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• Witty car dealer is a hit with Wogan

  A CAR dealer with a passion for quirky catchlines has caught the attention of top disc jockey Terry Wogan. read more

• Kettering clash is a 'must win' for Rovers

  TWO defeats in the past seven days has left Colin Addison's Forest Green Rovers rooted to the bottom of the Nationwide Conference table. read more

• Quake shocks undertaker

  UNDERTAKER Joe King, from Cainscross Road, suspected a more sinister cause when his furniture began shaking during the earthquake which hit Stroud on Sunday. read more

• Cooper sets bike racing world alight

  AFTER a superb year Chalford motorcyclist Daniel Cooper has secured championships, broke numerous course and lap records and is definitely a future star in the making. read more

• Bands line up for judging

  STROUD is to spring into life later this week when its first ever Marching and Show Band contest takes place. read more

• Evans' double strike brings FA Vase cheer

  FA Vase Second Qualifying Round - Shortwood United 5, Wootton Bassett 1 read more

• Heads' dismay at exam fiasco

  HEADTEACHER Jo Grills has spoken of her shock and lack of faith in the exam system after scores of her High School pupils had their coursework downgraded. read more

• Water crisis at cottage

  WHEN Wendy Needham bought her cottage she saw an idyllic, quiet country lane, overhanging trees and wild flowers growing in the grass verges. read more

• Earthquake shook area up

  A HUSBAND who had always been teased by his wife that he would sleep through an earthquake proved her wrong this week. read more

• Marling School firsts hit ten tries in tremendous cup win

  Daily Mail Cup - Marling School 71 Bishops Cleeve 0 read more

• Brave mum tries to stop getaway car

  A WOMAN tried to throw herself on the bonnet of a getaway car in an attempt to stop a thief who snatched her bag in Tesco's car park on Tuesday afternoon. read more

• Tories firm on housing

  THE row over the future of Stroud's council houses was stepped up a notch when Labour councillors asked the Tory administration to put a halt to the planned sell off at the last full council meeting. read more

• Thousands of locals protested in London

  THOUSANDS of protesters from Gloucestershire swelled the numbers at the Liberty and Livelihood March in London on Sunday. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive