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Stories for 5 October 2005

Stroud Arts

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.  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.  more...

Sink teeth into play

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

Stroud Features

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.  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.   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.   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.   more...

Stroud News

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.  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.  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.  more...

Housing appeal

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

Centre drained almost all my cash

A HIGH-FLYING businesswoman from Stonehouse claimed this week she was almost bankrupted after becoming involved with a Stroud-based spiritual centre which offered her peace and freedom from fear.  more...

Stroud Sport

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.  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.  more...

Stroud Grounded

Chelt North 32 Stroud 24  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.  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.  more...