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• Vision for the future

  RESIDENTS wanting to comment on the development of Cam, Dursley and district over the next 20 years can do so during a public meeting tomorrow. read more

• Bus trip frustration taken to Minister

  A FRUSTRATED Dursley bus-user confronted Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael after revealing it takes her an hour and a half to make the nine-mile journey to work. read more

• Milestone for Gwen

  A DURSLEY woman has celebrated her 102nd birthday, read more

• Support during times of need

  RELATIONSHIP counselling service Relate is forever moving with the times. Several years ago the service changed its name from Marriage Guidance to Relate as a reflection of the era.In a further move, the service has opened a series of outposts to make counselling easier to access - an outpost opens in Dursley on February 17. Feature writer KIRSTY RAMSDEN met the manager of Relate for Gloucestershire and Swindon, Ken Hitchings, to find out more. read more

• Refusal of horse-riding plan 'vindictive'

  THE OWNER of a farm in Hillesley has spoken out against the decision of councillors to turn down her application to develop a small horse-riding facility. read more

• It's better not to vote

  SIR - David Drew claims to oppose the principle of variable top-up fees for higher education, but does not feel strongly enough about the issue to vote against the measure. read more

• 'Sixth form must be kept'

  THE FIGHT to save a threatened school sixth form gained further support this week as Conservative representatives joined the campaign. read more

• Wotton will miss little Lea

  FOND farewells are about to be made to a ten-year-old French girl who has been living in Wotton-under-Edge for six months. read more

• Traffic lights put passengers at risk

  SIR - I can't understand why the traffic in Dursley is constantly held up by traffic lights into and out of Dursley. Surely all it needs is a roundabout. read more

• Return of the cricket king

  THE return of a hero is usually a much-celebrated event, although the circumstances surrounding this particular homecoming are huge, and the public reaction fervent. read more

• Reward for return of five stolen dogs

  A SUBSTANTIAL reward is being offered for the safe return of five smooth-coated chihuahuas thought to be in the Dursley area. read more

• Great-grandmother well-versed in life

  POET Flora Denning takes inspiration for her works from her surroundings - be it the countryside or her beloved dogs. And these works have brought her considerable success in the world of poetry rather late in life. Feature writer KIRSTY RAMSDEN met the Sharpness woman to discuss poetry and what makes her put pen to paper. read more

• High winds batter Berkeley

  BERKELEY took a battering from high winds that swept across the district at the weekend. read more

• MP wants action over police mast

  THE CENTRE of Dursley has come under the national spotlight as Stroud MP David Drew brought residents' concerns about a controversial police communication mast before the Commons. read more

• Top stopper Mason scoops major award

  SIMON MASON is eyeing a glorious Olympics after being named hockey's UK Player of the Year for 2003 in an awards ceremony last week. read more

• Decision-makers to consider all views

  FEARS that a new space-age design for Dursley library will be given the go-ahead regardless of numerous objections have been categorically rejected by Gloucestershire County Council. read more

• Events around the region

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

• A half-century of devoted service

  A GARDENER who has devoted a major part of his life to Yercombe Lodge officially retired at the weekend. read more

• Harris given the nod to lead at The Lawn

  CARETAKER boss Tim Harris has been rewarded for rejuvenating Forest Green Rovers' playing fortunes after landing the top job at The Lawn. read more

• Tablets are now available

  SIR - You will have heard of government emergency plans for nuclear installations like Oldbury Power Station. In an emergency there are stockpiles of potassium iodate tablets intended to protect the public against radioactive iodine that is known to cause thyroid cancer. Radioactive iodine was a major hazard in the Windscale and Chernobyl disasters. read more

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