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Underwater hockey will aid Octo-push for glory – Anson
UNDERWATER hockey will help make Gloucester's pre-season tougher than ever.Taskmaster strength and conditioning boss Paddy Anson will introduce the Cherry and Whites to Octopush for the first time this...
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Gloucester Rugby: Edmonds' injury solution is The Real Thing
THE SAME polyester used to make Coca-Cola drinks bottles could cut Huia Edmonds' recovery from knee surgery in half.The Gloucester hooker suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the 32-9...
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Video: Foam fromage fails to deter 5,000 cheese rolling revellers
IN the end there was a cheese chase – of sorts. A Double Gloucester cheese is traditionally chased down Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, but yesterday a foam replacement was used for the races, while the...
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Man left brain damaged after attack outside Moo Moo's
ONE punch in an unprovoked attack outside a Cheltenham nightclub left a man brain damaged and "within a whisker" of losing his life. Thomas Barry, of Wellington Terrace, Moreton-in-Marsh, has been...
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Star Wars fan makes life-size Jedi master Yoda
STRONG in the Force, one man from Tewkesbury has proved to be. Roy Hooper has created his own version of Yoda, the Jedi master from the Star Wars saga. And the life-size model is not the first sci-fi...
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Video: Harry Potter actor comes to Stroud to support charity event
HARRY Potter actor Rupert Grint turned up in Stroud yesterday to watch his sister's band perform at a charity truck pull. Samantha Grint's band Ghost of Samantha performed with other acts on a...
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Sir Thomas Rich's expansion plans make Longlevens school look 'like a...
A MAKEOVER at Sir Thomas Rich's Grammar School has left it looking like a 'Coca-Cola factory'. Neighbour Des Trehearne was horrified when the £1.1 million revamp was carried out on the buildings. "It...
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Official Opening for Local Charity Lydney Dial-A-Ride
Local transport Charity Lydney Dial-A-Ride has officially moved premises, leaving behind their old offices at the Town Hall, to operate from the newly refurbished Lydney Bus Station.Local MP Mark...
View ArticleDriver fined £75 for throwing fag end from window
A DISGARDED cigarette butt cost a woman driver dearly as she headed through Ebley.The motorist was seen dropping the fag end out of her car at the Stroud District council headquarters at Ebley Mill.She...
View ArticleConfusion over which bag to use
DUSTBIN day used to be just that. Bins out. Everything gone. Even if you ran a business.Nowadays, though, I bemoan the complicated trade waste system that Sake commercial and, I'm sure, many other...
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Gnomes set to hide out for primary
GARDEN gnomes are inviting visitors to seek out their normally secret homes in and around Eastcombe.The little fellas are helping the Eastcombe School Association by hiding themselves around the...
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Nominations sought for memorial shield
NOMINATIONS are being invited for an annual award for community service in Frampton-on-Severn.Names of individuals or couples in the village can be put forward for the Bill Wood Memorial Shield from...
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Baker Brother putting on his running shoes
FABULOUS Baker Brother Tom Herbert has signed his family up for The Door Youth Project's new sponsored Race4All run.The Stroud charity's chief executive Brendan Conboy said he would be delighted to...
View ArticleBakers go head to head in fete
COMPETITION classes have been announced for the produce show at Rodborough Fete on June 15.The Great Rodborough Bake-Off will include challenges for the best chocolate cake, fruit or vegetable cake and...
View ArticleGirls make mark in festival debut
GIRLS from Westonbirt School scooped a selection of trophies and high marks in their first year of entering the Cheltenham Competitive Festival for Speech and Drama.Despite entering only 28 pupils this...
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Sunshine brings out brave for open-air pool opening
THE first swimmers of the season have braved the unheated waters of the outdoor pool at Stratford Park Leisure Centre.Temperatures rose from their initial 12C or 13C to settle at 14C to 15C in the...
View ArticleEco houses are rejected by officers
CARBON-NEUTRAL eco homes planned for a site in Brookthorpe have been turned down.The two houses at Kingsfishers in Upton Lane were rejected by planning officers at Stroud District Council.Using their...
View ArticleZoo at home fete
A SMALL zoo with pets for visitors and residents to pat will be among the attractions at the annual summer fete at Yercombe Lodge charity-run care home .Saturday's fete at the home in Stinchcombe will...
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Thousands line streets to watch true Grint truck pull
CROWDS at a charity truck pull were spellbound when Harry Potter star Rupert Grint joined in the fun.Young people and their families who lined Merrywalks in Stroud for the Bank Holiday Monday...
View ArticleExperimental 30th festival is a huge hit
TRIED and tested family favourites mixed with new ideas made for a swinging 30th anniversaryNailsworth Festival.Traditional amusements for the children like Punch & Judy and clowns kicked off the...
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