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• Memories of hardship and prejuduce

  In the 1950s the government recruited labour from the West Indies. Dressed in summer clothes and unequipped for the English winter people often faced problems finding work and somewhere to live. Now a team from Stroud has put together a book telling the stories of the county's Afro-Caribbean immigrants, combined with some remarkable history of Gloucestershire's black population through the centuries. Reporter Sam Bond looks at their untold stories. read more

• Normal services

  COMMUTERS from Stroud will not be affected by this week's rail workers' strike. read more

• Villages caught napping

  COMMUNITY leaders have been left fuming after civil servants branded their towns and villages as 'barely active' following a crude test of what makes neighbourhoods tick. read more

• Test case could decide TETRA future

  A TEST case on which the police's new telecoms system could hinge opened yesterday at Stroud District Council headquarters. read more

• Football club's plea for return of kit

  HEARTBROKEN football club officials are lamenting the loss of the very first kit they bought for their boys 12 years ago. read more

• Weekend of violence

  POLICE have been blasted for a lack of presence in Stroud after a spate of ugly violence at the weekend which left one man with a fractured skull and a young boy mugged for £15. read more

• If the cap (or name) fits

  THE aptly-named Mssrs Coupe and Carless were due to appear before Stroud magistrates charged with motoring offences this week. read more

• Weekend storms hit Five Valleys

  Drivers faced triccky conditions at the weekend when many of the roads in the Stroud Valleys were deep in water after hours of torrential rain read more

• Red light for sex shop

  A SEX shop which was proposing to start trading in the same street as a Stroud chapel has given itself the red light because the licence fees are too steep. An informal enquiry to Stroud District Council sparked rumours that a sex shop might open in John Street. read more

• Head's ambitious vision

  A NEW headteacher in Stroud is aiming to capture the hearts and minds of his pupils as he steers the school into a new era. read more

• Dangerous ride

  IMPATIENT motorists have left young riders fearing for their lives on a stretch of road which provides the only route to a safe bridlepath. read more

• Hill Paul stands firm

  POLICE received reports that Hill Paul was having trouble standing up to the storms over the weekend. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive