All that glitters
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a little bit of sparkle. This year, treat your eyes to a look around
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Shops
Vintage Christmas magic
How Grannie Annie brought festive magic to town and helped inspire a love for vintage delights. Time After Time has
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The Billowing Loaf
In a previous life Steven Rule was a lawyer. He used to enjoy cooking but, truth be told his bread-making
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World Foods
Hey foodies! Isn’t it frustrating when you have an exotic recipe you’re keen to try but you can’t find the
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The energy of rocks and Reiki
The Christmas season can be stressful and following that, the rest of the dark cold winter can be a depressing
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Fiver Fest hits town
If every adult in Stroud spent £5 per week in local independent shops and businesses, instead of online or in
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Fused glass and geek chic
As I was walking to the train station recently, something caught my eye in a shop window. On the corner
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Five Valleys Shopping Centre
You won’t have missed all the changes taking place on King Street and in the old Merrywalks shopping centre as
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Celebrate with biodegradable balloons
Have you ever marvelled at a beautiful balloon display but felt slightly uncomfortable about the use of so much plastic and gas? Well good news! A professional balloon display needn’t be bad for the environment at all! Tony from Party on Up explained to me just how eco-friendly their balloons are. I was amazed!
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The Master Cobbler
15 years in Merrywalks and still going strong.
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