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• Toddler hit by firework

  A WALL of silence has been mounted in Frampton Cotterell after a fireworks' display at a village primary school left a three-year-old boy scarred for life. read more

• Trust takes over from GP service

  PATIENTS in the Thornbury area may notice changes this month when the district's Primary Care Trust takes over the running of the GP out-of-hours service. read more

• MP's anger at hunt protest

  NORTHAVON MP Steve Webb this week accused local hunt supporters of "crude intimidation" after they took their protest to his front door. read more

• Big U-turn by health chiefs

  WHAT A difference a month - and a community campaign - make. read more

• Put your party pride aside

  SIR - I am writing to express my absolute astonishment at the letter from the Labour spokeswoman (Gazette, November 5) in which she chose to rail against the Thornbury community, local residents, councillors, businesses and the Gazette for supporting their local hospital. read more

• Pro-hunt magistrate 'will break the law'

  DESPITE the fact that the Lord Chancellor has made it clear that pro-hunt magistrates have an "obligation to obey and enforce the law", one South Gloucestershire magistrate has pledged his support to the Hunting Declaration. read more

• On top of the popularity table

  ONE of the fastest growing sports in the country is set to take the region by storm, and this could just be the start of a whole new craze in the South West. read more

• Yobs attack social club

  A SOCIAL club in Pucklechurch was subjected to a barrage of attacks by youngsters with fireworks. read more

• How quickly they forget what residents were told

  SIR - I wish to utter my disbelief that Thornbury Hospital could possibly be closed. May I remind you that when Almondsbury Hospital was closed by Southmead Hospital, the residents of Almondsbury and nearby villages were told that there would always be beds in Thornbury Hospital for respite care and very ill elderly patients. How quickly the authorities forget! read more

• Only way is up for Patricia

  PATRICIA Gardener will be facing her biggest fear on her birthday - Saturday, November 20 - by walking over the Clifton Suspension Bridge to raise funds for Bullywatch, the website and support group for children and young people who have been bullied. read more

• Invaluable facility to help our carers

  SIR - Over the past ten years Grace and Henderson wards have both provided respite care for my late parents enabling my husband and I, their carers, to "recharge our batteries" in the knowledge that both were in safe and caring hands. read more

• Latest South Gloucestershire planning applications

  PLANNING applications received by South Gloucestershire Council include: read more

• Mangotsfield and Yate through to next round

  RIVALS Mangotsfield United and Yate Town have both safely negotiated their way into the next round of the FA Trophy, though Yate were forced to a replay. read more

• Show hospital support

  SIR - I write in support of Thornbury Hospital and the vital facilities it offers to the community. There are many specific examples of the excellent care provided in Henderson Ward to senior citizens with long term problems, sometimes incurable, and the comfort of knowing their relatives and friends are local and available for support. read more

• Council live on the net

  YATE Town Council's website was officially launched last week. read more

• Phrase over-used

  SIR - As I am fed up with reading the phrase "Community Leaders" what about "Elected Representatives" instead? read more

• Winterbourne bury Park

  Adderbury Park 0 Winterbourne United 2 read more

• A platform for 25 years of fun

  A YOUTH group which began life as a short-term holiday club celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. And, during its quarter of a century, the Oldbury-on-Severn club has come up with an unusual base and an inventive fundraising initiative. Gazette feature writer Kirsty Ramsden met youth club leader Andrew Gazard, whose efforts at the group have helped earn him the MBE. read more

• Crafty folk all braved storms

  GALE force winds and torrential downpours may have put some people off venturing outside, but craft lovers in Chipping Sodbury were determined to brave the elements. read more

• Seeking sweet freedom

  FIVE Middle Eastern children, believed to be seeking asylum in Britain, have been discovered hiding in a lorry load of chocolate in Pucklechurch. read more

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