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• Renishaw set to expand business

  THE BIGGEST firm in Wotton-under-Edge is set to expand. read more

• Armed during an assault

  A MAN armed with a loaded pistol and a 14in bayonet who assaulted the father of his estranged girlfriend was jailed for two years when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court. read more

• Meat - fresh from the farm

  FARMER John Cullimore was something of a pioneer when his farm began converting to being organic in 1987. Now, 17 years later, he has launched a new aspect to the business - and again finds himself on the pioneer's path. His Cambridge farm has begun selling beef and lamb direct to the public. Kirsty Ramsden visited New House Farm to find out more. read more

• Campaign 'won't work'

  HUNT supporters have a new quarry in their sights - Stroud MP David Drew. read more

• Events around the region

  Dursley, Cam, Berkeley and Wotton-under-Edge and district diary read more

• Weekend Picture October 1, 2004

  A blaze of glory . . . This fiery sunset over the Severn Vale on Sunday seems to herald the end of summer Picture by John Anyon GJA948H04 read more

• 'We need a better road'

  RESIDENTS of a hamlet near Berkeley have started a petition in an attempt to get the state of a country road improved. read more

• Three new bird types spotted

  THREE new types have been seen in Gloucestershire for the first time, bringing the all-time county total to 318. Of the newcomers two were seabirds. read more

• What a disaster

  SIR - News that EU commissioners have given the green light to a bail-out of Britain's nuclear industry with £6 billion of our taxpayers' cash is nothing short of a disaster. read more

• Memories of Jack

  SIR - I have just had the Gazette given to me in which you printed a letter from Mrs Diane Edwards (nee Smith) concerning the churchyard at Lower Cam. read more

• Use the litter bins

  SIR - While walking on Monday on Cam Long Down I collected some 15 cider and lager cans, shards of broken bottle glass, an empty aerosol can of deodorant body spray (?) and a scattering of crisps packets, all from the old quarry site at the far end. I used a discarded plastic carrier bag found nearby and deposited my haul in the car park litter-bin, which the "revellers" had quite possibly passed as they left. read more

• Treat soil nature's way

  THE GOOD Gardeners Association, an organic gardening for nutrition charity based in Wotton-under-Edge, has had its first set of results. read more

• Health and safety fine for firm

  A TRANSPORT firm has been fined £10,000 for a health and safety offence after a worker died while repairing a lorry on an M5 hard shoulder. read more

• Happy to be in majority

  SIR - Following the letter, Hunting ban voted for by hypocrites in the Gazette September 17), I would like to point out to R J Berkeley that those MPs were voting on the wishes of the majority of the people in the British Isles. Not just Labour MPs but also Conservative and Liberal Democrat members voted for a ban. read more

• Bowls club celebrates

  Wotton-under-Edge Bowls Club Presentation evening read more

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