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  • All female cast star in line-up

    THE latest Gallery Pangolin exhibition, which opened in Chalford at the beginning of November, is an exciting exhibition by a selection of female sculptors. From the burgeoning talent of Halima Cassell to the acknowledged accomplishment of Ann Christopher

  • What's On listings

    Continuing this week. *Stroud House Gallery presents Wood, an exhibition, until November 17. *An exhibition of small paintings by Hilmare Hotz at Mills Cafe until the end of November. Open normal cafe hours. *Fourth birthday exhibition at Iguana

  • Landscape allegiance

    WELL-KNOWN Stroud artist Carolyn White and local poet Jehanne Mehta are collaborating on an unusual and exciting project at the Subscription Rooms, opening this weekend, an exhibition entitled Walking Two Ways. The exhibition is a unique collaboration

  • Beat the winter blues with films

    IT'S COLD, it's dark and the clocks have gone back. It's winter. It's the perfect excuse to sit inside and watch a lot of films, and if one is going to indulge in cinematic fun, one could do worse than to try The Space Cinema Club. Organisers at the

  • REVIEW: Alcatraz Swim Team

    Alcatraz Swim Team - The Prince Albert, Rodborough - Saturday, November 4. ALCATRAZ Swim Team playing live for the very first time could have been a terrible mess, given how technology-driven their sound is, and given that debut album, On the Outskirts

  • Viewpoint

    THE Department for Constitutional Affairs says magistrates reflect the diversity of the community they serve, but the simple fact is they don't. The majority of magistrates I have encountered have been the virtuous white middle-class. It is inevitable

  • Contract on table for Harvey

    FOREST GREEN'S top brass have moved swiftly this week to offer manager Jim Harvey a contract - which the SNJ understands will run to 2008. Chairman Colin Gardner and director John Clapp held talks with Harvey on Monday, where a contract was handed

  • Up for grabs Russell makes stunning impact

    ALLAN RUSSELL'S future may see the transfer-listed striker return to his family in his native Scotland but on Saturday he was the toast of Nailsworth with a fizzing strike that enlivened a far from impressive Forest Green. Russell came off the bench

  • Wood back to winning ways

    Sport Italia Hellenic Premier Division - Wallingford 0 Shortwood Utd 2. IT was a fine return to winning ways for Shortwood. Chris Davis hit the opener on 25 minutes to claim his 19th goal of the season. Matt Bennett sealed the points after the break

  • Painswick unlucky

    Gloucester Premier - Aretians 10 Painswick 3. PAINSWICK travelled to Bristol to play Aretians on Saturday, and put in a committed display and were unfortunate not to come away with a result in this Gloucestershire Premier League clash. The home

  • Darts round-up

    Stroud Ladies Darts League. THE Preliminary Round of the Bennett Knockout Cup to be played on November 20: Fountain v Bell & Castle, Stroud Conservative Club v Carpenters, Globe v Old Crown, Nailsworth SC v Liberal Club, Chalford S&S Club v Star B,

  • Bad day at the office for Stroud

    Western Counties North - Barton Hill RFC 32 - Stroud RFC 18. STROUD cannot complain with this defeat against league leaders who showed good resolution in coming back from a 10 - point half- time deficit, writes Andy Toohig. Stroud were out of

  • Stroud League football results for Saturday, November 11

    Division One: Barnwood Utd 1, Whitminster 1; Horsley Utd 1, Gloucester Civil Service 3; Leonard Stanley 0, King's Stanley Res 0; Longlevens Res 2, Frampton Utd 1; Shurdington Rovers 0, Minchinhampton RDS 1; Thornbury Town Res 1, Coaley Rovers 4; Tuffley

  • Clover the moon

    CHRISTMAS has come early for Stroud's much-loved street entertainer, thanks to the generosity of a Stroud business. Clive (Clover) Bushell was attacked and had his keyboard stolen as reported in last week's SNJ. Since then we have been inundated

  • More job cuts loom at dairy

    MORE jobs will be lost at the Stonehouse milk factory, Dairy Crest - one of the district's largest employers. Two weeks ago the company, which employs more than 600 people, revealed that around 17 employees at the Severnside plant in Oldends Lane

  • Water palaver

    THE TRUSTEES of a sports and social club are furious that its water supply was suddenly cut off after being landed with a bill for £3,500 because Severn Trent had undercharged them for five years. The Magpies Club - which is attached to Gloucestershire