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• Firefighters still badly needed

  SOME progress has been made but the struggle to find new firefighters for Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge is far from over according to the towns' fire chiefs. read more

• Class of '78 set for reunion

  A REUNION is being planned of people who left Katharine Lady Berkeley's School at Wotton-under-Edge in 1978. read more

• We are just enforcing laws

  SIR - In reply to Vigilante Activities (Gazette, January 23) I would point out Speedwatch groups do not take the law into their own hands as would vigilantes - defined in the Oxford Compact Dictionary as: "A self-appointed group undertaking law enforcement without legal authority". read more

• Council secures estuary cash

  SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Council has played a leading role in securing landmark funding that will greatly benefit the Severn Estuary community and environment. read more

• Drunk traveller died in van fire

  A TRAVELLER who was killed when his camper van caught fire in a lay-by was probably asleep when the blaze began, an inquest heard. read more

• A day out on a wing and a fair

  THE GREAT West Bird Fair takes to the wing at The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge on Saturday and Sunday, February 7-8. read more

• Drivers 'too scared to use danger road'

  THE "MOST dangerous" road in South Gloucestershire is in desperate need of attention, according to angry residents who live along it. read more

• Perhaps it is time for politicians to listen

  SIR - Gwen Belcher makes many interesting points in her letter about the average pensioner and the low-paid when relating to council tax. The income tax on my pension is partly at the ten per cent rate and the remainder at the 22 per cent rate. read more

• Outstanding results for pupils

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE school pupils have achieved outstanding results at GCSE. The results are published in the 2003 Secondary School Performance Tables. read more

• 'Protect our sixth form'

  CAMPAIGNERS trying to safeguard the future of a threatened county sixth form will come a step closer to knowing its fate next week as the public consultation period closes. read more

• District's blueprint revealed next week

  THE BLUEPRINT for what the communities of Cam, Dursley and district would like to see incorporated into future developments will be unveiled during a public meeting next Saturday. read more

• Sales boost is big prize in beer battle

  WICKWAR could be put firmly on the national map if a beer produced in the village continues on its winning path. read more

• Archers debut for Will

  A TEENAGER from Wotton-under-Edge will be heard in living rooms across the country after landing a part in favourite BBC Radio 4 drama series The Archers. read more

• Arty postcards delight bidders

  AN EXHIBITION at Under the Edge Arts in Wotton-under-Edge at the weekend has been hailed as a great success. read more

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