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• Working together for nature

  A NEW partnership has been launched that will pool the expertise of three organisations to help 12 parishes in the Severn Vale create a thriving natural environment. read more

• Six of the best from classy Cam

  Tetbury Town Ladies 1 Cam Bulldogs Ladies 6 read more

• Cam Ladies on top

  Tetbury Town Ladies 1 Cam Bulldogs Ladies 6 read more

• Restored and in use once more

  A BAND of dedicated volunteers has turned an empty Georgian house into an atmospheric centre for the arts. Kingshill House, Dursley, has become a base for a variety of creative people - from quilters to budding pop stars. Gazette feature writer Kirsty Ramsden met volunteer Bob Littleford to find out about the history of the house and how the residents of Dursley can help secure its future use. read more

• Fresher look for website

  STROUD District Council's award-winning website has been given a facelift to bring it into the 21st century. read more

• A year to remember for rising motocross star

  RIDING in competitive motocross since the age of 10 and gradually progressing from youth into the adult ranks, 19 year-old Lee Dunham, son of Wotton Motor Centre proprietor Mike, has just enjoyed his most successful season to date. read more

• Hunters picket Downing Street

  HUNDREDS of hunt supporters, countryside workers and their families from Wessex picketed Downing Street to Thursday to remind the Cabinet of their determination and commitment to fight any ban on hunting. read more

• 'Animals terrified' as hunt hounds go astray

  BERKELEY Hunt has been accused of riding roughshod over farmland "mafia-style". But while it has apologised for entering the land it has denied worrying animals. read more

• Still driving up standards

  IN 1968 Frank Applegate established Applegates Coaches with just one coach. Thirty-six years later the family-run company has 16 coaches, which are used for continental and UK tours, private hire and contract work. read more

• Fight to save Jobcentre

  DURSLEY and Cam councils will not let the Jobcentre in Parsonage Street disappear without a fight. read more

• Shock cup defeats for Slimbridge

  Hellenic League Challenge Cup Preliminary Round read more

• Traffic signals aim to cut congestion

  TRAFFIC signals will be installed at junction 14 at Falfield on the M5 to improve safety and reduce congestion. Work will start on Sunday. read more

• Consent urged for big site plan

  THE FIRST phase of the Littlecombe development on the former Lister Petter site in Dursley could be formally approved next week. read more

• Regiment's town parade

  THE ROYAL Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment will mark the granting of their freedom of Stroud district with a parade through Dursley on Saturday. read more

• Put an end to this store farce

  SIR - I write to support what Mr Newth said in the October 29 issue - that a supermarket will ruin Dursley. read more

• Watch out for bogus callers

  POLICE have again warned the public to be wary of bogus callers after receiving reports a two men operating in Somerset Avenue, Dursley. read more

• Regiment's town parade

  THE ROYAL Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment will mark the granting of their freedom of Stroud district with a parade through Dursley on Saturday. read more

• Postal service is 'sloppy'

  A DURSLEY businessman has called the postal service in the town "sloppy" because he frequently receives his mail in the afternoon. read more

• Dursley's trip to the Forest pays off

  Mushet & Coalway 0 Dursley Town 4 read more

• Buy this picture framed

  A bird's eye view of the Severn as it meanders around the peninsula of land that contains some of Gloucestershire's prettiest villages, Frampton-on-Severn, Saul, Framilode and Arlingham. The Hock Cliff with its vein of Jurassic Blue Lias limestone can clearly be seen on the right and is a popular haunt for fossil-hunters. Copies may be purchased from The Gazette reception at Reliance House, Long Street, Dursley (tel 01453 544000), quoting reference number GMB116H04. Prices are 14in by 11in framed £20, unframed £16; framed 12in by 8in £15; unframed £11. The frame is in a light rich mahogany. read more

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