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Skates on for new project
SKATEBOARDERS in Dursley will soon be able to show off their skills on a brand new skatepark. Building work on the first phase of the £25,000 facility at the recreation ground has started and is likely to be completed in time for the Easter weekend. The
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Regeneration starts on Lister's site
WORK is to start on the former Lister Petter site in Dursley following a joint announcement this week by the regional development agency and the developers. The South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) and St Modwen Developments Limited
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Failures of going private
THE Gazette last week (March 11) had three stories that highlight the folly of privatisations. First school meals. As you note Gloucestershire is starting to tackle what Jamie Oliver has shown is a national scandal. The average expenditure on school meal
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Evans steers 'Bridge to victory in tactical game
GLS Hellenic Premier Slimbridge 2 Ardley United 0 LATE goals from Matt Green and Mike Symons finally unlocked a tight defensively minded Ardley United at Wisloe Road. With Andy Pritchett not having recovered from a knock obtained at Fairford Town in midweek
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Wrong diagnosis by health chiefs
HAVING contracted MRSA whilst in hospital a number of years ago, it was with great sadness that I read of David Windsor's death from the dreaded disease and our sympathy must be with Mrs Windsor and her son for the loss of a husband and father to a disease
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MP says: I didn't misuse postage
STROUD MP David Drew has rejected claims from a constituent that he has breached parliamentary rules by misusing taxpayer funded postage. The claim came in a letter to the Gazette from Mr G Belben of Berkeley, who said Mr Drew had used House of Commons
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Concern at centre's role
A 400-STRONG petition has been sent to Northavon MP Steve Webb voicing concerns over the future of adult education courses at a Yate centre. Strength of feeling about the Ridgewood Centre, which last year saw completion of a £1.6 million revamp and provides
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Flying the flag in Finland
A FLEDGLING Finnish rugby team has been given a boost in the form of a set of shirts, donated by Thornbury Rugby Club. Mark Roper, a former junior player with Thornbury Rugby Club, moved to the city of Tampere three years ago and is now chairman of the
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Thorns take charge as Sports falter
Pucklechurch Sports 0 Thornbury Town 3 THORNBURY dominated from start to finish and the final scoreline did not flatter them in any way, as they kept up their pursuit of the league leaders. Whilst missing playmaker Brad Andrews through injury, Thorns
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United keep run going
Corby Town 0 Mangotsfield United 0 TABLE-TOPPERS Mangotsfield stretched their unbeaten league run to 13 games with a draw against second placed Evesham. But it was a bit of a battle against a defiant Corby side that was well shored up at the back. In
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Old photos book is tribute to historian
A "NEW" collection of old photographs of Thornbury and surrounding villages is being complied by history buffs at the town's museum. The first edition of Around Thornbury by local historian and photographer Tom Crowe was a sell-out when it was published
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Help for children's hospice
A BRISTOL-BASED children's hospice is looking for volunteers to start a new friends group in South Gloucestershire. Children's Hospice South West is hoping to start the new fund-raising group to help build a second hospice in the Bristol area. There are
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Terrific performance by talented youngsters
TALENTED young performers were on top form in the Thornbury's Armstrong Hall recently during the annual Celebration Concert marking the end of another highly successful Young Persons' Eisteddfod. Now an integral part of the town's annual Arts Festival
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Battle for Frenchay by no means over
THE final and bitter fight to save Frenchay Hospital from being downsized has been lost. At a crunch meeting on Monday, chairmen of the six local NHS and Primary Care Trusts voted to downgrade the red bricks of Frenchay into a community health centre
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Officer on hand to help out villagers
RURAL areas across South Gloucestershire have recently been targeted by thieves preying on the trusting ethos of most villages. This week reporter Hannah Swingler asked the prominent beat manager for Frampton Cotterell what is being done in those rural
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Paraglider killed in hillside crash
A STUDENT from Horton has fallen to his death after a freak paragliding accident. Twenty-five year old Ross Barlow from Cornerway, was killed after crashing into a hillside on Sunday morning. He had been paragliding on the Long Mynd near the Midlands
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Mum to be thanks police rescuers
A PREGNANT woman who crashed her car into a ditch after blacking out while driving on the M4, would have frozen to death if two police officers had not accidentally discovered her. Ashma Begum, 21, lay freezing and unconscious in her car in long grass
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Major haul of drugs seized
DRUGS with a potential street value of £60,000 have been seized in South Gloucestershire. Police based at Chipping Sodbury have seized what they believe to be a major haul of cocaine following the arrest of a man in Yate. The 18-year-old was arrested
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Local teenager is best in show
OLVESTON teenager Holly Barrington has joined the creme de le creme of the dog show world by clinching major wins at this year's Crufts at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. In only her visit to the world famous show, the 14-year-old dog lover achieved
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Kids mean business
PUPILS at a Winterbourne school were given food for thought and a taste of things to come as part of a new finance programme. Armed with knives, forks and calculators, students at the Ridings High School had the challenge of posing as a catering company
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Post office case clear
CONTROVERSY over plans to re-house the Post Office at Wotton-under-Edge has led Stroud District Council to take the unusual step of issuing a statement making it clear where it stands on the issue. The statement follows the report in the Gazette last
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Anger as Berkeley plan not opposed
DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott has been blamed for bulldozing through government housing plans which have resulted in Berkeley being saddled with the likelihood that 300 more houses will be built in the parish. Berkeley residents were dismayed by
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Village urged to report crime
RESIDENTS in Wickwar are being urged to report all crimes or face losing vital crime preventing services. The shock announcement was made following complaints by parishioners that nothing was being done about crime in the area. Cllr David Howard told
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Parish council minutes drag...
I WOULD like to say how much I enjoyed the Gazette of March 4. The amount of articles taken from Ham and Stone Parish Council meeting almost made me feel I had been at the meeting. In future, parish councils could just mail you the minutes of their meetings
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Stinchcombe Lordship for sale
THE LORDSHIP of the Manor of Stinchcombe could be put up for sale by the present titleholder if there is the right interest. Present Lord of the Manor Sir Christopher Prevost has never lived in the area and currently resides in France. He told the Gazette
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Veterans denied on penalties
Sikh Temple Veterans 1 Dursley Town Veterans 1 (Sikh Temple won 5-4 on penalties aet) DURSLEY suffered an agonising exit from the Nags Knockout Cup as they lost on sudden death penalties at West Bromwich side Sikh Temple. In fairness, Town were second
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Hynes sets his sights on Le Mans
Marc Hynes, the man who beat Jenson Button to one of British motor sport's biggest championships, will return to the race track in 2005 by contesting the world famous Le Mans 24 Hours sports car event. Marc, 26, from Tetbury, will compete in the prestigious
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A taxing question answred
I AM writing in answer to the questions posed (Gazette letters, March 11) by Miss Menelaws about the Liberal Democrats' proposals to replace council tax with a local income tax. Only people who pay income tax would pay, so people on low income, pensioners
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The floods of disapproval
PLANS for a new house in an area of Wotton-under-Edge subject to flooding have come under fire from neighbours and the town council. The plans, for a detached house on a plot between 3 Dyers Brook and 2A Water Lane in the curtilage of a listed building
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First 'Eureka' anniversary
WEDNESDAY was a special day for a Wotton-under-Edge couple Joan and Doug Barker as they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. There is no precious symbol associated with this anniversary and Joan Barker wondered if that was because couples rarely
