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Developers look to ways to keep a pub in village
A RURAL parish council still hopes a pub will re-open in a small village. The Berkeley Vale Hotel in Stone was closed 18 months ago and the new owners want to build houses on the site. At Monday's meeting of Ham and Stone Parish Council chairman Cllr
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Freeman lifts Slimbridge's spirit with classy hat-trick
Slimbridge 3 Pewsey Vale 0 AFTER a troubled week, the hearts of the Wisloe Road faithful were warmed by Julian Freeman with a well-taken hat trick for Slimbridge against relegation haunted Pewsey Vale. John Evans' first game as caretaker manager saw a
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A look at the Pedersen cycle
READING the Gazette (February 25), I was interested to read the article on R A Lister and Co by Les Pugh. Over 20 years ago whilst studying for City and Guilds, Library Assistant, I had to do a project on a local company and make a book. Being Listers
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Didmarton meeting will be a big draw
THE Duke of Beaufort's Point-to-Point is acknowledged as one of the best meetings in the country so a large crowd is anticipated for Saturday's meeting at Didmarton. The first race is at 12.30pm and secretary Carol Clift has received 224 entries for the
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Top stopper Mason retires after 12 years of success
HOCKEY star Simon Mason has announced his retirement from the international game after 12 years at the top. The former Katharine Lady Berkeley's School pupil has decided to call it a day after being a part of almost 200 international matches as well as
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Change of name
WOTTON Horticultural Society is changing its name - but not for the first time. The society was founded in 1862 with the sole object of organising flower shows. These became famous all over the West of England and drew thousands of people to the town.
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Hurray for housing awareness
HURRAY! At last Stroud Labour have realised there is a housing crisis In the district. They, of course, are partly responsible for the situation we find ourselves in. If Stroud Labour, helped by David Drew, had not supported the 'No' campaign for the
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Birthday boy hails vital point
Forest Green Rovers 1 Stevenage Borough 1 WHICHEVER restaurant Alan Lewer chose to celebrate his 50th birthday in on Saturday, the meal will have certainly tasted slightly more appetising after Charlie Griffin's last gasp equaliser, writes Ashley Loveridge
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Chief slates tax increase
SHIRE Hall has been accused of squandering taxpayers' money by the district council finance chief after hiking its council tax share by 3.9 per cent. Council tax on an average home will rise to almost £1,300 this year after Ebley Mill voted in a 3.7 per
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Grand boost for charities
FOOTBALL players and supporters from across the region have raised a further £3,000 for charities this week. The Stroud Charity Football Cup Competition had already sent £1,000 to the Asian Tsunami Appeal and on Monday, at Frampton United AFC's ground
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Tenants should have more time
STROUD District Council is calling on the government to give tenants more time to decide on the future of the district council's houses. Tenants and the council are required by the government to vote either to retain Stroud District Council as its landlord
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Council tax rise to improve services
COUNCIL tax for South Gloucestershire has been set at 3.8 percent. After the original budget-setting meeting was delayed by a week because of indecision amongst the three ruling parties, the rate of tax was eventually agreed on Wednesday. People living
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Advocate for nuclear safety
I AM very pleased that Jim Duffy (Letters, February 25) is at last getting the message. Yes, it is personal. I am not qualified and neither, I suspect, is he to discuss matters of nuclear physics or engineering, nor have I claimed to represent the local
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Shops are targeted
A NEW campaign by South Gloucestershire Council hopes to slash the number of knives sold to children. A study by trading standards found a third of shops in South Gloucestershire sold knives to children under the age of 16. Council trading standards officers
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New flats are welcomed
EIGHT flats which residents fought not to be built have now been welcomed in a Yate road as the "most prestigious" development in the town. People living in Eggshill Lane last year condemned the proposed build as "ugly" and councillors supported them
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Threats will not influence council
I FEEL that I must comment on your article (Gazette, February 18) concerning a refusal of planning permission on land at Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath under the ownership of Mr Drafus Young. In the article Mr Young made it very clear that because of the refusal
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Gearing up for an explosive start
THE 33rd staging of the Severn Bridge Road Race takes place on Sunday and looks all set to be one of the premier sporting events to hit the region so far this year. The popular annual cycling marathon has become an institution with South West riders and
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With the Pirates
ROCHDALE are the visitors to the Memorial Stadium tomorrow (3pm) in a game that has been billed as a mid-table tussle between two teams desperate for points to propel them towards the play-off places. Lying three points and just two places ahead of Rovers
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Car sharing plan is cut
A PILOT scheme to reduce congestion on a busy ring road has been grounded by South Gloucestershire Council. The Aspects Leisure Park and Share site launched last year, had been aimed at promoting car sharing along the A4174. However, the project failed
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North are braced for Vase semi-final showdown
TOMORROW is the big day for North Bristol Rugby Club as the Almondsbury-based outfit take on Solihull in the Powergen Junior Vase semi-final. A huge crowd is expected at the club's Oaklands ground for the clash, which kicks off at 2pm, as the Midlands
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Facing up to a fun day
FACE-PAINTERS flocked to Chipping Sodbury from all over the South West to swap ideas and practice on any willing youngsters. Around 11 artists joined forces on Saturday at the town hall to bring colour to a very dull and grey winter's day. The get-together
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Top praise for preschool
A PRE-SCHOOL in Frampton Cotterell has been awarded the highest accolade by a school inspector. Crossbow 2 Pre-school was branded "very good" in its recent Ofsted report - the best standard it can achieve. The nursery, on School Road, had to prove it
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Can you help unit?
THORNBURY's three cadet forces - Sea, Air and Army - are now officially affiliated to town's Royal British Legion branch. The move - sealed at a ceremony this week at the town's Sea Cadet headquarters - is aimed at improving and building upon mutual support
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Church organ gets a new lease of life
NESTLING on a hill in the village of Wickwar sits the parish's picturesque church, Holy Trinity. And now, thanks to a massive fundraising campaign by parishioners, the building resounds once more to the majestic sound of the 100-year-old church organ.
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Life in a big land beckons
LIFE will change in a big way for popular Pilning couple Tony and Moira Adams when the swap Severnside for the wide open spaces of Texas. After more than six busy years running Pilning and Redwick Post Office and Stores, the couple have sold the business
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Wish to put patients first in NHS
ON Tuesday evening I sat through a consultation meeting on proposals for changes to services for Older Adults in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. When the meeting was thrown open for questions some were read from the platform and some asked from the
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Hope for charmer Betty
BRAVE Betty Farcas, the disabled youngster plucked from a Romanian institution six year ago with the help of Thornbury folk, has been given fresh hope of being legally adopted by the lcoal family who have cared for her ever since. Pete and Clare Brady
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Drugs raid nets #10,000
A DRUG bust by police in Chipping Sodbury has uncovered more than £1,000-worth of a suspected Class A drug. Police found 33 clear plastic bags each containing half a gram of what is believed to be cocaine with an estimated value of £1,500 during the raid
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Bristol plans #30m 'eco-zoo' attraction
BOSSES at Bristol Zoo are due to outline their plans for a major educational "world first" eco-attraction at Easter Compton. Representatives of the Clifton-based zoo will be attending Almondsbury Parish Counci''s April meeting, it was revealed this week
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Yate set to be council's third HQ
YATE is to become home to South Gloucestershire Council's third major headquarters. Plans to develop a site at the junction of Stover Road and Badminton Road into a modern centre for the council's planning and children's services and community care staff
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Very clever, Cllr Bracey, but I need some light relief
Reading the Gazette (February 25) I am sure Cllr Alan Bracey and his fellow councillors are very pleased with putting another obstacle in the way of Network Rail's plans to remove the trees from the railway embankment at Coalpit Heath. In doing so they
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Outcry over ward move
HEALTH planners went on the defensive this week over cost cutting plans to axe Thornbury Hospital's Grace ward - a highly valued care facility for older people with mental health problems. Transferring the ward's 10 beds - plus four for respite care -
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No train parking rate consultation
FURY over new car parking charges at Yate train station gathered steam this week as the Rail Passenger Council confirmed no public consultation had taken place. The council also objected to the £2 daily parking charge that will come into force on Monday
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Bufumbo - an inspiring visit
LIVING and learning conditions in Bufumbo - Thornbury's "link" parish in Uganda - continue to improve. An ongoing fund raising campaign, spearheaded by St Mary's Church members, has already seen the completion of a Thornbury-Bufumbo Health Centre - a
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Didmarton meeting will be a big draw
THE Duke of Beaufort's Point-to-Point is acknowledged as one of the best meetings in the country so a large crowd is anticipated for Saturday's meeting at Didmarton. The first race is at 12.30pm and secretary Carol Clift has received 224 entries for the
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With the Reds
It was certainly a game of two halves on Saturday as Bristol City and Blackpool played out a rarely entertaining and subdued 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate. In the first half City set about playing in the manner that had earned them two victories in succession
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Four-goal explosion sends Yate back to fourth spot
Marlow 1 Yate Town 4 YATE stormed back into fourth spot in the Southern League Western Division after this stuning away day, in which they scored four goals in the space of just 15 minutes. Rich Thompson's men had trailed 1-0 for most of the game but
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Safety concerns force swift move
A POPULAR children's pre-school in Alveston has been forced to find new premises after its old classroom was condemned as unsafe. St Helen's Pre-school - based at St Helen's Primary School - had to shut down temporarily last week after local authority
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Dentists turn away pensioner in pain
A CHIPPING SODBURY pensioner with a wobbly tooth has been turned away by five dental surgeries and is now desperate to get the offending gnasher removed. War veteran Ken Morris, of Gaunts Road, is finding it painful to eat and has reached the end of his
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Council tax rise to improve services
COUNCIL tax for South Gloucestershire has been set at 3.8 percent. After the original budget-setting meeting was delayed by a week because of indecision amongst the three ruling parties, the rate of tax was eventually agreed on Wednesday. People living
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Art project with anti-racist theme
A WALL of art created by youngsters in Yate has been unveiled in one of the town's play areas. Teenagers who attend St Nicholas Youth Centre have been working on the artwork, which they hope will send a strong message against racism, with UWE art teacher
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Hope for charmer Betty
BRAVE Betty Farcas, the disabled youngster plucked from a Romanian institution six year ago with the help of Thornbury folk, has been given fresh hope of being legally adopted by the lcoal family who have cared for her ever since. Pete and Clare Brady
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Kennels a 'merry go round of noise'
THE peace and tranquility of a quiet village could be shattered if plans for boarding kennels are given the go-ahead, it was claimed this week. Maggie James, of Manor Farm, Lower Stone, has submitted a planning application to Stroud District Council to
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Children receive books from TwoCanDo
Mulberry Tree Steiner Kindergarten youngsters Roshim Welsch, 4, Beenie Newman,4, Dylan Barker Duggan,4, Scarlet Watts, 5, and Agnes Adams,5 with teachers Jane Watts and Clare Benson and some of the new books they were recently given by the TwoCanDo charity
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Parents urged to ensure pupils get mumps jabs
STUDENTS from Stroud College are to be immunised against mumps. The number of cases of mumps has increased nationwide and a number of day students from the college who went on a trip together have recently developed the illness. Cotswold and Vale Primary
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Events around the region
Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge Friday, March 4 8.45-10.30am Wotton, The Chipping, Club Room. Friday Market. 10-11.30am, Slimbridge, Village Hall. Slimbridge Toddler Club. 10am-Noon, Cam, Methodist Church. Fairtrade Coffee morning. 10am-Noon
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Residents brave cold to plant trees
THE SNOW and cold weather may not be ideal for many people but for planting the latest set of apple trees at Holywell Orchard at the weekend it was just right. As part of Stroud Valleys Project's plan to restore the orchard to a haven for wildlife and
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Job centre to close at end of the month
DURSLEY'S Job Centre will close at the end of the month it was revealed this week. A formal announcement has yet to be made but at Tuesday's meeting of Dursley Town Council a representative from Jobcentre Plus told councillors the closure would take place
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Village of the year
THE SEARCH for Gloucestershire's Village of the Year was launched in Frampton-on-Severn on Tuesday. In 2004 the village scooped the accolade but the hunt is on to find a challenger for their crown. The competition, administered by Gloucestershire Rural
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Thanks for your support
WE thought that after two years of operation it is timely to say thank you to everyone who has been supporting the project to re-open the cinema. You may have read recently about some large sums of money coming from Stroud District Council, The Gloucestershire
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Church organ gets a new lease of life
NESTLING on a hill in the village of Wickwar sits the parish's picturesque church, Holy Trinity. And now, thanks to a massive fundraising campaign by parishioners, the building resounds once more to the majestic sound of the 100-year-old church organ.
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Gearing up for an explosive start
THE 33rd staging of the Severn Bridge Road Race takes place on Sunday and looks all set to be one of the premier sporting events to hit the region so far this year. The popular annual cycling marathon has become an institution with South West riders and
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Hospital future is in doubt
THE FUTURE of Berkeley Hospital has been put in doubt. Cotswold and Vale Primary Care Trust wants to increase NHS services offered to people living in Berkeley, Dursley and Cam and part of the plan could be to centralise services in another location.
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Don't let town become just a dormitory mass
I ATTENDED the meeting in the town hall last month at which information was given about the inspector's report into the possible development in Berkeley. I feel strongly that the report should be rejected on the grounds that the proposal to designate
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Residents see Berkeley's future
ORGANISERS of an exhibition looking at the future of Berkeley have hailed the event as a success. Almost 250 residents visited the two-day exhibition organised by David Wilson Homes and Green Issues Communications. In November, a government inspector
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Generations gather
FIVE generations from one family gathered together for the first time this week in Wotton-under-Edge. Violet McNally (great-great-grandmother), Margaret Webb (great-grandmother), Barry Webb (grandfather) Zoe Webb (mother) and two-month old Cody Webb spent
