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• Flight of fancy runs in family

  When bird expert Neil Forbes built his nest in Stroud 20 years ago, he had no idea his career would take him all over the world. read more

• Archery evening really hits the spot

  THE sight of a bunch of men running around in tights is really too good to miss - so when the staff from the Stroud News & Journal were invited to take part in an evening of archery, the answer, especially from the female staff, was a resounding yes. read more

• Learning to live with an invisible killer

  THIS week is National Allergy Week. read more

• Election 2003

  IT IS election time again - one third of district council seats are up for election at the end of this month. The 17 district council seats across the region will be decided after telephone and internet voting next week as well as at the traditional polling booths on May 1. read more

• Andrew's on top of the world

  FORMER Marling student Andrew Pollard has every reason to be feeling on top of the world. read more

• Amber shines in South Africa

  AMBER PENRITH is certainly making a name for herself in top-class women's rugby if her recent performance in South Africa is anything to go by. Not even a bout of food poisoning could deter the King's Stanley flyer during the recent three match three-week trip as a member of the England development squad. read more

• Activists target 'unethical' sales

  GREENPEACE activists from Stroud stormed a timber merchants in Cirencester last weekend in protest against the sale of wood from threatened rainforests. read more

• A chance to live again

  There is a room in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital that contains 30 kidney dialysis machines. Every four hours 30 patients leave and another 30 arrive for their four-hour life-saving treatment. It takes four hours for the blood of a single patient to pass through a machine and be cleansed of the toxins normally eliminated naturally by the kidneys. Two days later the same patients return for another four hours. The process is not painful but it is exhausting and leaves the patient feeling less well than before the start of the treatment. One Stroud woman was so moved by the suffering of her 23-year-old niece who had to endure this apparently endless cycle of treatment that two years ago she decided to make the tremendous gesture of donating one of her own healthy kidneys so that her niece could live a normal life again. Niece and aunt are now both well on the road to recovery and they talked to Skip Walker about their experiences) read more

• A rat-like cunning

  Tim Powles' rodent-tracking senses are so finely tuned he can quite literally smell a rat and his karate-honed reflexes give him an edge when it comes to catching his four-legged foes. Yet the district council's rat man is fascinated by his favourite quarry and even keeps pet rats at home. read more

• 50 years of welcoming new lives

  Stroud Maternity Hospital was opened 50 years ago this week. read more

• Queen's gift to the deserving

  The age old tradition of giving out Maundy money by the monarch to deserving members of the community took place in Gloucestershire this year. Gloucester Cathedral played host to The Queen who carried out the ceremony for people from all walks throughout the county including many people from the Five Valleys. read more

• Potter fever at midnight hour

  LEGIONS of Potter fans queued outside Stroud Children's Bookshop on Friday night to secure one of the first copies of the boy wizard's latest adventure. read more

• Memorial to Mr Nailsworth

  A PERMANENT memorial to the man known as Mr Nailsworth has finally been unveiled outside the town library - seven years after he died. The stoneware clay artwork created by town artist Kerry von Zschock in memory of George Mills depicts Nailsworth landmarks and scenes including the Fountain and the Subscription Rooms. read more

• Weekend of gardening splendour

  IF Chelsea flower show has inspired the gardener in you then a trip to Chalford and France Lynch is a must this weekend as villagers proudly show their gardens. read more

• Cricket tutition for young stars

  FORMER Gloucestershire cricket ace Nick Trainor will be offering expert youth coaching from July 22-25. read more

• Grave times as resting places get congested

  In days of yore, a leafy rural churchyard was the ideal resting place for members of the local community. read more

• Dismay as council stops its grants for churches

  NEWS that Stroud District Council has decided not to give any grants to churches this year has been greeted with ripples of discontent. read more

• Duck escapes from alligator's clutches

  AN alligator has been spotted in the canal at Hardwick trying to take a bite out of a duck this week. read more

• Fitting end for war hero

  AMONG the countless unsung heroes of World War II, Wing Commander Adrian Warburton stands tall. read more

• Against violence

  MARCHERS turned up in their thousands to take part at a demonstration at Fairford airbase on Saturday, March 22. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive