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• Groups' roaring success

  LIONS and Lionesses in Dursley have pumped more than £16,000 into the National Health Service in the past three years. read more

• Bulldogs biting at title after win over Town

  Cam Bulldogs 3 Berkeley Town 0 read more

• Police insist that mast must remain

  CAMPAIGNERS against police communications masts in the centre of Dursley have received a response from the police stating the mast has to stay. read more

• New man will take over fish supply

  A NEW face is set to take over the supply of fresh fish to towns and villages in the Dursley district after the tragic accident that killed one member of the father and son partnership who previously served the community. read more

• Jonny's Joy

  Simon Thomas, a Year Six pupil at Dursley Primary School has two passions - rugby and writing. And rugby player Jonny Wilkinson is his hero. So when England won the World Cup, Simon put pen to paper and wrote Jonny's Joy. He then asked the Gazette if it could be printed in the newspaper. "To have my story in the paper would be a dream-come-true," he said. read more

• Reduced speed limit applauded

  SIR - I really cannot let Pete Drew's letter (Gazette, December 19) complaining about the reduced speed limit along the road through Tortworth go unanswered. read more

• Campaign nets 33 offenders

  POLICE have arrested 33 people for drink driving offences during the second week of the countywide Christmas drink drive campaign. read more

• How do we still sing?

  SIR - I have just had the privilege of singing in a village carol service: "O little town of Bethlehem" tells of wonderful peace and tranquillity. read more

• Feeling on top of the world

  THESE are observations/thoughts of my 17-year-old niece, Angela Chilton, which were sent in a letter to her grandmother, living in Cornwall. Angela was born in Sydney, Australia, and moved to England with her family in 1997. She lived in the Dursley area for four years and, with her two brothers, attended Rednock School. The family returned to Australia in 2002 but, as you will see from her writing, Dursley, and Stinchcombe Hill in particular, had a great impact on her. read more

• Speed is a killer on roads

  SIR - Peter Drew's rather overlong letter (Gazette, December 19) demonstrates considerable knowledge but little understanding. Giles Chichester's MEP contribution the week before shows that the Tories are still as keen as ever to jump on any passing band-wagon even if it is in danger of turning into a tumbril. read more

• Support for club wins recognition

  A MAJOR employer in Wotton-under-Edge has received an award in recognition of its support of Rotary activities. read more

• Perfect time from ancient village clock

  VILLAGERS in Wickwar are justifiably proud of the clock adorning their town hall. Built around 1600, it is reputed to be the oldest timepiece on a civic building in the country. KIRSTY RAMSDEN met Cllr Olive Pollard, a member of Wickwar Parish Council and a long-standing village resident, to find out more. read more

• Far from the 'production line'

  ABOUT 10 years ago Christopher Baker went to his first crematorium funeral - and was disappointed with what he found. He developed a vision of how he felt a funeral service could be - this vision is now becoming reality. Allan Armstrong, of Memorial Woodlands, Earthcott Green, spoke to KIRSTY RAMSDEN about the unique service it has to offer. read more

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