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• One of life's winners - reporter Ashley Loveridge hops in the hot tub with a flamboyant entrepreneur

  FROM implementing the very first electrical wiring for holiday camp founder Billy Butlin to blowing the whistle on Manchester United football legend Sir Bobby Charlton, millionaire businessman, football club owner and charity worker Colin Gardner has had a varied life. read more

• Pretty record of town

  NOW in its second year and showing no sign of running out of steam, the Stroud and the Valleys calendar is packed full of lovely local pictures. read more

• Snapshot of village life

  THE BEAUTIFUL village of Randwick enjoys some of the most spectacular views in Gloucestershire. read more

• Dance event is success

  TEENAGE dancers from Stonehouse beat dozens of other young movers to win a festival organised by a Gloucestershire charity. read more

• Youngsters cause havoc

  ROWDY youths are causing havoc in Minchinhampton by drinking in the streets, dropping chewing gum and urinating near the Market House, the parish council has said. read more

• Constituency battle - Market town may lose its MP

  MINCHINHAMPTON will not give up its MP without a fight, parish councillors have promised. read more

• Elvis keeps his secret

  ELVIS Presley shocked fans by making a surprise comeback at Stroud's Golden Fleece before Christmas, proving that the King really does live. read more

• Far from a Silent Night

  AGGRESSIVE carol singers brought misery to the festive season in Minchinhampton this year by kicking doors and slashing tyres after intimidated residents refused to give them cash. read more

• Pilot saved by jumping

  A PILOT with more than 30 years of flying experience cheated death after he was forced to parachute out of a glider over Frocester Hill. read more

• Get your teeth into panto

  WANT a panto that a family audience can really get its teeth into? read more

On this day: Stroud Archive