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• Slim chance we could prevent a war

  Stroud councillor and former soldier Kevin Cranston is proud of the role he played in the last Gulf War. But this time with the Iraq war looming, he tells Sam Bond why he is firmly opposed to what he sees as an immoral, unjustified and provocative attack on a country which Mr Cranston believes poses no threat to the West. read more

• Coffee crisis debate

  STROUD MP David Drew was among those who voiced their fears over the crisis faced by the world's coffee farmers during a lively debate in Cheltenham this week. read more

• Vigilante traffic calmer confesses anger

  A VEXED Rodborough resident who put up unofficial road signs to deter dangerous drivers has come clean about his 'crime'. read more

• Cinema plans condemned

  DESIGNS for a new cinema in Stroud have been condemned as monolithic and Stalinist by Stroud Town Council. read more

• BBC has not paid £150 bill

  A BILL run up by Hollywood movie star Joss Ackland and fellow actors at a guest house in Nailsworth is yet to be paid by the BBC four months after the stars checked out. read more

• Express love through art

  ART-LOVERS and sweethearts have the chance to by a unique Valentine's gift if they visit a Nailsworth gallery. read more

• Celebrity splatdown

  A STROUD event organiser is hoping to add something out of ordinary at this year's fFringe Festival. read more

• Felce adds to medal haul

  ARCHWAY School athlete Alex Felce has been busy adding to his haul of medals on the track and in cross country competitions. read more

• Visitors see art in action

  COLIN Glen, the Stroud artist who spent the first weekend of February painting bedsprings publicly in Stroud's Artspace, declared the 'artist's studio in a fishbowl' experiment a success last week. read more

• Grace will not give up - Peace campaigner's trip turned into shambles

  VOLUNTARY human shield Grace Trevett has told how the peace mission to Iraq has turned into a badly organised shambles. read more

• Addison pays tribute to Rovers' miracle rise

  FOREST Green Rovers manager, Colin Addison, paid glowing tribute to his side after a superb 1-0 win at second-placed Chester pushed Rovers into the top half of the Nationwide Conference table on Saturday. read more

• Appalling conditions at centre

  STRATFORD Park leisure centre users are staging an uprising against what they call the dirty, dangerous and appalling conditions in the newly refurbished centre. read more

• Hand strikes twice to flatten Old Boys

  Stroud 25 Gloucester Old Boys 12 TWO superbly-executed second half touchdowns by ace full-back Adrian Hand sealed victory and two priceless league points for Stroud in a vigorously-contested local derby at Fromehall Park on Saturday. read more

• Leave vicarage alone

  A PROPOSAL to build 12 new houses and a replacement vicarage in Cainscross has left residents worried that they will no longer be able to enjoy outdoor events in the beautiful grounds of the current 1920s site. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive