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Drive-through Costa Coffee to be built in Stonehouse

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Firefighters continue to tackle blaze at Premier Inn near Cribbs Causeway

Lucky escape as tree falls on popular Stroud to Nailsworth road

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County cancer sufferers wait longer than average for first appointment

YOUR LETTERS: Ridiculous clash of shows

Changes to Stroud bus services announced

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400 bamboo Forest Green shirts to giveaway to school children

YOUR LETTERS: Ofsted's failings have been glaringly obvious for many years

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Lunar eclipse coincides with 50 years since Apollo 11 rocket launch

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PHOTOS: Extinction Rebellion protests shut down Bristol

Police make arrests after Extinction Rebellion protests close M32

Cakes baked by students on sale today for charity

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Charity bash to mark reopening of Prince of Wales

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Meet Stroud's plastic-free retail innovator

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Families’ petition to save two Stroud care homes

Gloucestershire to vote on reconnecting canal from Saul Junction to Stonehouse

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E-fits issued after Stroud play area assaults

Blackadder star to hand out village show prizes

YOUR REACTION: Calls for speed cameras after Alfie accident

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Stroud GP to take on London to Paris cycle ride for friend

Air ambulance attends record number of incidents

Road closure set for Painswick

PICTURES: Stroud Farmers' Market celebrates 20th birthday

Dog poo could kill cows warns Stroud landowner

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Stroud wins national award for cutting landfill waste

Community hero Gary Lynch picks up award for PCSO team

IAN MEAN: Concerns over further education funding

CBeebies stars open new attraction at WWT Slimbridge

Woman, 29, charged with drink driving after 'hitting' Alfie the donkey

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Teenage girls arrested on suspicion of arson after Stroud Register Office fire

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Chef's buttocks scalded with boiling butter in kitchen 'prank'

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Gloucestershire police officer charged with making indecent images of children

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IN PICTURES: The return of Stroud Show's brick throwing contest

Five alternative summer courses in Stroud

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Warning after lads spotted trying car door handles

Extinction Rebellion to hold week-long protest in Bristol

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Alfie the donkey recovering after being hit by car on common

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54 fantastic photos from Stroud Show

YOUTH VOICE: Farewell to Merrywalks

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Appeal for information about old Stonehouse photos

Where is the best pub garden to enjoy a beer in?

DOINA'S DIARY: How we're making the district more accessible

Your stunning summer photos

Playground Festival in pictures

IN THE DOCK: Roundup of Gloucestershire magistrates' court results

JOHN LIGHT: There is still community spirit in the Cotswolds

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Stroud boy, 15, suffers brain injury in Lanzarote

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IN THE DOCK: 3 cases from Gloucester Crown Court this week

PICTURES: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt visit Gloucestershire

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DAVID DREW: You don't know what you have until it is gone

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JOHN LIGHT: My 70-year love affair with Cheltenham Festival

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22 of the best things to do this week

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Stunning photos from the Stonehouse in Bloom annual competition

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PRIDE OF THE COTSWOLDS: Teacher nominated for inspiring pupils to read

The latest planning applications

Playground festival set to launch in Stroud

EDITOR'S VIEW: School’s ban on phones a good idea

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Cotswold Hare Trail director steps down

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Stroud will get nothing of £675m fund to boost high streets

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Play by the Lake returns tonight

Giffords Circus creator Nell Gifford reveals she has a year to live

Teenager Harry Cairney sent to young offender institution

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Archway School bans mobile phones

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Stroud's first cat cafe to open this summer

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Support canal superheroes fundraising

Six of the best workshops to try this summer

YOUR LETTERS: Ban military parades says Green councillor

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See inside new £1.6m sheltered housing scheme in Nailsworth

Itchy Feet dance group hope for sell out crowd for farewell show

Independent estate agent earns top-3 rating again

Stroud's top tips for going plastic free in July

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Sport

Two midfielders not in Cooper's plans with one set for exit

Yate 1-6 Forest Green - Rovers make light work of Bluebells

Ex-Forest Green midfielder plays against Manchester United for Leeds United

Versatile former Birmingham defender signs for Forest Green

400 bamboo Forest Green shirts to giveaway to school children

Slimbridge sign former Brimscombe midfielder after Evesham U-turn

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Sport

CRICKET: GCB Challenge Trophy will be up for grabs

YOUTH SPORT: Stroud AC teenager joins elite group

Former Forest Green defender joins ambitious Billericay

Frocester openers post record partnership

CONFIRMED : Every completed signing for Shortwood United

CRICKET: Louis Gegg hits unbeaten 143 off 85 balls as Stroud push leaders Chippenham to the wire

IN PICTURES: Brimscombe 4-3 Chalford

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Former Forest Green midfielder set to face Manchester United

Swindon Supermarine 1 Forest Green 2: McCoulsky on target again

Stroud Angling club hold coaching day for young anglers

Peterborough reject Forest Green bid for hot-shot striker

FA Cup draws made for 2019-20 season

Stonehouse sign Cinderford attacker on dual registration

Forest Green pitted against Southampton Under 21s

Magpies swoop for former Forest Green striker

Brimscombe boss Prior takes positives in Gloucester defeat

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National sport

Bruce wastes no time with Newcastle

‘Better late than never’: Froome welcomes declaration of 2011 Vuelta win

Darren Clarke enjoys dream start to home Open at Royal Portrush

A closer look at new Juventus signing Matthijs De Ligt

Juventus sign Ajax defender Matthijs De Ligt on five-year contract

The Open is under way – and Darren Clarke feels right at home

Football rumours from the media

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Business News

Family-run gym in Stroud in the final for national award

BEHIND THE BUSINESS: From minister visits to lingerie shows - Jono Rooke on life in PR

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IAN MEAN: Apprenticeship Levy is a fiasco

BEHIND THE BUSINESS: Paul Drabble: from advising Coca-Cola to Gloucestershire firms

Boss store opens at Gloucester Quays

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National news

OBR warns no-deal Brexit could push UK economy into recession

Michel Barnier: Theresa May never threatened no-deal Brexit at EU talks

British diplomat describes Clinton’s ‘roller coaster’ ahead of 1994 visit to UK

I may never return to Ireland, says ex-solider detained in Syria

Knife crime offences increase 8% over year to reach record high

Retail sales bounce back after washout May

Pair arrested in terror probe as homes raided

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