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Green candidate offers alternative
MARTIN WHITESIDE, the Green Party's prospective Parliamentary candidate for Stroud, will be in Dursley this weekend and in Cam later in the month to hear which issues people think are important. He will also be available to answer questions and share
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Unfamiliar with school transport
SIR - The Liberal Democrats' prospective candidate, Dr Hirst's, letter to the Gazette about school transport demonstrates his unfamiliarity of this constituency which he wishes to represent. The current system for school transport has not changed significantly
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Keep an eye on youths!
PEOPLE in Kingswood have been told they need to report incidents of bad behaviour at the village hall if they wanted police to take action. The hall has been a meeting place for young people for many months and residents complained to the parish council
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Acorns now in new care unit
THE OPENING of a hospice which will care for Gloucestershire life-limited children has moved a major step closer, following the official hand-over of the 10-bed unit. After 14 months on site the contractors have handed over the building to Acorns charity
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Gazette Comment
AN ATTEMPT is to be made to calm down late-night disorder in Dursley - by having one of the nightclubs stay open for longer. It is a fair bet that when all the options for reducing such problems were considered, allowing clubs to stay open longer would
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Radio show live from town
REGENERATION will be top of the programme when BBC Radio Gloucestershire descends on Dursley district next week. The countywide station is taking to the road and Dursley has been chosen as the first point of call. Former Gazette reporter Julia Causton
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Events around the region
Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge Friday, January 14 10-11.30am, Slimbridge, Village Hall. Slimbridge Toddler Club. 1.30-3.30pm, Cam, Memorial Hall. Tea dance 7.30pm, Wotton, Civic Centre. Joint meeting of Wotton Historical Society and Wotton
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Row is a sad reflection of misguided emotions
SIR - The extensive coverage of the Wotton Animal Rescue closure and the reasons (in the Gazette) has been a sad reflection of how the animal lobby can be so reactionary and let their emotions cloud the issues. Whilst not wishing to side with either party
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League boost for first team
Dursley 1st XV 15 Brockworth 12 DURSLEY went into this Gloucestershire Division Two league match two places below Brockworth and needing to win to keep clear of the relegation zone. With the brisk wind at their backs, Dursley started strongly with forwards
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Meeting will celebrate a great year for the young guns
CAM Cricket Club's youth section are inviting all parents and carers of their U9s, U11s, U13s and U15s cricketers to their AGM at Cam Sports Club on Sunday, January 23, at 6pm. There will be reviews of last season, when playing membership reached 120
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Long-term support idea for Sri Lanka
DURSLEY Lions Club has given £5,000 to Lions clubs in Sri Lanka to aid recovery after the tsunami disaster. The Lions are also considering plans for a major long-term support project in Sri Lanka. The donation, taken from last year's beer festival, follows
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Articulated lorry slides off road
A COUNTRY lane near Berkeley was blocked to traffic again this week when an articulated lorry slid of the road into a ditch. It is the third accident in Alkington Lane, Heathfield, since August when a lorry shed its load of empty beer bottles. In December
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Whippets take to the track
Up in the wilds of Nympsfield they are going to the dogs - literally. The village is home to South Cotswolds Whippet Racing Club. SNJ reporter DAVID GIBBS set out in search of the 40mph couch potatoes and their owners. CHRIS Bishop stands resolute in
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Post office open - for now
A FURTHER stay of execution has been given to Wotton-under-Edge post office. But plans for its future are still hampered by problems. The post office at the One Stop Shop, Long Street, had been due to close this week while owner Tesco converted the premises
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Animal rescue saved many
SIR - We have all been reading about Wotton Animal Rescue in the Gazette. It is Veronica's life and she does it out of the goodness of her heart. She has saved a lot of animals and if it wasn't for her they would have nowhere to go. We bought two cats
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'Brilliant response'
THERE was a generous New Year response at Wotton Baptist Church when an offering was taken for those affected by the tsunami in Asia. More than £1,000 was given in one morning and this while over half the congregation was away on holiday. The minister
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Did you belong to this Young Farmers' group?
PICTURED are members of the Sodbury Vale Young Farmers Club assembled at the former Chipping Sodbury Grammar School on April 15, 1948. The club had members from the Sodbury, Thornbury, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge areas. Are you one of the Young Farmers
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Family affair nets #3,129 in an hour
A CONCERT in aid of the tsunami appeal was held in North Nibley when residents Audrey Sewell and Wynne Holcombe gathered a large audience by word of mouth. Music was performed by three members of the White family at St Martin's Church and in just one
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A titanic trophy haul for high-flyer Lyle
KICKBOXER Lyle Hopkins has had plenty to celebrate over the New Year period having claimed his first competitive titles at the end of a whirlwind season. The Wotton-under-Edge martial artist, 22, finished top of the WUMA (World United Martial Arts Federation
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Kingswood's unbeaten run stretches to ten
Kingswood 2 Horsley United 0 SATURDAY'S clash brought another good result for Kingswood, although they were made to work hard by a resolute Horsley side, who despite looking second best for the majority of the game always looked capable of causing a problem
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Animal site is still shut
WOTTON Animal Rescue still appears to be closed this week despite a report in another newspaper that the centre had re-opened. Last week owner Veronica Bruce told the Gazette that she was definitely not re-opening. But another report on Friday claimed
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Public will get say on ward's future
FORMAL consultation over plans to axe cherished mental health care facilities at Thornbury hospital is now underway - but residents and community leaders are still waiting to be asked for their views. Dark clouds have been hanging over Grace ward - a
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Town's admin centre plan
YATE could become home to South Gloucestershire Council's third major administration centre. The town is being targeted for the next hubbub of offices for council officers and staff, although the building is not expected to be completed for at least five
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It's a massive 'no' to site
THE strength of feeling against a proposed travellers' site forced Yate Town Council to hold its bi-monthly meeting outside for the first time. The Tuesday evening meeting was held in the freezing open air, as around 400 residents turned out to protest
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With the Reds
Into the New Year and as ever Bristol City look to have ensured their supporters a roller-coaster ride all the way into early May when the season finishes. Before Christmas things weren't looking particularly promising after a 2-1 home defeat by Luton
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Pupils line up novel 50p idea
A SCHOOL in Yate has come up with a novel idea to collect money for the tsunami disaster fund. Pupils at Abbotswood Primary School hope to collect enough 50p coins to go around the circumference of both school halls and the adjoining corridor. Headteacher
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Secure our rail service
SIR - The Strategic Rail Authority has made public its plans to make selected rail routes more economically viable. The suggestion is to use low cost trains, limited volunteer labour and involving the community. One of the lines suggested is the Bristol
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Dry months not a problem in 2004
RAIN fell consistently throughout the year and there was not one completely dry month. The wettest months were October with 7.1in, August with 5.09in and January with 4.98in. In addition there were seven months having measurements of between 2.35in and
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Help us care for cancer patients
SIR - Last year Marie Curie Nurses nursed 15,000 people with cancer in their own homes. This year we want to be able to care for even more people and give them the opportunity to live out their days surrounded by their loved ones, friends and pets in
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Prit sticks in a hat-trick
Cam Bulldogs 6 St Marks 2 NO better has the old adage about goals bringing confidence been more clearly illustrated than at Cam on Saturday as the home side came from behind to convincingly beat St Marks. For nearly an hour the Bulldogs played like a
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Postcard-sized art at exhibition
ART work is invited from people in Wotton-under-Edge and the surrounding communities - and it only has to be the size of a postcard. Organiser Rob Collins, for Under the Edge Arts, said: "The idea for this project came from the Royal Academy of Art in
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What people are planning
PLANNING applications received by Stroud District Council include: Cam Mr P Hill, 12 Larkrise (extension). Dursley Mr I Poultney, Mill Farm Cottage, Uley Road (raise level of existing lean-to roof over kitchen to provide first-floor bathroom and internal
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Closure of rescue centre is sad loss
SIR - I am very sad to see that Veronica of Wotton Animal Rescue Centre is closing down. This wonderful girl has devoted the past 28 years to caring for abused and abandoned animals. She has worked day and night trying to make money by car boot sales,
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'We want your opinions'
GLOUCESTERSHIRE county councillors and staff have taken to the road to find out exactly how people want money raised from council tax to be spent. The authority will decide on the budget for the financial year 2005-06 on February 23. Before this members
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Serious problem for a small town
SIR - What a pleasure it was to be back in the newly restored Berkeley Arms in Berkeley where both the young and not so young happily mixed together to see in the New Year. There was a not a touch of trouble of any kind, which, of course, is exactly how
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Dry months not a problem in 2004
RAIN fell consistently throughout the year and there was not one completely dry month. The wettest months were October with 7.1in, August with 5.09in and January with 4.98in. In addition there were seven months having measurements of between 2.35in and
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Weekend Picture - January 14, 2005
Patterns in the countryside . . . these fields criss-crossed with hedges are at Upper Wick, near Dursley Picture by Steve Richards GSR19H05
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Town organisations are banding together
PLANS are gaining momentum for a tsunami appeal fundraising day in Wotton-under-Edge on Saturday, January 22 when all rooms in the civic centre will be used. The Save the Children group will be serving coffee and refreshments from 9.30am in the Coombe
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Police sound out warning!
POLICE are advising people who wish to donate money to the survivors of the tsunami disaster to be wary about whom they give their cash to. The advice was issued after reports of bogus charity collectors operating across Gloucestershire. Crime reduction
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46 arrests over drink campaign
POLICE in Gloucestershire arrested 46 motorists for drink-driving during their annual Christmas campaign. Between Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, January 2, some 2,034 breath tests were administered. Seventy-nine were administered at the scene of collisions
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Witney are swept away at Wisloe
Slimbridge 3 Witney United 0 SLIMBRIDGE overcame a battling Witney United at a windswept Wisloe Road on Saturday to complete a Hellenic Premier double with goals from Matt Green, Michael Symons, on his home debut, and Craig Cole. United started brightly
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Driver hurt after car hits verge and rolls
A 20-YEAR-OLD male driver from Uley needed hospital treatment on Tuesday after the car he was driving was involved in an accident near Selsley. The blue Peugeot 306 had been travelling from Selsley Common in the direction of the Bristol and Gloucestershire
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Severnside at threat from sea?
SIR - In the recent coverage of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster the Daily Mail highlighted a similar threat to the coastal cities of America and Europe, in particular that posed by an impending giant landslip in the Canary Islands. Apparently the UK
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Homes plan debate
BERKELEY residents concerned about a recent report that identified the area between Canon Park and the town's bypass as a suitable site for 300 homes can air their views at a public meeting at Berkeley Town Hall on Monday (6.30pm). A speaker from Stroud
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Changing times
PARISH council meetings in Kingswood could be moved following an increase in costs for lighting and heating at Kingswood Primary School, where meetings are held. Since November, 2000, the council has paid an annual fee of £45 for ten meetings. But the
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Charity collectors are least of the problem
SIR - Give me strength! Cllr June Cordwell objects to Veronica Bruce, a charity collector, making it "difficult" to enter the Co-op store in Wotton. If that was the only obstacle we had to endure in supermarkets, I would be delighted. As it is we have
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Non-uniform way to raising funds
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council is giving its backing to a fundraising campaign being led by one of the county's youth MPs. Alex Farrow, MYP for Stroud and the Cotswolds, has written to every secondary school in the county asking them to give their support
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New boys inspire resurgent Rovers
Scarborough 0 Forest Green Rovers 0 A MORNING jaunt on the beach at Scarborough proved the ideal preparation for Alan Lewer's rejuvenated side, who gained another point in their Conference survival fight on Saturday. Lewer took his side for a breath of
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Nightclub extends its hours for coffee
A DURSLEY nightclub is to extend its hours to sell soft drinks in a bid to help curb the problems that frequently follow closing time in the town. Capone's, off Long Street, will stay open for an extra hour at weekends to sell soft drinks and coffee to
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The post will get through
POSTAL deliveries along a country road at Wickwar will continue as normal despite the road being closed to repair an ancient bridge. Horse Bridge in Chase Lane, which runs between Wickwar and Inglestone Common, will be shut for 12 weeks while work is
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Planning applications
PLANNING applications received by South Gloucestershire Council include: Acton Turville Mr T R Tripp, Argosy, 17 Tormarton Road: side conservatory. Alveston Miss Bartlam, Greenside Cottage, 55 Gloucester Road, Rudgeway: two-storey front extension to form
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Remember the animal victims of disaster
SIR - As a new year begins, the world is united in its shock and sadness at the terrible human tragedy following the Asian tsunami disaster. In the face of such overwhelming human adversity, it is all too easy to forget the animal victims of the crisis
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Bus service faces the axe
BUS services from Severn Beach to Cribbs Causeway are under threat after a senior transport advisor admitted cuts could result in the village being "dropped off the end" of a bus route map. Richard Kemble, senior planner for bus services and promotions
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The importance of being first
RESIDENTS of Thornbury may be unaware of it, but they have a service which is a life-saver - literally. Thornbury First Responder Scheme provides immediate care to members of the community who are showing signs of heart attack or have suffered a collapse
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Council 'yes' to playground
CHILDREN in Frenchay who have long been without any play facilities are a hop and a skip closer to having their own dedicated playground. Parents in the village have long been campaigning for an area where their children can play safely and use facilities
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Celebrity lecturer
A CELEBRITY lecture by leading educationalist Dame Janet Trotter will help launch centenary celebrations at Thornbury's St Paul's Church. Dame Janet, vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Gloucestershire, will be at the church in Hacket Lane
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With the Pirates
SINCIL BANK is the venue tomorrow for Rovers who will be seeking to improve on their 0-0 draw with Lincoln at home back in September. City are two points better off this time around and Coca Cola League Two draw specialists Rovers are ruing too many dropped
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Victim wants to repay kindness
A BUSINESSMAN has spoken to the Gazette about experiencing the devastation of the South East Asia Earthquake first hand. Declan Harrington, who lives in Hallen and owns D&D Shoe Repairs and Key-Cutting in Chipping Sodbury, was on holiday in the coastal
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Residents scramble to halt bike nuisance
WASTELAND in Severn Beach is still being used by large groups of scramble bike enthusiasts, despite police efforts to stop them. Land owned by Redrow Homes on Western Approaches Business Park is regularly advertised on the internet for bikers to meet
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Good day all round
Almondsbury FC 3 Biddestone 1 ALMONDSBURY FC enjoyed a return to form with a 3-1 win over Biddestone though they did have to come from behind. Basically, the game was one-way traffic against lowly Biddestone but though Adam Grinter hit the woodwork on
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Whippets take to the track
Up in the wilds of Nympsfield they are going to the dogs - literally. The village is home to South Cotswolds Whippet Racing Club. SNJ reporter DAVID GIBBS set out in search of the 40mph couch potatoes and their owners. CHRIS Bishop stands resolute in
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Red Cross gives thanks
SIR - On behalf of all of us at the British Red Cross, I would like to thank your readers for their overwhelming generosity since the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck on December 26. A massive global relief effort swung into action within
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Hallen resurrect their earlier form
Bitton 1 Hallen 1 HALLEN should have walked away with this game but were forced to settle for a draw after missing a glut of good chances. In the first half Tony Beacham hit a post and Tom Collett missed three gilt-edged chances. After missing another
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£400,000 to get it sorted
BUILDING work on a new £400,000 household waste recycling centre in Thornbury is set to get underway later this month. The purpose-built Sort It centre on the former Dairy Crest site on the Thornbury Industrial Park will enable residents from the town
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Mangotsfield remain top dogs after win
Burnham 0 Mangotsfield United 3 MANGOTSFIELD kept their noses in front in the Southern League Div 1 title race with a good 3-1 win at Burnham. They took the lead on 25 minutes thanks to a penalty for handball by Steve Noakes, hammered home by David Seal
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Thanks for caring for us at Christmas
SIR - Could I take this opportunity to thank all your readers for their generous response to the Caring at Christmas appeal. Their generous donations of food clothing and toiletries were very much needed and appreciated. The charity provided food (2,022
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Rivals set to challenge for league leadership
Yate Town 5 Sutton Coldfield Town 1 YATE Town destroyed Sutton Coldfield Town with a scintillating first half performance. This was Yate's fifth successive win and keeps them in third place in Southern Div 1 West but snapping at the heels of leaders Mangotsfield
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Gang in attack on cashpoint
A GANG left empty-handed after attempting to empty a cashpoint in Wick by beating it with crowbars. An unknown number of people attacked the machine outside a garage in London Road using the crowbars and blow-torches in the early hours of Saturday morning
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Children at heart of scheme
CHILDREN and young people are certainly at the heart of South Gloucestershire Children's Fund. And, when the scheme finally finishes, its manager wants this ethos to live on. The Gazette's Kirsty Ramsden met Rachel Robinson, manager of the fund, to find
