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• New licence laws for pub and grub

  LATE-NIGHT takeaways will need to be licensed and pubs will no longer be able to employ single musicians without the official nod. read more

• Thule pad up for new deal

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCC have received a huge boost with the recent announcement that the club is to receive sponsorship from car rack company Thule, a deal which has coincided with the launch of the new club website. read more

• Bluebell woods are no more

  SIR - On April 3 my husband and I visited Stinchcombe Hill and went through what I remembered as the bluebell woods. Years ago it used to be one mass of blue, but to my great disappointment is no more. I just managed to fine two or three. read more

• Life in village is under scrutiny

  THE UPS and downs of living in Wickwar are due to come under public scrutiny with a new village survey. read more

• Gazette Comment

  WE report this week that a group that occupies the time of around 60 young people in Dursley may have to fold because it cannot find land on which to build a new headquarters. read more

• Accused of road deaths

  A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with causing the deaths of three people by read more

• Derelict factory is target for arsonists

  FLAMES engulfed a large section of a derelict factory at the former Bymacks site in Long Street, Dursley, on Wednesday night. read more

• Arson bid at village youth premises

  YOUTHS tried to set fire to the youth club in Wickwar over the Easter weekend. read more

• Rail service in decline

  COMMUTERS departing from Cam and Dursley station may have their journeys hampered from next month, according to a station campaign group. read more

• Health hazard of fly-tipping

  WICKWAR residents are being warned of the dangers of dumping household and industrial waste following an increase in fly-tipping. read more

• Hospice takes a gamble

  ACRONS Children's Hospice is asking people to have flutter and sign up to its lottery which will play a big part in helping raise funds to support life-limited youngsters and their families. read more

• Youth groups seek site for new headquarters

  POPULAR youth organisations are facing a desperate struggle to find a safe and secure site for a new headquarters. read more

• Story of intrigue surrounds crucifix

  AUTHOR Julian Fane has told many tales in his time but never before has he set a book in his beloved Sodbury. read more

• Ledge rescue for blaze pair

  A COUPLE had a lucky escape from a burning three-storey farmhouse after becoming trapped in a bedroom as smoke and fumes blocked the stairs. read more

• What a shocker!

  Dursley Town 5 Staunton & Corse 6 read more

• Arts festival looks to silver screen

  WOTTON Arts Festival is celebrating its 34th year this year and a cinematic theme runs through the ten days. read more

• Healthy outlook is an award winner

  EFFORTS to promote a healthy environment at a Berkeley school have been rewarded as part of a new countywide scheme. read more

• Weekend Picture April 16, 2004

  Seagulls follow the plough as it turns the soil in a field near Rockhampton. St Oswald's Church can be seen in the distance Picture by John Anyon GJA150H04 read more

• Flats get approved despite traffic fears

  A CONTROVERSIAL development at The Malt House in Bear Street, Wotton-under-Edge, has been given the go-ahead despite warnings that the adjacent road is "really dangerous". read more

• Crowds follow the journey of the cross

  A RECORD number of worshippers joined a procession of witness to Cam Peak on Good Friday. read more

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