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  • Meet the revolution baby

    FEW have heard of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. Saffia, from Tockington, hadn't; but she agreed to move there when she was fifteen weeks pregnant with her first child. Her husband's work took her there: Matthew is a water engineer, working on aid projects

  • Black heart of comedy

    BLACK HEARTS present a new bi-monthly evening of stand-up at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud. The opening night this evening (Thursday, January 17) at 8pm features Greg Davies, Paul Sinha and Adam Bloom. At 6 feet 8 inches tall, Greg is likely to be the

  • Plans to make district cleaner and greener

    PEOPLE are being consulted on proposals to make South Gloucestershire an even cleaner and greener place for residents. The council is currently the fifth best unitary authority in the country at recycling household waste and has ambitious plans to

  • Community work together to save historic hall

    THE Lister Hall, an historic and popular venue in Dursley, has been under threat of closure for the last five years as the Lister Club have struggled to pay for increasing bills and the cost of renovations. The hall needs a substantial amount of money