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Concerns raised about changes to planning process
CONCERNS have been raised about proposals to change the way planning applications are handled by Stroud District Council. The authority claims the changes will speed up the processing of applications - however critics fear an erosion of local democracy
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Ambulance trust is criticised by councillors
AMBULANCE call out times are still not good enough in South Gloucestershire and the local authority is calling for action. Response times at Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) have improved for the first time since Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
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Point-to-point at Berkeley a success despite the rain
THE HOOVES were pounding and the hampers were out at the Berkeley Hunt Point-to-Point on Saturday. The annual races, which are held in the village of Woodford, bring participants from all over Britain and Ireland to compete in one of the area’s biggest
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10-mile trek in memory of Sam to boost meningitis campaign
MORE than 100 people are due to step out in memory of Berkeley toddler Sam Virgo this weekend. A 10-mile trek from Thornbury to Berkeley takes place this Saturday in support of the Gazette’s campaign to raise £40,000 for Meningitis UK. Two-year-old
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Victims of First World War remembered at ANZAC Day
MEN who died in action during the First World War were remembered at the weekend. Eighteen standard bearers from local branches of the Royal British Legion paraded through Leighterton to the village’s war graves on Sunday. The parade was to commemorate
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Teenager speaks out about effects of ME
A TEENAGER from Thornbury has spoken out about an illness that she says makes her life a misery. Helen Wood, 19, still lives at home with her family in Thornbury, however, unlike other teenagers Helen’s dream of having her own place and living her
