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• Polly Gone

  A CHEEKY parrot, Scrumpy Jack, who escaped from his home in Stonehouse in July has been spotted alive and well. read more

• Bus plans face backlash

  CAMPAIGNERS wanting better buses are gearing up for a battle to save Stroud's beleaguered bus station - or find an adequate alternative. read more

• Bowled over by new plan

  STROUD residents may soon be able to tick another item off their leisure facility wish list. read more

• Staff staggered by appearnace of Frisky deer

  AN IMMACULATE conception has bewildered staff and visitors alike at a Gloucestershire abbey. read more

• Lost plane needs pilot

  A HOUSEHOLDER is trying to locate the owner of an aeroplane which made an emergency landing in his garden. read more

• Roll up for rate relief

  RATHER amazingly Stroud District Council is having trouble giving money away. The council has been authorised to give firms in areas hard-hit by foot and mouth disease a six-month relief from business rates. But so far few people have come forward to claim the relief. "We have been disappointed by the small number of applications," said Martyn Harwood, the council's director of corporate services. read more

• Help sponsor a masterpiece

  Woodchester Mansion, the unique Victorian masterpiece nestling in the Stroud valleys, is in need of money if its full potential as a major tourist attraction is to be realised. read more

• Community fears loss of college

  THE FUTURE of a key plot of land at the heart of a community hangs in the balance. read more

• Planet of the Apes

  PLANET OF THE APES (12) Nobody could have foreseen 33 years ago what an enduring success Planet of the Apes 1968 would become. read more

• Anger at doctor's mystery absence

  ANGRY patients are demanding to know the truth behind a doctor's disappearance from a surgery in Nailsworth. read more

• Ministry to sell hangars on

  LARGE chunks of government land near Minchinhampton are up for grabs this week. read more

• Burgers back on menu

  FAST food giant McDonald's is preparing to launch a second bid for a restaurant in Stroud, the News & Journal can reveal. read more

• Mosaic on market

  THE WOODCHESTER Mosaic replica has been put on the market and could soon join the original as part of Gloucestershire's history. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive