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• Floral delights in the garden

  A LONG, hot summer resulted in a bumper year for a scheme that raises money through showcasing Gloucestershire gardens. read more

• Three killed in head-on crash

  THREE people died and a motorcyclist was subsequently arrested following an horrific head-on crash on the A38 on Saturday. read more

• Peace-Keeper is home from Iraq

  BLANCHWORTH father-of-three Major Nick Sparks returned home in November after a four-month mission to Iraq. An army reservist, Major Sparks, 40, was one of 5,000 extra troops deployed to the Middle East in July to act as a peace-keeping force. Speaking to Gazette reporter JULIA CAUSTON, Major Sparks described the utter destruction he witnessed in the war-torn country. read more

• Great villages win honours

  WINNERS of the Avonside Village of the Year competition have been honoured at a presentation ceremony held at Camerton Village Hall in Somerset. read more

• Does council really need another survey?

  SIR - I see from the Gazette (November 28) that Wotton is to have yet another shopping survey. This time though, the "Residents are being invited to have their say in a comprehensive shopping survey ..." Didn't we have one of those in 1994? read more

• Youths speak out at meeting with police

  YOUTHS were top of the agenda when police met the community in Kingswood. read more

• Drug suspects arrested

  SUSPECTS in Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge were amoung a large number arrested on suspicion of drug offences. read more

• Left in limbo by council's actions

  SIR - I would like to clarify the situation between Berkeley Cricket Club and the town council with regards to the pavilion. I feel that many of our old players and supporters do not quite know what is going on and I wish to explain our deep feelings about how the club has been treated. read more

• 'The sixth form must stay'

  THE CAMPAIGN against the threatened closure of the sixth from at Vale of Berkeley College gathered pace at a public meeting last Thursday. read more

• Police cooperation

  POLICE made an unexpected breakthrough for some of their northern counterparts when they stopped a car at Michaelwood Services. read more

• Charfield in win mode once again

  Charfield AFC 4 Newent Town 2 read more

• Worth pawsing to look at lights

  A COUPLE in Berkeley will be lighting up the night sky in the run-up to Christmas to raise money for charity. read more

• Yate, Chipping Sodbury and district diary

  Friday, December 5 read more

• Try feast for Scott's men

  Bream 1st XV 0, Dursley 1st XV 32 read more

• Poet's Life of Rhyme

  A CAM author has published the follow-up to her debut novel. read more

• What a waste of a fine aircraft!

  SIR - As a former member of management at BAC Filton, working on the engineering design of Concorde, I was invited to witness the return and landing of Concorde 216 on November 26. read more

• Long live Concorde

  A CAMPAIGN to stop the "first step backwards in the technology revolution" and save Concorde has been building in strength and numbers after last week's epic final flight back to Filton. read more

• Countryside damage not a pretty sight

  SIR - An article in The Independent this week exposed the damage to landscapes being allowed by the Forestry Commission, their guardian, with the development of 25 wind farm sites. read more

• Alleynes first capture signs up

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCC have completed the signing of Pakistan spin star Shoaib Malik, who will fill the first of their two free overseas spots for next season. read more

• Slimbridge surge to second half slaughter

  Slimbridge 4 Bicester Town 0 read more

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