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Stroud activists chain themselves to Jeremy Corbyn's house

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MARKET NEWS: First strawberries of the year and a whole lamb

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Crash cleared but heavy traffic remains on M5

Annual Good Friday march to be held in Stroud today

Brothers take old banger on 2,500 mile charity road trip

Share your experience of breastfeeding

Stroud students speak at UN debate in New York

Glastonbury's Emily Eavis to support bereaved kids

EDITOR'S VIEW: Why a Pride of the Cotswolds nomination means so much

Man breaks arm in Brockworth crash

Road closure set for Painswick

Stroud set to be hotter than Spain for Easter

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Former Stroud MP Neil Carmichael to stand in European Parliament election

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Easter egg hunt to help support kids with diabetes

Broken down vehicle on M5 slip road moved by police

Police dog helps save woman's life in Stroud

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Amelia’s fashion project will help women in Africa

'Laughing gas canisters dumped on common could have choked my dog'

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More than 80 callers come forward to help identify man's body

Pride of the Cotswolds 2019 launched – nominate your community heroes now

Fire officers inappropriately claimed items on company credit cards, claims report

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Stroud's church bells to toll in solidarity with Notre Dame

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Brexiteers complain, but Dale Vince says EU flag is here to stay

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Forest Green chairman hopeful new stadium plans could be approved next month

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Blaze at derelict hotel being treated as 'suspected arson'

Drug addict who had turned his life around now facing prison

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Teens fire catapults at swans and police officers

Armed police called to 'incident' in Bisley

Gin and make-up thief due in court

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Missing Stroud man found

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Two trapped in car after Brimscombe Hill crash

Dale Vince hangs massive EU flag from Ecotricity HQ to celebrate Brexit delay

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Vintage tractor convoy heads out in memory of Ruth

Football Poets' CD to be added to Karl Marx archive

Music fans queue for rare vinyls and more on Record Store Day

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Former Stroud MP dumps Tories and joins Independent Group

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Tributes paid to Stonehouse caretaker and war hero

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Multi-vehicle crash on M4 cleared

More than 200 sausage dogs descend on Cirencester

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Stroud’s community heroes to be recognised at awards

Stroud author shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize

How council is tackling housing crisis

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35 pictures of this year's Chalford Scarecrow Trail

Nailsworth residents move into new affordable homes

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22 pictures from the Andoversford Races

Shocking speeds recorded in Stroud's 20mph zones

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John Light discusses the magic of spring in the Cotswolds

John Light pays tribute to Don Walker

Dad’s hired Aston Martin crashed by joyriding son

Road closure on A46 near Bath

Stroud named as one of the best places to live in the South West

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Crash on M5 cleared

Photos and videos from Stroud's latest climate march

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Gloucestershire council bosses whose salaries top £100,000

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Princess Anne attends special Concorde anniversary event at Filton Airfield

The only place you need to go to get bread this weekend

Man jailed for sexually assaulting five girls

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Popular scarecrow trail to return this weekend

The extraordinary life of Judy Sawyer, and what she's planning to do next

'Superlabs' and revamp for school science block

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Water main bursts on busy Stroud road

History of Stroud's forgotten public baths revealed in new book

Manhunt for 'serious domestic abuse' offender in Bristol

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Three-vehicle crash cleared on M5 slip road

Vote for wheelchair friendly skateboard ramp

Police step up appeal to help identify man found between Stroud and Cirencester

Can you identify man found dead on road between Stroud and Cirencester?

Hundreds attend service for Stroud bakery legend Don 'The Dough' Walker

EDITOR'S VIEW: Social media could solve mystery of body found near road

Stroud man wins £50,000 car but is out when its delivered

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Rare books on offer as popular fair returns

Do you recognise jewellery found dumped near stream?

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Tranmere v Forest Green - Live updates

Cooper: 'The two centre halves were magnificent'

ON THE WHISTLE: Tranmere Rovers 0 Forest Green 1: Mondal beauty underpins Rovers' play-off place

The Q&A: Norwood on bittersweet spell at Forest Green and his desire to fire Tranmere into League One

James Norwood could miss the rest of the season due to groin injury

WIN tickets to watch Forest Green play Cambridge United on Easter Monday

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Tranmere vs. Forest Green It’s a big game and we’re ready to go, says Rawson

Video: Mark Cooper's pre-match press conference - Tranmere vs. Forest Green

Forest Green chairman hopeful new stadium plans could be approved next month

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Forest Green fans forum - Live Updates

RUGBY: Points bonanza in Bristol

Here's when the League Two play-off semi-finals will take place

Self-assured Mills relishing Forest Green's final furlong

Ackerman salutes Gloucester after fightback stuns Bath

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GREEN LIGHT OPINION: No excitement but who's complaining, says John Light

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LOOK: The best pictures from Forest Green's 2-0 victory over Macclesfield

RECAP: Sol Campbell on 2-0 defeat at Forest Green

Forest Green v Macclesfield matchday live: Goal and score updates from the New Lawn

FOREST GREEN MATCH VERDICT: Cooper's side in play-offs driving seat

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ON THE WHISTLE: Forest Green 2 Macclesfield 0: Doidge volley and Mills' late strike underpins Rovers' play-off place

Forest Green v Macclesfield: Sol Campbell insists his side can handle the top brass

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'No one is looking at the table,' says Rovers keeper

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National sport

6 contenders to replace Jarrell Miller as Anthony Joshua’s next opponent

Hearn claims Joshua’s opponent Miller has failed second doping test

Kovac: Bayern fully focused on league clash with Werder Bremen

Leeds stunned by 10-man Wigan as Bolton’s relegation is confirmed

Amazing Grace fires Saints to derby victory

Solskjaer sees no hiding place for under-performing United players

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Business News

Boss store opens at Gloucester Quays

WWT Slimbridge hosts hare as part of Cotswolds hare trail

Fake policeman attempts break in to Shipton Moyne home

Whatley Manor chef wins Michelin Young Chef award

Property News: New starters are ‘welcome additions’ to team

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National news

Journalist shot dead in Londonderry ‘had her dreams snuffed out’

Pink climate boat towed from Oxford Circus after five-day blockade

Boy, six, injured in ‘reckless’ shotgun attack on Wolverhampton house

Pope to lead Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in Rome

Two men taken to hospital after two-car crash

Journalist Lyra McKee ‘killed for doing her job’

Notre Dame Cathedral stabilised as firefighters leave site

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