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• Dan's the top man

  OLYMPIC runner Dan Robinson has been awarded the Best British Male award for 2005 by athletics magazine Runner's World. read more

• Harris takes City helm

  FORMER Forest Green boss Tim Harris has taken the managerial mantle at Southern Premier Division side Gloucester City after quitting Merthyr Tydfil. read more

• Extra symptoms offer new meningitis hope

  A FIVE Valleys mother has welcomed a breakthrough in the fight against meningitis - which comes just three years after she almost lost her baby to the disease. read more

• Stanley test for Taverners

  TAVERNERS will hope to halt an alarming losing streak when they travel to local rivals King's Stanley on Saturday (2pm). read more

• £1m boost for sport

  SCHOOLCHILDREN face a healthier future thanks to a £1-million cash boost to promote sport and exercise in Five Valleys schools. read more

• Contract for small businesses

  PAINTERS and decorators in and around Stroud are being invited to team up to win a contract worth £1 million per year. read more

• Hit festival is annual event

  THE Stroudwater Textile Festival, which previously took place every two years, returns this spring as a yearly festival, thanks to the outstanding success of the last festival. read more

• 'Illegal' block to free speech

  PREACHER Roland Parsons is threatening legal action after he was stopped from giving a street sermon on Christmas Eve. read more

• See plans online at council's site

  OBJECTING to the height of your neighbour's new fence has never been easier thanks to an innovative on-line planning facility. read more

• Brave Tina's back at work

  POPULAR receptionist Tina Rees returned to work this week after a cancer scare forced her to give up her job last year. read more

• Grants cash up for grabs

  ONE of the county's biggest grant making bodies is urging non-profit organisations in the Stroud area to apply to it for project funding this New Year. read more

• Spartans crush disjointed Stroud

  GRFU Roadchef Senior County Cup Stroud RFC 8 Spartans 19 read more

• Port to revive its glory days

  Looking at Brimscombe Port today it is hard to believe the area was once bustling with scores of boats, each loaded up with goods waiting to be dispatched to far-flung destination across the country. Now, a century after its heyday, port is once again set to become a hive of activity. If funding is granted next week, plans to regenerate the six-mile stretch of canal between Brimscombe and Stonehouse will be fired into action. James Davis reports. read more

• Mother's MRSA agony

  WORRIED mother Nicola Robbins says she was not told her baby had contracted hospital superbug MRSA for three months. read more

• Rovers ease into last 16

  ONE swallow certainly doesn't make a summer-but Gary Owers will hope new boy Johnnie Haynes will maintain Forest Green's upward momentum. read more

• SDC staff to strike

  PUBLIC services in and around Stroud look set to descend into chaos after Stroud District Council staff voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. read more

• Fear for future of libraries after review

  FEARS have been raised over the future of Stonehouse and Painswick libraries. read more

• Canada joy for Khan

  KAMRAN KHAN was the star of the show for the Wycliffe squash squad who travelled to Canada and America recently. read more

• Footpath fence 'risk' to children

  VILLAGERS in Rooksmoor say their children's safety is at risk after a local mill owner fenced off access to a well-used footpath. read more

• Pupils dress up for a good cause

  THEY say charity begins at home - but one Five Valleys school has proved it can also start in the classroom. read more

On this day: Stroud Archive