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  • Are garden annexes the new alternative to moving?

    GARDEN annexes are the latest must-haves in the UK’s housing market, with planning applications up strongly as they add value to the price of a home, new research suggests. There are about 10,000 applications made to councils across the country

  • Brimscombe remain top after win at Binfield

    Hellenic Premier Division Binfield 0 Brimscombe 2 HELLENIC Premier Division leaders Brimscombe & Thrupp faced Binfield for the second time in less than five days, with the Lilywhites heading to Hill Farm Lane seeking revenge for their

  • Stroud slide to defeat at rain-soaked Gordano

    Western Counties North Gordano 19 Stroud 12 STROUD lost out at rain-soaked Gordano, writes Russ Hillier. A pitch-inspection saw the match given the go ahead and from the get-go, Stroud were on the front-foot and quickly earned a penalty

  • Abba tribute night raises more than £2,500 for polio fight

    THIS YEAR’S annual Rotary Club tribute night in Stroud raised more than £2,500 for the fight against polio. Abbaholics had the audience at Lansdown Hall singing along to all the hits from one of pop music’s most successful acts of all time including

  • Lanes re-open after overturned vehicle halts traffic on M5

    Traffic is moving again northbound on the M5 after a vehicle overturned. The incident was between junctions 14 (Dursley) and 13 (Stroud), and one lane had to be shut. It is now back open after the vehicle was cleared from the carriageway, but

  • Spot yourself in our photo and win a prize

    ARE you our Face in the Crowd this week? The person circled on this fans' photo from Shane Healey/ Pro Sports Images is the lucky winner of two tickets to Forest Green's next home game against Yeovil Town on Saturday, February 16. You were pictured

  • Part of M5 slip road closed for emergency pot hole repairs

    ONE lane of the M5 slip road at junction 11 has been closed for emergency pot hole repairs. Traffic information system Irix says: "The M5 southbound lane is closed on the exit slip road due to emergency repairs at J11 A40 (Gloucester / Golden Valley

  • Photographer celebrates breathtaking views in stunning video

    A TALENTED photographer has created a stunning video using a montage of photographs from across Gloucestershire. The short film shows many recognisable beauty spots captured using impressive photographic techniques to accentuate the natural beauty

  • Woman, 71, chased robber after he knocked her daughter down

    A pensioner leapt into action and chased after a robber who attacked her daughter and knocked her to the ground in Stroud, a court heard. Caroline Hill, 71, had been out for a meal on March 23 last year with daughter Rachel Hill, 48, and they were

  • Ship Inn site key to Stonehouse’s potential, writes a reader

    SHIP Inn site is key to unlocking Stonehouse’s potential, writes reader Deborah Curtis. There is a lot of discussion at the moment about the future economic prosperity of Britain’s market towns and the need to re-energise the country’s high streets