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  • Former Forest Green midfielder set to face Manchester United

    FORMER Forest Green midfielder Jordan Stevens is set to play against Manchester United. Stevens,19, who joined Leeds from Rovers in January 2018 for an undisclosed fee, will travel with Marcelo's Biesla's squad to Australia today and will play 

  • PICTURES: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt visit Gloucestershire

    Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt were in Gloucestershire last night at the latest hustings. The two leadership candidates appeared at Cheltenham Racecourse in front of local Conservative Party members. One of the pair will be announced as the country's

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

    I VERY much enjoyed Stroud Nature Festival on Sunday, where it was also clear how much Stroud people care about our environment, wildlife and the climate emergency. There were so many different organisations present, all working to improve our understanding

  • Alfie the donkey recovering after being hit by car on common

    Much-loved donkey, Alfie, is recovering after being hit by a car. Stroud residents were rocked yesterday by reports that Alfie, who resides on Minchinhampton Common, had been hit by a car. Posts on social media suggest Alfie went over the roof

  • Stroud Angling club hold coaching day for young anglers

    Stroud Angling Club held their first junior coaching session at Stoutshill Lake. The warm and sunny morning was perfect and more than 20 children took part catching a fish - from small stockie Mirror Carp through to Common Carp between 2lbs to 6lbs

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

    THE Cheltenham Festival is upon us. Not horse racing, music, literature or science but the cricket festival. First day, Monday, July 15 v Leicestershire. It has drawn me there for 70 years, when my father first took me to see Surrey in 1949