when compared to other countries in Europe.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The inhumane and much-criticised Nationality and Borders Bill is now at the report stage in the House of Commons. This is an opportune moment to examine some of the arguments often quoted in favour of the bill, including by our own MP, in particular those relating to our supposed ‘generosity’ towards refugees and asylum seekers when compared to other countries in Europe.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Rat infestations should be paid for by public funds</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19707540.rat-infestations-paid-public-funds/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I noticed a rat in my back garden. I contacted Stroud District Council who said that they could send a Pest Officer at a cost, payable in advance, of £90.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I noticed a rat in my back garden. I contacted Stroud District Council who said that they could send a Pest Officer at a cost, payable in advance, of £90.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Late night fireworks were irresponsible</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19704131.late-night-fireworks-irresponsible/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[I TRUST that the group that let off numerous fireworks on Wotton Hill very late on Saturday night enjoyed themselves.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I TRUST that the group that let off numerous fireworks on Wotton Hill very late on Saturday night enjoyed themselves.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Will Siobhan Baillie talk about sleaze?</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19701384.will-siobhan-baillie-talk-sleaze/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Judging by her record to date, it seems very unlikely that Siobhan Baillie will make any mention in her weekly column of the latest example of sleaze and blatant dishonesty of her Party.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Judging by her record to date, it seems very unlikely that Siobhan Baillie will make any mention in her weekly column of the latest example of sleaze and blatant dishonesty of her Party.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: I think 20 is plenty when driving</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19696761.think-20-plenty-driving/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[I’m sticking up for 20mph limits. I agree with Mr Bird (3 Nov 21) that better driver training would reduce inappropriate speed.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I’m sticking up for 20mph limits. I agree with Mr Bird (3 Nov 21) that better driver training would reduce inappropriate speed.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Why do pharmacies have to have a pharmacist to open?</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19694771.pharmacies-pharmacist-open/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Regular Gazette readers will recall that I raised previous questions regarding unannounced closures of Lloyds Pharmacy in Wotton under Edge earlier this year.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Regular Gazette readers will recall that I raised previous questions regarding unannounced closures of Lloyds Pharmacy in Wotton under Edge earlier this year.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Praise for Beeches Green vaccination centre</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19691210.praise-beeches-green-vaccination-centre/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Beeches Green Vaccination Centre deserves a gold medal.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Beeches Green Vaccination Centre deserves a gold medal.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Praising Stroud Police</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19688464.praising-stroud-police/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Found Again I wish to thank publicly the Gloucestershire Police Constabulary with the help of the Stroud Police who wonderfully helped to find my husband who went missing for nearly two hours a few days ago.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Found Again I wish to thank publicly the Gloucestershire Police Constabulary with the help of the Stroud Police who wonderfully helped to find my husband who went missing for nearly two hours a few days ago.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: KILLING OF HOUND WAS HORRIFIC</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19681021.dog-died-estate/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Well done to ITV news and to ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn for showing the harrowing shooting and killing]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Well done to ITV news and to ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn for showing the harrowing shooting and killing]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:34:09 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Loose shop - don't lose your values, Stroud</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19675093.loose-shop---dont-lose-values-stroud/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Anyone been watching Earthshot?]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Anyone been watching Earthshot?]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:37:58 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Boris Johnson upsets farmers</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19656726.boris-johnson-upsets-farmers/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[NFU deputy president Stuart Roberts is “angry, sad and mystified” that Boris Johnson has such a “lack of comprehension about how supply chains work.”]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[NFU deputy president Stuart Roberts is “angry, sad and mystified” that Boris Johnson has such a “lack of comprehension about how supply chains work.”]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:41:28 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: We want the old Thornbury high street back.</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19654542.want-old-thornbury-high-street-back/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[What is going on with Thornbury high Street?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:04:51 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Thanks to car crash kind Ken and Kate</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19634903.thanks-car-crash-kind-ken-kate/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[On Friday 1st October, I was the driver who hit a garage forecourt wall in Wotton under Edge at the corner of Bear Street and Gloucester Street, which was wholly my fault.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[On Friday 1st October, I was the driver who hit a garage forecourt wall in Wotton under Edge at the corner of Bear Street and Gloucester Street, which was wholly my fault.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:01:19 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Taking to task over Minstrel Show</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19609408.taking-task-minstrel-show/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[May I please be permitted to call Sue Hawking to task over her letter about the Minstrel Show.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[May I please be permitted to call Sue Hawking to task over her letter about the Minstrel Show.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:00:52 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: When Snickers bars remind you of Tories</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19607250.snickers-bars-remind-tories/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Long ago, Marathon Bars changed their names to Snickers – but the content under the wrapper remained exactly the same.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Long ago, Marathon Bars changed their names to Snickers – but the content under the wrapper remained exactly the same.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:31:30 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: We have windy hills and warm hill sides - let's use them</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19594127.use-solar-power-wind-farms/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[If thirty years ago someone had said that there was oil in the Stroud valleys, would we have left it there?]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[If thirty years ago someone had said that there was oil in the Stroud valleys, would we have left it there?]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:59:43 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Frustrated by casual approach to parking</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19566083.frustrated-casual-approach-parking/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Sir I feel I do not stand alone in my frustration regarding the casual approach to road side parking.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Sir I feel I do not stand alone in my frustration regarding the casual approach to road side parking.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:21:55 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: The future of the Cotswolds will involve debate</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19550227.future-cotswolds-will-involve-debate/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Everyone interested in how we manage our countryside will have noted the national and local coverage last weekend about the Cotswolds, one of this country’s largest protected landscapes, potentially being re-designated from an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to a National Park.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Everyone interested in how we manage our countryside will have noted the national and local coverage last weekend about the Cotswolds, one of this country’s largest protected landscapes, potentially being re-designated from an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to a National Park.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:44:50 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Are you aware of Tesco's new recycling efforts?</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19547686.aware-tescos-new-recycling-efforts/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[I wonder how many locals are aware of a facility that Tescos set up fairly recently.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I wonder how many locals are aware of a facility that Tescos set up fairly recently.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:36:37 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Five Valleys parking appears petty and vindictive</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19533219.five-valleys-parking-appears-petty-vindictive/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[I fully sympathize with Jeff Wilson who wrote to you last week about getting a parking ticket. I, too, had a parking charge notice (PCN) sent by the civil enforcement firm for parking in the Five Valleys Car Park.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I fully sympathize with Jeff Wilson who wrote to you last week about getting a parking ticket. I, too, had a parking charge notice (PCN) sent by the civil enforcement firm for parking in the Five Valleys Car Park.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:16:09 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Brimscombe Port needs vision to be saved</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19520434.brimscombe-port-needs-vision-saved/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[This iconic picture , pre 1965 shows what was lost when Glos. County Council as the then planning authority were in full flow as vast swathes of historic buildings in this area fell to the wrecking ball in the name of progress and 'slum' clearance.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[This iconic picture , pre 1965 shows what was lost when Glos. County Council as the then planning authority were in full flow as vast swathes of historic buildings in this area fell to the wrecking ball in the name of progress and 'slum' clearance.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:12:20 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Geronimo's fate mirrors thousands of badgers'</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19517870.geronimos-fate-mirrors-thousands-badgers/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[THE recent high profile fight to save the life of Geronimo the alpaca should remind us all of the wildlife horror happening outside our own homes in Stroud. Geronimo, tested positive for Bovine Tuberculosis, , 4 years ago and he is now at threat of being slaughtered as a result of this test, despite being in fine health. This once again highlights the disgrace of the government’s treatment of our badgers as part of their plans to eliminate bTB in cattle.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[THE recent high profile fight to save the life of Geronimo the alpaca should remind us all of the wildlife horror happening outside our own homes in Stroud. Geronimo, tested positive for Bovine Tuberculosis, , 4 years ago and he is now at threat of being slaughtered as a result of this test, despite being in fine health. This once again highlights the disgrace of the government’s treatment of our badgers as part of their plans to eliminate bTB in cattle.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:04:52 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: LOUD MINORITY AND THE BLACKBOY CLOCK</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19515635.loud-minority-blackboy-clock/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Our Member of Parliament does the people of Stroud a disservice in claiming that concern over the Blackboy Clock comes from a ‘loud minority’ with an ‘unquenchable desire to be outraged’.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Our Member of Parliament does the people of Stroud a disservice in claiming that concern over the Blackboy Clock comes from a ‘loud minority’ with an ‘unquenchable desire to be outraged’.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:47:12 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Mountainous grade inflation for A levels during pandemic years</title>
        <link>https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/lettersextra/19511106.mountainous-grade-inflation-levels-pandemic-years/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Young people have had a terrible time during Covid with their education severely disrupted.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Young people have had a terrible time during Covid with their education severely disrupted.]]></media:description>

    
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        <description><![CDATA[I read with interest your article in this weeks journal, dated 4th August, regarding anger at parking tickets at the Five Valley Centre Car Park.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I read with interest your article in this weeks journal, dated 4th August, regarding anger at parking tickets at the Five Valley Centre Car Park.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:45:44 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Is Siobhan Baillie listening to concerns over nuclear weapons?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Further to Howard Price's letter (SNaJ letters, 21st July) in which he complained that our MP had never answered his questions, I thought your readers might be interested in my experience.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Further to Howard Price's letter (SNaJ letters, 21st July) in which he complained that our MP had never answered his questions, I thought your readers might be interested in my experience.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:15:30 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Scrutinising Hancock’s personal account is not only necessary – it’s essential.</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[On this week’s Any Questions, Jacob Rees-Mogg made it clear that he opposes Covid passports because, he said, We must protect our ancient rights very carefully.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[On this week’s Any Questions, Jacob Rees-Mogg made it clear that he opposes Covid passports because, he said, We must protect our ancient rights very carefully.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:40:11 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Should we be suspicious of rising house prices?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Everyone in my road got leaflets through their letterboxes from a London estate agent offering to "pay a premium" for our properties. (30% up from a year ago.) Should we be suspicious that house prices are sky-rocketing whilst we all suffer the biggest downturn in the economy since 1929?]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Everyone in my road got leaflets through their letterboxes from a London estate agent offering to "pay a premium" for our properties. (30% up from a year ago.) Should we be suspicious that house prices are sky-rocketing whilst we all suffer the biggest downturn in the economy since 1929?]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:14:32 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: It seems that Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown does not like unsupportive letters.</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Reading the letter from Howard Price rang a bell with me: I have written three times to my MP (for the Cotswolds) and to the last two have not even had an acknowledgement.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Reading the letter from Howard Price rang a bell with me: I have written three times to my MP (for the Cotswolds) and to the last two have not even had an acknowledgement.]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:38:43 +0100</pubDate>
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        <title>LETTER OF THE DAY: Immigration needs proper communication</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I suspect the majority of us are utterly perplexed at the policy failures to date around migration across the channel. The Times, Comment, July 23rd. For this is a solvable problem and there are humane ways forward that involve a proper communications exercise:]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I suspect the majority of us are utterly perplexed at the policy failures to date around migration across the channel. The Times, Comment, July 23rd. For this is a solvable problem and there are humane ways forward that involve a proper communications exercise:]]></media:description>

    
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:38:33 +0100</pubDate>
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        <author>Matthew.Holmes@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Holmes</author>
        

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