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• Weekend Picture

  A view of the former Lister Petter site, Rednock School and Kingshill seen this week from the top of Cam Peak read more

• Reader's road woes

  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR read more

• Bailey legacy still lives on

  CONGRATULATIONS to the Gazette on achieving 125 years of publication in Dursley: the first edition appeared on October 19, 1878, under the direction of my great- grandfather, Frederick Bailey, and my grandfather, Albert who, at the time, was only 18 years old. read more

• Times change, those remains

  A HUNDRED and twenty-five years ago life was very different for the average person living in Gloucestershire. Most workers earned their living on the land and children only had to go to school up until the age of 12. read more

• Beginnings and endings mark period of massive evolution (continued)

  1A yesteryear view of St Mary's Church, Wotton. read more

• 50 years of memories from Penzance to panto

  WOODFIELD Operatic Society, as DODS was first known, was founded in 1953 by a small group led by Charlie Wall who became their founding chairman. read more

• On the crest of a wave in more ways than one

  Standfirst: She writes national anthems, teaches children, gives stunning guitar performances, composes fantastic music and even fits in a surf or two - is there no stopping Hayley Savage? Reporter Will Saunders went to the guitarist's Slimbridge home to find out... read more

• Giving youth a chance

  THE LOT of young people in inner cities has been well documented yet the fate of those in rural areas is sometimes forgotten. However, within Gloucestershire, it has long been recognised that young people face the same issues as their urban dwelling counterparts - and more. Gazette feature writer KIRSTY RAMSDEN spoke to rural youth worker for the Stroud district Mike Haddock to find out more. read more

• Weekend Picture, August 1, 2003

  Is this really summer? Wild flowers and grasses colour the verges near Hawkesbury beneath unseasonally dark clouds read more

• Half a century and there is front page news . . .

  1928 read more

• A delightful dawn chorus

  COPPICED hazel sticks have long been favoured by gardeners for the growing of peas and beans due to their flexibility, unique shape and environment-friendly nature. read more

• Romans knew the area well

  PEOPLE have lived in this area from the times of prehistory, shown by the find of a 5,000 year old flint axe on Stinchcombe Hill, the presence of round and long barrows and Uley Bury, which was used by iron-age families in our valley as a place pf protection in times of danger. read more

• Rail crash remembered

  THIS week has seen the 75th anniversary of the Charfield rail disaster. In the early hours of October 13, 1928, the Leeds-to-Bristol mail train collided with another at Charfield station and in the ensuing fire 14 people lost their lives. read more

• Weekend Picture - Friday, December 20, 2002

  A view from Cam Peak of Cam looking across the Severn Vale . . . in the centre stands St Bartholomew's Church, with Cam Co-op to the right read more

• Weekend Picture, March 14, 2003

  Town below the woods . . . A view of Dursley taken from Drake Lane showing St James the Great Parish Church to the right and Boulton Lane in the centre read more

• . . . 25 years there was a markedly new look

  1903 read more

• Weekend Picture

  A view from Hill Road of Dursley in the autumn sunshine this week, showing Dursley Education Centre, Dursley Tabernacle United Reformed Church and The Towers Picture by John Anyon October 25, 2002 GJA829H02 read more

• Support where it's needed

  BRINGING up young children can be tough. Financial difficulties and isolation are just some of the problems that can face new families. A Government-backed initiative launched in Dursley and Cam aims to help ease the lot of some new parents. Gazette feature writer KIRSTY RAMSDEN met Sarah Birch, programme manager for SureStart Cam and Dursley, to find out more. read more

• Local news has more relevance

  THERE is a tendency in some quarters to be rather snobbish about local newspapers. read more

• Weekend Picture

  Tucked away in a quiet corner of Purton, St John the Evangelist Church is seen in the autumn sunshine this week read more

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