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Stories for 22 September 2004

Stroud Arts

Party a 'raging success'

NELSON Street's charity fundraising street party went off with a bang during the Fringe Festival weekend, according to organisers.  more...

Galleries are twice as nice

TOUCHÉ Contemporary Art in Stroud and the Rivers Gallery in Nailsworth have joined forces to promote art and craft in the area and much farther afield.  more...

Story of a mother's dilemma

FOLLOWING the success of Laughing Orange's debut production of Skin Tight earlier this year, the company is back at the Everyman Theatre for a full week's run of 'Night, Mother - an intense 90 minute psychological drama played by Jaquie Crago and Kate Abraham - this weekend  more...

Contest for the talented

ENTRY forms for next year's Undiscovered Youth Talent Contest, organised by The Door Youth Project, are now available.  more...

Stroud News

Buyers' land prices triple

PLOTS of land in the Ruscombe Valley are being sold off on the internet for hugely inflated prices in a controversial carve-up which has dismayed nearby villagers.  more...

Couple's drive to aid Darfur

A GO-getting couple are set to drive 25,000km from Namibia to Stroud to raise money for the desperate relief efforts in Darfur in an incredible seven-month adventure.  more...

Club bid protest

PLANS for a third nightclub in Stroud look set to be dashed today as councillors consider an application from the owners.  more...

Ideas for town's future pour in

IDEAS have been pouring in from enthusiastic Five Valleys residents keen to have their say on the future of Stroud.  more...

Geed up over new hunt ban

BEST- selling author Jilly Cooper, a well known advocate of animal rights, said this week she had some sympathy for the hunting set.   more...

Thugs attack MP's offices after hunt vote

A LUMP of concrete was hurled through the window of Stroud Labour MP David Drew's office within hours of the House of Commons vote to ban fox hunting on Wednesday night.   more...

Policing complaints soar

COMPLAINTS against the police have rocketed since the introduction of a new independent body set up to monitor public grievances.  more...

Joy as sixth form is saved from axe

IDEAS have been pouring in from enthusiastic Five Valleys residents keen to have their say on the future of Stroud.  more...

Stroud Sport

Cainy power through

Powergen Vase Cainscross 1st XV 35, Minchinhampton 1st XV 10  more...

Ali boots Wick home

Powergen Junior Vase Painswick 47 Ross 3  more...

Brassey shows polish

SHIPTON MOYNE based Louisa Brassey, 19, won the major International UAE. Equestrian and Racing Federation CIC** at Gatcombe Horse Trials last weekend.  more...

Matt adds gloss to Gloucester

Powergen Intermediate Cup Stroud RFC 16 Gloucester Old Boys RFC 22  more...

Lewer conjures positive start

Nationwide Conference Forest Green Rovers 1 Farnborough 1  more...

Stroud Viewpoint

Kids TV is da pits

EVERYTHING about children's television these days makes me gnash my teeth in indescribable fury. Not only are the presenters primped-up clones with about as much charisma as a sugar mouse, the programmes themselves seem to have gone down the pan due to a sad and patronising attempt to sound hip.  more...

  
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