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• Guru Ged takes the helm

  A HUGELY significant step in the development of sport in the region was taken this week with the appointment of Ged Roddy as an ambassador for sport in the south west. read more

• Bypass could get go-ahead

  A WINTERBOURNE bypass could be built after all - but not if it attracts more cars than buses. read more

• Pupils are all set to take to the stage

  Students at Thornbury's The Castle School rehearse for their production of The Government Inspector, which runs from Monday to Saturday next week. read more

• Getting the inside info on our council

  THESE notes, prepared by Thornbury Town Council, are intended to provide a more detailed insight into the work the council does for the town. With co-operation from the Gazette, councillors are submitting the column on a regular basis after each cycle of meetings, to help keep residents abreast of council business and topics coming up in the near future. However, they would be delighted to welcome residents in person at any of their committee and full council meetings, should they want to raise issues or simply listen. Recently, the council has been saddened by the death of one of its longest serving members, Don Pearce, who was elected onto the council in 1983 and onto Avon County Council at the same time. He was Thornbury mayor in 1988 and served the town valiantly. He is greatly missed. read more

• Cotswolds are so special

  PRIMARY school children are being asked why living in the Cotswolds is so special to them. read more

• Petrol plans turned down

  RESIDENTS living near Safeway, in Yate, are delighted that plans for a 24-hour petrol station have been turned down. read more

• Travellers may keep wall

  TRAVELLERS who erected an "out of place" brick wall in a country lane in Almondsbury may be allowed to keep it despite a ruling that it should come down. read more

• Badger group wants meeting

  SUPPORT is growing among some farmers for a badger-gassing and removal policy similar to one carried out in the Thornbury area from 1975 to 1981, which saw a dramatic fall in cases of bovine TB. read more

• Slate sponsor idea is a success

  COALPIT Heath church-goers have raised the massive amount needed to restore their place of worship - with the help of an ingenious method of fund-raising. read more

• Astley's England call-up

  Every schoolboy's dream of playing for England has come true for one proud Frampton Cotterell teenager this week. read more

• Urgent action

  STROUD MP David Drew has called for urgent action to stop the spread of bovine TB in crisis-hit counties. read more

• Warning after three dogs reported stolen

  DOG wardens in South Gloucestershire are warning pet owners to be vigilant after a spate of dog thefts in the area. read more

• Film ignores Glosters' action

  THE BBC's controversial new film about Dunkirk - part one of which was screened last week - represents a major blow for the families of the Gloucestershire Regiment soldiers who fought so bravely to make the evacuation possible. read more

• New plans in for self-build homes

  A SELF-BUILD housing association has resubmitted plans to erect 11 homes in Hawkesbury Upton. read more

• Yate, Chipping Sodbury and District diary

  Friday, February 27 11am-noon, Chipping Sodbury Library. Yate Voluntary Link outreach project drop-in session. 8pm, Iron Acton, Parish Hall, dance ballroom, latin and sequence, for more information call 01454 313885 read more

• With the Pirates

  TOMORROW'S visit by Oxford United presents caretaker boss Phil Bater with his toughest challenge yet. Ian Atkins's side have lost just four of their 32 games and lie third behind pace-setters Doncaster and Hull with more than one eye on an automatic promotion spot. read more

• 'Disease is expensive'

  A FARMER whose dairy farm in Talbot's End, Cromhall, has been shut since the discovery of a TB reactor among his herd in November has called for more action against the disease. read more

• More post offices in the firing line

  A "HIT LIST" of post offices in South Gloucestershire, which could become targets for closure, is leading to calls for the council to get prepared. read more

• Pennies to pounds

  THE 1st Falfield and Stone Brownies celebrated World Thinking Day 2004 by collecting pennies for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. read more

• Determined parents get school

  A BAND of campaigning parents has proved just what can be achieved when you put your mind to it. read more

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