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Soccer - Unbeaten run goes on after tough away test
Hungerford Town 1 Slimbridge 1 SLIMBRIDGE extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to nine games with a creditable 1-1 draw in the Hellenic League Premier Division at Hungerford Town with a 15th minute strike from Craig Cole that was answered in
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Banning sign goes on hold
SIGNS prohibiting skateboarding in Dursley town centre will not be erected in the near future. The new signs were discussed at Dursley Town Council last week. They were due to be erected in seven spots in Parsonage Street and Long Street and near St James
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Gazette 125th anniversary supplement
Read on to see this 40-page special
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Bailey legacy still lives on
CONGRATULATIONS to the Gazette on achieving 125 years of publication in Dursley: the first edition appeared on October 19, 1878, under the direction of my great- grandfather, Frederick Bailey, and my grandfather, Albert who, at the time, was only 18 years
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Rail crash remembered
THIS week has seen the 75th anniversary of the Charfield rail disaster. In the early hours of October 13, 1928, the Leeds-to-Bristol mail train collided with another at Charfield station and in the ensuing fire 14 people lost their lives. To mark the
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Rail disaster remembered
THIS week has seen the 75th anniversary of the Charfield rail disaster. In the early hours of October 13, 1928, the Leeds-to-Bristol mail train collided with another at Charfield station and in the ensuing fire 14 people lost their lives. To mark the
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Pony's death investigated
POLICE in Chipping Sodbury are appealing for witnesses following the death of a pony at a sponsored ride in Badminton Park. Officers are investigating allegations that the animal died as the result of maltreatment. The incident happened towards the end
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We are still loyal to our roots
THIS is a landmark for the Gazette. It is our 125th anniversary - an occasion to be noted. Our thanks go to al those staff who down the years have rendered loyal service in whatever capacity from publisher to tea-maker - and of course to our equally loyal
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Local news has more relevance
THERE is a tendency in some quarters to be rather snobbish about local newspapers. Some think that local papers do no more than print photographs of church fetes and record the deaths of local notables. Yet, in my experience, the news that appears in
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is there anybody there?
WOTTON'S Ram Inn will feature in a new series, Magick Eve, scheduled to be shown on ITV1 West of England next year. The historic pub's owner, John Humphries, also features in the programme. Prepare yourself for the strange and unexplained as this new
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Rail disaster remembered
THIS week has seen the 75th anniversary of the Charfield rail disaster. In the early hours of October 13, 1928, the Leeds-to-Bristol mail train collided with another at Charfield station and in the ensuing fire 14 people lost their lives. To mark the
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Give us a reasoned argument
SIR - In echo of Maggie Hughes I am not an urbanite yet am against hunting. Hunt supporters claim that anti-hunt protesters are ignorant of country living as they have no better argument. Supporters argue foxes kill livestock. In North America and Canada
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Pleasures of a Sunday drive
CONGRATULATIONS to the Gazette on its 125th anniversary. I first became aware of Dursley and the Vale when I got used to travelling out with my parents from my home in South Gloucestershire. In those days when the car was more socially acceptable, it
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Athletics - Fine showing
DURSLEY and District Athletic Club were pleased to be able to start this season's cross-country race at Newbridge Fields in Bridgend, Wales. This event covers all age groups from 11 years of age through to seniors. Rather untypical for Wales, it was dry
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Body in box-van
A BODY was discovered in a burnt-out converted box-van near Kingscote on Monday evening. The vehicle had been parked on a lane between Kingscote Road and Horsley Road, at the edge of woods. Firefighters, who had been called to the blaze, found the body
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No mean feat
I WAS very pleased and honoured to be invited to contribute a message on this special occasion. Reaching 125 years is no mean achievement for a newspaper; we have all seen local papers come and go. During the time that I have been chairman of Stroud District
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Lords as good as party mates
SIR - Further to his remarks about hunting and the House of Lords in last week's Gazette, I would like to make the point to David Drew MP that, despite being elected to the House of Commons, there are a lot of people who did not vote for him and never
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Morality of fox-hunting
SIR - Since David Drew, MP for Stroud, is a member of a government that thinks it's perfectly acceptable to murder innocent human beings in other countries I'll thank him not to lecture me on morality (Your Point of View, October 3). If Mr Drew feels
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Golf training scheme wins royal approval
THE DUKE of York has been taking a special interest in a rapidly growing Gloucestershire business. Young Masters Golf Ltd, based at Upper Wick, near Dursley, provides structured training in golf for children between the ages of 5- and 16-years old and
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'Don't destroy our community'
RESIDENTS of Kingshill Park in Dursley took to the road on Tuesday to show Stroud District Council they mean business. Thy are attempting to stop a proposed housing development by Kent-based Crofton Place Developments. The application is due to be assessed
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Vote green not 'grey' is party's message
GREENS have chosen Martin Whiteside as their Parliamentary vandidate to challenge labour's David Drew at the next General Election. His selection was announced at a specially convened meeting in and he called for a political change. He said: "We need
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Scouts appeal for help
A SCOUT group is appealing for help to carry out vital repairs to its ageing hut. Members of the 1st Berkeley Scouts have already started fund-raising to meet the costs of repairing the building behind Park View Road. The hut, which serves as a regular
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Times change, those remains
A HUNDRED and twenty-five years ago life was very different for the average person living in Gloucestershire. Most workers earned their living on the land and children only had to go to school up until the age of 12. Nowadays, most people work in towns
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Site needed for new skate park
PLANS to give skaters in Dursley a permanent facility have been put on hold while a suitable site is located. A proposal to install a new skate park on Stroud District Council-owned land in Highfields playing field were scrapped following strong public
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Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge and district diary
Friday, October 17 8.45-10.30am, Wotton, The Chipping Clubroom. Friday Market. 10-11.30am, Slimbridge, Village Hall. Slimbridge Toddler Club. 1.30-3.30pm, Cam, Memorial Hall. Tea dance. 7.30pm, Dursley, Rednock Community Centre. Dursley and District Garden
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Rugby - Industry haltedb with force
Dursley 1st XV 27 Smith Industries 1st XV 8 DURSLEY entertained Smith's Industries in Gloucester Division II on Saturday and came away with a league win which makes four out of four. With a rest from League action for two weeks, then it's Old Colstonians
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Still going strong and here to stay
TODAY the Gazette is a member of an international family of newspapers - part of the Wales and Western region of Newsquest Media Group, in turn part of the US company Gannett, which owns newspapers, including USA Today, and television stations across
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Award for life-saver Richard
AN employee from BNFL Environmental Services, Berkeley, has been honoured with a prestigious award from the National Blood Service. Over the past 20 years Richard Kelsey, 38, has dedicated himself to the service, which depends entirely on voluntary donations
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Don't be fooled by the council's propaganda
SIR - In reply to the letter in the Gazette (October 10), we as Woodfield, Cam, tenants would like to make ourselves heard also. We know that some tenants and councillors are under the impression that we should all vote yes to the housing transfer, but
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Royal cook loses claim
A ROYAL housekeeper made redundant after 13 years loyal service was forced to work three weeks without a day off and once worked 13 consecutive weekends, a tribunal heard. Caroline Brown, 47, of Frampton-on-Severn, cooked and cleaned for Princess Anne
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Why are there fewer buses?
SIR - Please can someone tell me what the people living up at Whiteway and Highfields in Dursley have done to merit such a drastic reduction in our bus timetable? The 210 rail link bus is the only one that serves these estates and they seem to be very
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Road safety is too high a price to pay
SIR - The residents of Kingshill Park, Dursley, have organised a strong protest against the proposed demolition of 58 and 60 Kingshill Park and the plans to build houses in the gardens behind. The residents object to this plan because of the wanton destruction
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Views on display
AS part of the Gazette's 125th anniversary, an exhibition has been set up, featuring a number of the popular Weekend section scenic views. This week - until today - the display is in May Lane Surgery, Dursley, and from next Monday until Thursday, October
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Talent reveals lost castle
DOWSING for water is a concept familiar to most but few will know the ability is also used for archaeological searches, soil testing, healing...and much more. In fact last month dowsing was used to locate the site believed to be that of Dursley's ancient
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Decision delayed on warehouse site
A DECISION on the future of the former Bymacks site in Dursley will not be made for another month at least. When Stroud District Council's development control committee met on Tuesday members voted to have a sites panel visit the area before any decision
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Scheme should not go ahead
SIR - We were disturbed to read in the Gazette of the proposed development at Kingshill Park, Dursley. As interested parties, we must support the protesters in opposing this development for the following reasons. Kingshill Park would not provide suitable
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Tenants step up homes battle
TENANTS opposing the sale of Stroud District Council's homes are stepping up their campaign. They are putting out a second leaflet and are buoyed up by the messages of support they say are flooding in from all over the district. "Tenants and non-tenants
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Action group to battle on
AN ACTION grouped formed to try to safeguard the future of a greenfield site in Dursley has vowed to fight on despite the news that its application for town green status has been refused by Gloucestershire County Council. Members of the Boulton Lane Action
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Record fundraising
SIR - As the new county organiser for the Red Cross open gardens, I am delighted to let readers know that the amount raised this summer by the Gloucestershire gardens was a record £29,097. We are enormously grateful to everyone who so generously opened
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People power could save town
SIR - Dursley Town Hall was packed for the first 'Vision' meeting in 2001, hosted by Anthony Hall, of Vision Maitrix, attended by the MP and the prospective MP, the new chief executive for Stroud District Council, David Hagg, town councillors, shop owners
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Site future up for debate
A NEW lease of life is being planned for the land behind the Co-op store in Cam. And until the beginning of November villagers have the opportunity to state their views about the future use and management of the site, discovered a few years ago to be
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A newspaper people trust
I WOULD like to congratulate the Gazette on this very important anniversary and milestone. I feel confident that the reason it has survived, succeeded and grown into such a successful paper is that it has kept in contact with its grass roots. It reports
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Soccer - O'Neill: Our effort was just superb
Wotton Rovers 1 King's Stanley 1 ROVERS boss Jake O'Neill continued his Synwell comeback with a well-crafted draw against an impressive King's Stanley, a result he was immensely pleased with. Following on from last week's 3-0 drubbing of Pucklechurch
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Gazette comment
A CLEAR message was sent out by the residents of Kingshill Par, Dursley, this week as they intensified their campaign against proposed development near their street. They took their protest to Stroud District Council offices to highlight the strength
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Barn blaze fuelled by wind
FIRE crews were called to a blaze in a barn in Purton in the early hours of last Thursday. Within minutes of the fire breaking out, the whole barn was ablaze, fanned by a south-westerly breeze. The fire crews arrived at the incident at 4am and found a
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Autograss - A huge dash for cash prizes
STROUD AND District Autograss Club played host to the annual dash for cash compeition on Sunday October 4 at Gossington Bridge. Driving on a half mile grass track with as left hand bend, more than 250 cars took part with a £150 prize fund up for grabs
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Christmas in style
CHRISTMAS will be celebrated in style this year, courtesy of Wotton Town Council. Plans are being made for a festive Medieval Saturday at the beginning of the season. On December 6 a special Farmers' Market will include a craft market with presents on
