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• Mast comments are 'misleading'

  SIR - I was interested to read the comments by Chief Supt Ackland in the article about Dursley TETRA mast (Gazette, January 2) suggesting that removal/ switching off of this controversial mast would seriously affect the ability to police in the town and place officers in jeopardy. read more

• Poll shows 59 percent oppose ban on hunting

  SIR - I feel it important to answer letters to you from both Mr J Freeland and S R Grimes concerning their apparent disbelief at the legitimacy of the 59 of the public who do not want to see hunting with dogs banned. read more

• Not too hot, too cold or too wet!

  LOOKING back on the weather in 2003 many may imagine that it was the driest year within recent memory, yet in fact with a rainfall of 31.55init was not as dry as 1996 when rainfall was slightly less with 31.33 inches. Going back even further, in 1975, the total rainfall was only 26.16 inches. read more

• Tafarn-bach?

  SIR - Does anyone know the origin of the name Tafarn-bach for the junction of the B4509 and B4058 roads at the top of Charfield Hill ? read more

• Dowsing provides proof for sceptics

  SIR - In some quarters the ability of dowsers are in doubt, certainly where castles, tunnels and boundary walls are concerned. read more

• Toll charges rise for Severn bridges

  TOLL charges for drivers crossing both the old Severn Bridge and the Second Severn Crossing have risen again. read more

• Ignorance of the hunt

  SIR - THE fact that most people who want fox-hunting to be made illegal do not know much about it is abundantly shown by the letter from S R Grimes (Gazette, December 26). read more

• Car thieves try to run owner over

  THIEVES attempted to run a man over as he tried to prevent them from stealing his car in broad daylight. read more

• Villagers have speeding drivers in their sights

  WICKWAR'S Speedwatch programme has been hailed a great success in its starting year of 2003, as hundreds of speeding motorists have been caught. read more

• Watt an honour!

  AN ENVIRONMENTALIST who built the first giant wind turbine in Gloucestershire is among those to be recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. read more

• Alleyne honoured

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE legend Mark Alleyne has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List after 17 years of service to the club. read more

• Expanding markets look ahead to 2004

  THE OLD Gloucestershire Farmers' Market Group has several new ideas for its events over the coming year. read more

• Bells mark event

  THE BELLS rang out in Dursley on New Year's Eve to mark the Gazette's 125th anniversary year. read more

• Hunting for points

  Brimscombe and Thrupp 2, Berkeley Town 2 read more

• Residents' apathy is a great threat to town

  SIR - On December 26 the front page of the Gazette showed up the sustained fighting spirit of the Coaley residents against an original planning application for 12 homes, now reduced to six. read more

• Slimbridge put one over Gould

  Slimbridge 2, Gloucester Utd 0 read more

• Fire service is at real risk

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S fire chief has launched an urgent appeal for new firefighters to try to overcome a dire staffing situation that is posing a real threat to the future of stations in Wotton-under-Edge and Dursley. read more

• Great start for region's Tae Kwon-Do

  Students of the Dursley School of Tae Kwon-Do travelled to Gloucester for their very first grading examination on December 16. read more

• Get your fresh veg here

  A COMMUNITY shop continues to go from strength to strength and will now stock an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables thanks to the addition of a new chilled display unit. read more

• Basement side hold weary Rovers

  Wotton Rovers 3 Viney St Swithins 3 read more

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