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• With the Pirates

  IAN ATKINS was this week playing down the significance of tomorrow's home clash with his last club, Oxford United. But make no mistake about it. It will be one the manager is keen to win, especially after the failure against another former club at the weekend. read more

• Not all taxi companies can be tarred with same brush

  SIR - In response to the letter (Gazette, September 24) "Not far enough to matter". read more

• We need lots more books!

  THANKS a million! We have had tremendous support for our appeal for your old books but we would still like some more. read more

• Minister unites faith and sport

  A FASCINATING road combining faith and sport has brought the Rev Iesinga Vunipola to South Gloucestershire. The Tongan-born minister, who is married to rugby player Feao "Vinnie" Vunipola, told Gazette feature writer Kirsty Ramsden about her journey to becoming the newly appointed minister for Thornbury Methodist Church. read more

• New rugby club is better than eyesore

  SIR - As a nearby neighbour of Severn Beach, I read with amazement of Pilning Rugby Club's proposal to replace their shocking eyesore with a nice new rugby club (Gazette, September 24). read more

• Maria's fury at bed mix-up

  A YATE woman recovering from a serious illness has been forced to sleep on her floor for two weeks because of a mix up by catalogue company Argos. read more

• Youngster's future in doubt

  Alastair Bressington has admitted that his Gloucestershire cricket career could be over after he was told that the county are not in a position to offer him a contract. read more

• Well done to the professionals

  SIR - I was interested in one small paragraph on the Church News page (Gazette, September 24) regarding the official opening of the St Paul's Day Care Nursery in Yate. read more

• Plan for the future

  WRITING a will and laying down a funeral plan - two important issues that families must inevitably address in today's world - will be the subject of a special public forum at the Bristol Memorial Woodlands cemetery at Earthcott Green. read more

• Alleyne's army is marching on

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCC can look back on the 2004 season with much pride, having salvaged a campaign that had looked to heading towards disaster at one point. read more

• There's no place like home for Gloucestershire

  Gloucestershire County Cricket Club has taken a huge step forward this week by finally buying its home ground. read more

• Weekend picture

  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

• Curtain up on showcase

  YATE and district Twinning Association is staging its 11th annual showcase at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall today (7.45pm). read more

• Teenage pupils are golf gems

  CHIPPING Sodbury School's golf team has been celebrating this week after finishing in second place in a huge national event. read more

• Deadline has now passed

  THE deadline for complaints over the proposed closure of Frampton Cotterell and Hambrook post offices has come and gone. read more

• A matter of class

  SIR - If the fox hunting issue is as unimportant as Mr Brassey (Gazette, September 17) would have us believe, why does he make such a fuss about it? Incidentally, I admit to class antagonism - and why? read more

• Teen protesters' icy dip

  A THORNBURY teenager took the day off school on Tuesday to join the pro-hunting protest in Brighton. read more

• Landfill comes and goes

  SIR - Re the comment made by a spokeswoman from Gloucestershire County Council who says there are no landfill sites in South Gloucestershire. read more

• Blind to facts of hunting debate

  SIR - I was totally disgusted with the two letters in support of hunting (Gazette, September 17). read more

• Hunting with dogs - free to make your own decision

  SIR - R J Berkeley was blowing a hunting horn cacophony of discord in his letter (Gazette, September 17) seemingly to try and silence and confuse others over what he knows. But he refuses to acknowledge that as free a democratic decision as one can get has taken place in the House of Commons in relation to banning hunting with dogs. read more

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