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• Cannabis was 'to aid sleep'

  A 60-YEAR-OLD Stroud man was told not to mix cannabis plants with his tomatoes when he appeared before magistrates. read more

• Singh back in the groove

  SHORTWOOD will face a tricky home test against Hellenic rivals Bishops Cleeve in the FA Vase first round after comfortably defeating Cullompton Rangers at Meadowbank on Saturday. read more

• Kicking it Out

  FOREST GREEN and the Cotswold and Stroud Hate Crime Action Group are calling on children to help them kick racism out of football in the county. read more

• Hero to return to old post in Burma

  A STONEHOUSE D-Day veteran is set to return to his former post in Burma 60 years after he witnessed its liberation from the Japanese - and met its future dictator. read more

• Nostalgia for a lost childhood

  HORSLEY director David Manzi-Fe's Laughing Orange theatre company return to the fray with a new production of one of Gloucestershire-born screenwriter and playwright Dennis Potter's finest plays, Blue Remembered Hills, this month. read more

• Couple living their ski dream in USA

  FORMER Marling schoolboy Rob Brown has had 'snow' problem adapting to life in one of America's most popular Rocky Mountain ski resorts. read more

• Stroud Grounded

  Chelt North 32 Stroud 24 read more

• Singh back in the groove

  SHORTWOOD will face a tricky home test against Hellenic rivals Bishops Cleeve in the FA Vase first round after comfortably defeating Cullompton Rangers at Meadowbank on Saturday. read more

• Bringing bronze to Uganda

  As co-owner of the successful Chalford foundry Pangolin Editions, Rungwe Kingdon always dreamed of giving something back to Uganda, where he spent a wonderful childhood. read more

• Beekeepers cope with threat to hive off cash

  BEEKEEPERS in Stroud are refusing to be stung by Government plans to cut costs to a national bee health scheme. read more

• Safety showcase at fire station

  THE band played and the sun shone as hundreds of people of all ages turned out for an action-packed afternoon at Stroud Fire Station open day on Sunday. read more

• Mystery DIY man makes mess of it

  A BUNGLED DIY job by a mystery Good Samaritan has forced a Stroud church to maintain an open door policy - whether it wants to or not. read more

• Tribute to tragic artist Nick Drake

  AN UNUSUAL night of music comes to the Subscription Rooms in Stroud this weekend when Keith James plays tribute to The Songs of Nick Drake. read more

• 'Dump' of a lay-by

  A BURGER van owner has called for action against fly-tippers who dump everything from sofas to asbestos in the lay-by he works in. read more

• Housing appeal

  COUNCIL chiefs have appealed to private landowners to help ease the problem of affordable housing in the Stonehouse area. read more

• Teixeira delivers perfect present

  OLD age comes to us all, and birthdays past the age of 21 are hardly a time to celebrate, but even at the grand old age of 37 Gary Owers certainly had something to smile about. read more

• Mystery holiday is closer to home

  A HOLIDAY in Stroud was perhaps the last thing Five Valleys mother and daughter Carole Stafford and Donna Bott were hoping for, but when they took part in the latest BBC holiday series - Holidays at Home - that was precisely what they got. read more

• Millions flushed in sewage solution

  MORE than 70 residents turned out to discuss the problem of sewage leaking into Ruscombe Brook amid claims that £4 million has been wasted on inadequate solutions. read more

• Sink teeth into play

  REHEARSALS for the Jill Woods theatre company production of Dracula Spectacula are now in full swing. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive