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• Safety of staff is a priority at hospital

  THE NEW emergency department of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, which is being built as part of a £30 million redevelopment, is set to be one of the safest in the UK with the installation of a top staff safety system throughout. read more

• Italian job is no problem for the downhill dynamo

  JUNIOR ski star Liam Pemberton scored an incredible competition victory recently as he stole the show at a top Italian resort with a winning margin of 444444 proportions. read more

• Cyclist's Vietnam trek raises £2,700

  A CAM cyclist has described his journey through Vietnam on his quest raise money for a children's charity as his greatest challenge. read more

• Bridging the gap to greatness

  THE 32nd staging of the Severn Bridge Road Race takes place this Sunday, and promises to once again be one of the premier sporting events to hit the region. read more

• Italian job is no problem for the downhill dynamo

  JUNIOR ski star Liam Pemberton scored an incredible competition victory recently as he stole the show at a top Italian resort with a winning margin of awesome proportions. read more

• Helicopter 'nearly hit car'

  THE MINISTRY of Defence has launched an investigation following a complaint that a low-flying helicopter nearly crashed into a car driven by a Wotton-under-Edge woman. read more

• Star fundraiser is toast of the Lions

  STAR Inn landlady Lita Ralston was the toast of Wotton Lions Club. read more

• Final meeting joy

  Dursley and District Athletic Club read more

• Rovers' revival

  Wotton Rovers 3 DRG Stapleton 1 read more

• Take a step into the modern world

  SIR - Following the recent 'discussions' in your paper over the new Dursley library, we would like to be an apparent voice in the wilderness and offer our support for the injection of modern architecture into Dursley. read more

• Experience conquers youth in derby thriller

  Cam Bulldogs 3 Kingswood 1 read more

• Surf the web and help environment

  RESIDENTS are being offered the chance to combine learning new computer skills with helping wildlife. read more

• Make the most of turbines

  SIR - I was very disappointed to read in the Gazette that a "vociferous minority" had prevented any additional wind turbines being installed at Nympsfield. Do the rest of us get any say in this? Aren't we in favour of using renewable energy? Isn't it better than continuing to plunder our gas and oil reserves and contribute to global warming? read more

• Look at your own practices

  SIR - Can anyone tell me why bovine TB, which was supposed to have been eradicated some years ago, suddenly appears again? read more

• Good luck to Vana at Crufts

  DOG-OWNERS are hoping their pets will be judged top dog when they compete at Crufts this weekend. read more

• Re-vote possible

  THE POSSIBILITY of a re-vote on the transfer of Stroud District Council housing to a registered social landlord has emerged after the council received objections from a number of tenants. read more

• College starts on the long road to recovery

  STROUD COLLEGE is on the road to recovery but still has some way to go. This was the conclusion of an OFSTED report published this week following last autumn's inspection. read more

• Next chapter for renewal of library

  DEMOLITION of the library in May Lane, Dursley, which will lead to the construction of new £750,000 premises, will get under way in May. read more

• Helicopter 'nearly hit car'

  THE MINISTRY of Defence has launched an investigation following a complaint that a low-flying helicopter nearly crashed into a car driven by a Wotton-under-Edge woman. read more

• February made us shiver

  AFTER a mild start to February, with the temperature reaching 14 degrees C (58F) on the 4th and on seven other occasions topping 10 C (50 F) there was a dramatic change to much colder conditions on the 15th. read more

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