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• Parents' despair at NHS cash offer

  THE father of a Stroud teenager whose heart was removed without his family's consent has spoken of the nagging doubt that has haunted him for almost 15 years since his son was buried. read more

• Mast installed despite protests

  THE controversial TETRA mast has been installed on the top of Stroud Police station despite strong opposition from campaigners. read more

• Demon dentist on stage

  ORIN is a dentist. Not a normal dentist, but one who enjoys inflicting pain. He enjoys nothing more after a day's torture in his surgery than riding the streets on his macho motorcycle. read more

• Consistency the key to promotion challenge, says Sharp

  STROUD RFC coach Andre Sharp is confident his side can fight their way back into the South West 2 West promotion race providing they can instil greater consistency into their game. read more

• Pop quiz for charity

  MUSIC fans are invited to raise a few notes for a good cause by taking part in a charity pop quiz. read more

• Teenager cheats death

  A TEENAGE driver cheated death when his car flipped over on a stretch of road which has seen more than 40 accidents in the past fifteen months. read more

• Suspenders on display

  A STROUD artist is to expose himself to the rigours of the live equivalent of reality TV next week, when he recreates the atmosphere of his studio in a public space for three days. read more

• Supportive colleagues make police life easier

  POLICE seem to find themselves in the firing line whatever they do. If they aren't tough enough they come in for criticism and if they are too heavy they are also brought to task. Rachel Pegg spent the evening on patrol with Stroud's acting inspector Andy Stone and got some first hand knowledge of a policeman's lot. read more

• Don't attack plea from council

  'DON'T Attack Iraq' is the message to Tony Blair from Stroud Town Council. read more

• Woods hide secrets of our ancestry

  It does not take a genius to tell us the Five Valleys is blessed with some stunning countryside. But it does require the specialised skills of a local historian to explain how the landscape has been touched by our ancestors. Claire Forbes takes a walk with the News & Journal. read more

• We do not want a war

  GREENHAM COMMON peace campaigner Ann Pettitt will be joining Stroud campaigners in a mass anti-war demonstration at Fairford air base later this week. read more

• Police alert to terror threat

  SUSPECTED terrorists arrested outside Cheltenham's GCHQ were interrogated in Stroud over the weekend. read more

• Spasmodic Stroud still in contention

  Stroud 25, Torquay 13 STROUD extended their improved run of results on Saturday by completing a double over Torquay at Fromehall Park to boost their efforts to climb back into the South West Two West promotion race. read more

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