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• Stroud take it to the wire

  Stroud Men's 1st XI 2 Cardiff University A 1 read more

• Celts return

  CRAOBH Rua, widely regarded as Belfast's finest, make a welcome visit to Stroud's Subscription Rooms next week for what promises to be a stunning eve of St Patrick's Day celebration of Irish music and song. read more

• Quigley enters the fray with Jentin Racing

  LUKE QUIGLEY will return to the Jentin Racing fold for 2006, this time contesting the Superstock Championship while team-mate Jon Kirkham continues his Superbike preparations. read more

• Man 'didn't realise' child porn is illegal

  STROUD man Paul Blakemore has been jailed for downloading almost 15,000 vile images of children onto his computer. read more

• Council loses ticket battle

  BUNGLING bureaucrats at Stroud District Council have suffered a second embarrassing defeat over a parking ticket row. read more

• 'Gagged!'

  FURIOUS opposition councillors say they were 'gagged' during a debate on the increasingly bitter industrial dispute at Stroud District Council. read more

• Sink teeth into horror

  STROUD writers Max Waller and Mike Bell are closing in on securing the £150,000 budget for their debut feature film Gnaw. read more

• Zara's call-up

  EVENTING: Gatcombe's Zara Phillips (pictured) has been named by British Eventing's senior selectors to compete in the World Equestrian Games at Aachen, which take place from August 24-27. read more

• Dentistry crisis

  FREE check-ups may be a thing of the past as dentists in and around Stroud consider pulling out of the NHS. read more

• Mark chooses a life in theatre

  He started out as a financial journalist but soon got bored with the FT Index and decided to follow his dreams of life in the theatre. Within years his stage production of Trainspotting inspired the film that would become the most iconic movie of the 90s and more recently his West End shows have met widespread acclaim. The prolific Stroud-based producer is undoubtedly at the top of his game. James Davis reports. read more

• Missed tackles prove costly

  Walcot 24 Stroud 12 read more

• Mother's loss in heroin tragedy

  DEVASTATED mother Victoria Sinclair has issued a stark warning to young people tempted by heroin after it stole her son's life. read more

• Praise for 50p plan

  CANCER survivor John Coneley is campaigning for lifesaving treatment for the disease to be made available for all. read more

• Owers: This is the big one

  NOTHING more than victory will satisfy Forest Green boss Gary Owers when basement side Southport visit The Lawn on Saturday (3pm). read more

• Trade is booming

  BUSINESSES in and around Stroud are recruiting more staff than ever before,reflecting a new feeling of optimism in the area. read more

• Scared OAPs ask for CCTV

  ELDERLY residents on the Paganhill Estate are demanding CCTV cameras be installed following a spate of bogus callers and anti-social behaviour. read more

• Gagged

  FURIOUS opposition councillors say they were 'gagged' during a debate on the increasingly bitter industrial dispute at Stroud District Council. read more

• Difficulties faced by gay man

  Following our report last week about a new gay support group in the Five Valleys we were contacted by former Stroud resident Stephen May. Although he now lives in San Francisco, Stephen, who is gay, is still an avid SNJ reader. He contacted us to welcome the new group and tell his story of growing up in Stroud. Stephen still dreams of moving back to the area one day - but only if he can be accepted for who he is. read more

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