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• Eddie lands a plum work-experience job

  BRITISH ski-ing hero Eddie the Eagle landed in Stroud last week. read more

• Learning to live with blindness

  Losing our sight is a is something many of us fear. The thought of coping in a world of darkness can be very daunting but Sue Allard who lost her sight because of a hereditary regenerative disease ten years ago was determined life as she knew it would continue. read more

• Pensioners left with sewage mess

  A PENSIONER who had to wade through six feet of raw sewage when a pipe burst outside his home has condemned Severn Trent and Stroud District Council for refusing to help. read more

• Real fear over replicas

  Following Home Secretary David Blunkett's announcement in the House of Commons that new legislation will see the age limit for acquiring and using an air weapon or replicas without adult supervision increased from 14 to 17 years reporter Ashley Loveridge takes a look at the rise in gun related crimes. read more

• Blooming great show

  MEMBERS of the cast of Little Shop of Horrors - the Jill Woods Theatre Company's next big production - checked out The Flower Studio in Minchinhampton recently. read more

• Canal future is a hot topic

  A PRESENTATION on the future of Stroud's canal was enough to draw people to the Subscription Rooms in their hundreds. read more

• Fairytale will be beautiful

  A SUPERB production of a classic fairy tale is to play in Stroud this week, when The Rose Theatre Company bring Beauty and the Beast to The Space on Thursday. read more

• Green light for DIY store

  HOMEBASE will soon be setting up shop on the edge of Stroud after planners gave the DIY store the green light. read more

• Witty glimpse into Noel's life

  MALVERN'S Festival Theatre is to show an classic example of Noel Coward at his effete best, with Rik Mayall, perhaps surprisingly, in the lead role. read more

• Makeover plans for beauty spot

  A BEAUTY spot near Nympsfield which was left in a mess after travellers were evicted is set for a makeover. read more

• No more tax-paying

  HORSLEY peace campaigner Roger Franklin is renouncing his British citizenship to show his solidarity with those who are travelling to Iraq to act as a human shield. read more

• Catastrophe is looming

  Stroud MP David Drew visited Ethiopia in December to investigate the current famine threat. Here he talks about what he saw and his hopes of avoiding another catastrophe in one of the poorest countries in the world. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive