Stroud | Archive | 2004 | October
THE sound of autoharps filled Stroud's square outside the Subscription Rooms earlier this month when enthusiasts put on their first taster day. more...
BUILDINGS and monuments in Selsley, Stroud, Minchinhampton, Chalford and Painswick all feature in a new UK-wide Arts and Crafts Movement trail just launched. more...
LOVERS of café culture are becoming spoilt for choice in Stroud as the European-influenced Star Anise Café opens as the town's newest arts venue. more...
RUMOUR had it he had lost his edge but for me, Lenny Henry is still one of the kings of comedy. more...
Conkers may have been courting controversy elsewhere in the country as school children are forced to wear safety goggles before engaging in the traditional autumn pastime but at Westonbirt Arboretum hundreds turned out to show they were just bonkers about conkers and they didn't mind taking home a few bruised knuckles at the end of the day. Sam Bond reports. more...
NESTLED on the side of Selsley Common is a building that epitomises everything about a movement that took the Victorian design world by storm and sent echoes down the decades which still has an influence today. Sam Bond speaks to Liz Gardiner about arts and crafts gem All Saints' Church, its rich history and promising future. more...
TODAY it stands silent and increasingly derelict but Redlers clock at Dudbridge once kept time and leant inspiration to Stroud's workers. more...
A FAMILY event hosted by Stroud's Museum in the Park promises to be a big draw at the weekend. more...
THE owner of a run-down former shop blighting Stroud High Street is to face prosecution after Stroud District Councillors voted to take action yesterday, Tuesday. more...
A FRIDAY night youth club in Bussage has temporarily closed after workers were harangued by drunken youths. more...
STROUD Town Council's offices were bursting with floral fanatics last Tuesday as competitors and friends turned up for the annual Stroud in Bloom awards. more...
STROUD may lose it annual Fringe Festival if a volunteer cannot be found to run it. more...
HALLOWEEN masks have come under fire from Stroud MP David Drew. more...
VISITORS to Stroud will now be able to step back in time as the long-awaited history boards have been installed in key spots throughout the town centre. more...
NAILSWORTH Town Council has washed its hands of the town's landmark fountain as the long-simmering ownership feud with Stroud District Council boiled over this week. more...
A WAR of words has erupted between the mayor of Nailsworth and a town developer. more...
A RETIRED teacher would like to see one of Stroud's historic heroes taken off his pedestal - and put on a better one. more...
A HAVEN for endangered newts in Stonehouse is being trashed despite the efforts of concerned residents to get it cleaned up. more...
Gerrard League Stroud Men's 1st XI 5 Swindon A 2 more...
ESTHER CURTIS has been awarded with a tennis scholarship at the University of Gloucestershire. more...
ENTRIES for the 23rd Stroud Half Marathon, sponsored by Griffiths Marshall Accountants, are almost at the race limit. more...
THE 2004 British Triathlon South West Tri Star series finished on a high note for Tri Team Glos Young Triathletes, who scooped top places in all age groups - with one first, five second and three third positions. more...
Glos Premier Painswick 18 Longlevens 15 more...
Nationwide Conference Canvey Island 2 Forest Green Rovers 1 HAVING belatedly kick-started their season with a win at Woking, Alan Lewer's side were brought crashing back to earth by a Canvey Island side that pulled off their first Conference home win of the season. more...
South West 2 West Truro RFC 29 Stroud RFC 15 more...
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