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• Plot will sell for housing

  STROUD District Council's former depot at Dudbridge is up for sale and is expected to be sold for housing for "a substantial six figure sum." read more

• Dumped needles found in park

  A WORRIED mum is warning others to be on their guard after finding syringes dumped in a children's play area in Cainscross at the weekend. read more

• Festival smashes record

  THE Cheltenham Festival of Literature has been celebrating its 53rd record-breaking year which saw faster ticket sales at more venues than ever before. read more

• County in Lottery snub

  VILLAGE halls throughout the district have been shunned by the National Lottery. Community leaders claimed this week that rural villages are missing out because Lottery funding is being channelled into urban areas instead. read more

• Memories relived

  THE Old Town Hall in the Shambles, Stroud is this week hosting The Shadow Of Foot And Mouth, an exhibition of work by artists and those affected by last year's epidemic. read more

• Gutsy lads strip for charity

  IT CAN be hard work being a fund-raiser, but stripping off in front of hundreds of screaming girls is more than most volunteers could bare. read more

• DJ raises cash for Bali victims

  A Stroud DJ who had a lucky escape from the Bali terrorist attack is hoping to raise more than £10,000 for Balinese burns victims and their families. read more

• Storm kept thieves out of trouble

  PEOPLE throughout the Five Valleys battened down the hatches and prepared for one of the most ferocious storms to hit Britain for 12 years on Saturday night. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive