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• Tonalis hit the right notes

  STROUD-based choir Tonalis brings its Christmas Concert, A Star Unlocked the Stone - The Cycle of Midwinter Celebration in Song, to the Matara Centre in Kingscote this weekend. read more

• Joining forces to beat crime?

  Following a recent Home Office report, which suggests constabularies in England and Wales are too small to deal with organised crime and terrorism, police force mergers have been making local and national headlines. read more

• Court victory ends 40p farce

  A YOUNG mum who was dragged to court three times over a 40p parking ticket is now calling for a public enquiry. read more

• Triple triumph in college inspection

  STROUD College was celebrating this week after an Ofsted inspection awarded it a grade 1 for outstanding provision in art, design and media for the third time in succession. read more

• Rovers looking for cup solace

  Nationwide Conference Stevenage Borough 2, Forest Green Rovers 1 read more

• Victorious Minch destroys Slimbridge's unbeaten record

  Minch RDS FC read more

• Crowning glory for Minchinhampton spire

  A BEAUTIFUL golden cockerel has been hoisted to the top of Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton to mark the end of a £100,000 appeal to restore the spires. read more

• Clairvoyant 'sick scam'

  AGE Concern is urging Gloucestershire pensioners to ignore a chilling clairvoyant scam letter which is currently doing the rounds in the county. read more

• Council tax to be lower than inflation

  FINANCE chiefs at Stroud District Council have announced that council tax for 2006-2007 will be set at below the rate of inflation. read more

• Stroud lose to Thorns in a needle encounter

  Western Counties North Thornbury 27pts, Stroud 1st XV 21 read more

• Gifts can boost good causes

  With Christmas looming, are you inwardly groaning over the small fortune you're going to spend on grotty gift packs for hard-to-please second cousins? read more

• Heartfelt tributes to 'beautiful' Jody

  MORE THAN 100 concerned residents attended a heated public meeting at Miserden Village Hall on Monday to hear how plans to erect wind turbines in the area would affect them. read more

• Top ten hospital

  STROUD Hospital is in the top ten percent of UK hospitals for the quality of its food and overall patient environment. read more

• Red letter day for black belts

  THREE local primary school pupils have become the latest black belt successes for a Stroud martial arts club. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive