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• Two teams on target

  TWO teams from Wotton-under-Edge have competed in BBC Bristol's Geronimo event in Weston-Super-Mare. read more

• Events around the region

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

• How much is eyesore costing us?

  SIR - Re 'Dursley Shed' (Letters, Gazette, October 29), it would be wildly optimistic to hope to unearth the actual cost from the Town Trust who administer and co-ordinate all funds gone into the eyesore but let's get our calculators out to do our own Miss Marple. read more

• Come and drop in, say police

  RESIDENTS of Cam, Coaley, Berkeley and four villages in the Vale of Berkeley will have an opportunity to speak to the police on their own doorsteps on Monday. read more

• Three times post average

  SIR - Visiting the Houses of Parliament website is always interesting. With the recent publications of MPs' expenses it becomes required reading for anyone with even a minimal interest in how our representatives spend our money and perform their duties. Our MP, David Drew, provides a good example. read more

• Arson probe in shop blaze

  A FIRE, which swept through a convenience store in Dursley, is believed to have been started deliberately. read more

• True country folk back hunting ban

  SIR - What a wonderful day it will be when hunting is banned once and for all. We true country people have longed for this for years after seeing the wanton cruelty that it involves, not only to the deer and foxes, but also the hounds and horses that are used in this evil so called sport. read more

• Thieves target superstore

  THOUSANDS of pounds worth of electrical and other goods have been stolen from the Co-op superstore in Cam. read more

• Gazette Comment

  RUMOUR has it Gloucestershire County Council is going to employ a rag and bone man on a consultative basis. But what could such an old-fashioned fellow do to help such a large organisation in our modern high-tech world, you may ask? read more

• Campaigners call for PO to stay open

  BERKELEY is the latest town to have its post office under threat. read more

• Learn about your family and heritage

  FAMILY history is now a opular hobby, helped currently by the television series, Who do you think you are?' read more

• Garage fire was not suspicious?

  SIR - Laughable! I read with surprise the news about the fire at the old garages on the junction of Uley Road and Bull Pitch in Dursley. read more

• What people are planning

  PLANNING applications received by Stroud District Council include: read more

• Cam's cup cruise

  Gloucestershire Senior Cup Cam Bulldogs 4 Staunton & Corse 1 read more

• Role of the war balloon

  A BALLOON enthusiast from Wotton-under-Edge has a new book - Balloons at War - out. read more

• Students tour the battlefield

  ON Monday, October 25, 50 Rednock School students departed for a First World War battlefields tour. read more

• Honouring those who gave up their lives

  SIR - Not Into Glory read more

• Glory days of branch line trains

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE once boasted having an extensive railway system, serving the Cotswolds, Severn Vale and Forest of Dean. read more

• Death will linger for fox with mange

  SIR - What power the fox wields in this country - even to the extend of interfering with army training! It is indeed laughable if it were not so tragic - that is tragic for the fox. read more

• FA Cup fever grips Rovers in a week to remember

  FOREST Green Rovers star Scott Rogers is urging fans to turn The Lawn into an intimidating wall of sound when Coca-Cola League One high flyers Bournemouth go toe-to-toe with the Nailsworth minnows in the FA Cup First Round tomorrow (3pm). read more

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