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  • Drug addict who had turned his life around now facing prison

    A 34-YEAR-OLD Stroud man once praised by a judge for beating his drug addiction and becoming a mentor to other offenders has been warned he is facing jail again after he admitted two offences of burglary. Simon Cross, of Hillcrest Road, pleaded

  • Gin and make-up thief due in court

    A Stroud man is due in court on Wednesday after stealing gin, make-up and DVDs. Ben Holloway, 41, of Westward Road, Ebley, carried out a string of thefts in Stroud between November and January. He twice stole two bottles of Bombay Sapphire

  • RUGBY: Points bonanza in Bristol

    Barton Hill 52 Stroud 36 THIS was a very entertaining, high-scoring match with Barton Hill showing more resolve in the loose, writes Sean Moore. Stroud began well, playing with the breeze and slope in their favour. The returning Ben Stevens

  • Blaze at derelict hotel being treated as 'suspected arson'

    A blaze at the site of a derelict hotel is being treated as a suspected arson by police. Five crews were called to a fire at the site of the abandoned Newport Towers Hotel on the A38 in the early hours of this morning. A spokesman for Gloucestershire