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Thornbury two-year-old Cameron Jackson took Bob the Builder home with him this week after winning the big soft toy in a free prize drawn at a Thornbury shop. Delighted Cameron is pictured here with his mum Sandra (right) and Nicki Alker of the Jack and Jill children's clothes shop in St Mary Street. read more
THORNBURY'S twice monthly farmers ' markets are here to stay. read more
SOUTH Gloucestershire Council has received another good mark for its services from independent efficiency watchdogs. read more
YATE were on en route to Rugby last Saturday but were turned back when a late pitch inspection proved negative. read more
SIR - The recent admission by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's vice-president of genetics that 90 per cent of their drugs only work in 30-50 per cent of people is a tragic consequence of the continued use of animal tests for assessing the safety and effectiveness of drugs. Not only do these unreliable experiments lead to drugs that don't work, they also enable dangerous products to flow on to the market. read more
SEWAGE problems in Frampton Cotterell look set to continue. read more
Florist Jean Owen, of T & G Owen, The Plain, in her Christmas window that has won first prize in this year's decorated shop window competition organised by Thornbury Chamber of Trade. Wildings, of High Street, came second and David Smith, men's outfitters in High Street, was third GJA1165V03 read more
CAMPAIGNERS pressing for a new pedestrian crossing on one of the most dangerous roads in Thornbury have won a Christmas victory. read more
POSSIBLE reduction in beds at North Bristol NHS-run hospitals, including Frenchay, has been condemned as "desperate" by Northavon MP Steve Webb. read more
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THE campaign for a new cinema in Yate's town centre is well underway, according to its main backer Northavon MP Steve Webb. read more
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SENIOR pupils from Thornbury's Castle School have been busy raising cash for their trip-of-a-lifetime to the Andes next year. read more
SIR - Even in the midst of the season of "goodwill to all men," that Christmas spirit doesn't extend to the animal kingdom, and on Boxing Day a determined minority will be out hunting foxes and killing them with packs of dogs. read more
2004 will bring a fresh challenge to Kath Crook as she retires from read more
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SIR - In my opinion waste collection and disposal is one of the most important services provided by the local authority. I am very much in favour of recycling and currently recycle everything possible. read more
Emily Clutterbuck,7, and Hollie Pearson,7, guess where the patient had an operation at the Marshfield Primary School Christmas fair GTS192H03 read more
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SIR - My information is different from that of John Barker (Gazette, December 12). read more
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