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• Equator's quite still

  SIR - As an ex-Rednock School pupil and three year resident of India, I feel compelled to correct the correspondent who, in a recent feature covering the Rednock exchange trip to India, claimed to have crossed the equator in a train. read more

• Booth's brace

  Dursley Town 5 Ruardean Hill 1 read more

• Are we nervous . . . yes indeed!

  AS spooky places go, there are few more spine-chilling than Woodchester Mansion. Tales of mysterious deaths, black magic rituals and vengeful spirits surround the ancient site - but what is it really like to spend a night in one of the most haunted houses in Britain? Armed with a notepad and his trusty torch, reporter Will Saunders gathered a keen band of ghost-hunters and set out to investigate the mysteries of the mansion... read more

• Guru Ged takes the helm

  A HUGELY significant step in the development of sport in the region was taken this week with the appointment of Ged Roddy as an ambassador for sport in the south west. read more

• 'Why weren't we told of TB danger?'

  A CROMHALL woman whose cat has contracted tuberculosis has said her heartache might have been avoided if residents had been made aware of infected cattle in the village. read more

• A new motion

  SIR - I propose we elect Mr Storey head of the planning service for Stroud District Council and chief architect for the new library with a complimentary salary of £100,000 per annum and expenses. Would anyone care to second the motion? read more

• 'Green' lesson for future sixth forms

  A COMPANY from Wotton-under-Edge company is building firm foundations for the future of hundreds of sixth form students. read more

• Winning run is smashed

  Kingswood 1 Stonehouse Freeway 3 read more

• Film ignores Glosters' action

  THE BBC's controversial new film about Dunkirk - part one of which was screened last week - represents a major blow for the families of the Gloucestershire Regiment soldiers who fought so bravely to make the evacuation possible. read more

• Evenet

  Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge read more

• Library 'straight out of Star Wars'

  SIR - I expect in keeping with most of the thinking residents of Dursley and surrounding villages, I am just horrified and appalled at the prospect of a building straight out of Star Wars or some inter galactic nightmare is about to land on our peaceful Cotswold town. read more

• Praise for quality care

  A SUCCESSFUL Ofsted report has endorsed the hard work of a small playgroup in Coaley. read more

• Shop badly damaged as ram-raiders strike

  RAM-RAIDERS caused extensive damage when they attacked a shop in Cam, stealing thousands of pounds worth of goods. read more

• Events around the region

  Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge read more

• Company share option

  RESIDENTS can go on line to get on board a new car-sharing scheme in Gloucestershire. read more

• Litter is spoiling town

  LITTER is spoiling the appearance of Dursley according to relative newcomers to the town who are becoming incensed by the increasing problem. read more

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