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• Weird tale of total madness

  THORNBURY Amateur Dramatic Society is making a foray into fantasy with their spring production of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters - adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. read more

• Mabel celebrates 101st

  THE Gazette today joins in sending St George's Day birthday congratulations to 101-year-old Mabel Till, from Oldbury-on-Severn. read more

• Duo duped in betting scam

  AN UNSUSPECTING couple from Yate have lost a fortune after being swindled by a horse-racing scam. read more

• Big thank-you to tidy-up volunteers

  SIR - On behalf of the Environment Committee of Thornbury Town Council, I should like to say a big "thank you" to all the people from Millfield and from Severn Drive who turned out on Sunday morning to help tidy up the area by the circular pond on the Streamside Walk. read more

• Weird tale of total madness

  THORNBURY Amateur Dramatic Society is making a foray into fantasy with their spring production of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters - adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. read more

• Thornbury Gazette editorial comment

  PLANS are in the pipeline for a major shake-up in parking law enforcement in Thornbury and surrounding areas. read more

• Show is down to teamwork

  SIR - We were delighted to read (Gazette, April 16) that Catherine Davies so much enjoyed the Northavon Youth Theatre Company's recent production of The Boy Friend, and that she will come back next Easter to watch Les Miserables. read more

• Parents rally to protect nursery

  WORRIED parents have stepped up their campaign to ensure a "vital" Chipping Sodbury nursery is kept open. read more

• Free day on landscape

  PEOPLE interested in helping survey hedges and dry stone walls in the Thornbury area are being invited to a free event at Oldown Country Park next Friday (11am-3pm). read more

• New beans on the scene

  FANCY a cappucino, latte or perhaps a frappe? read more

• Marathon blow-out for Pete

  LONDON Marathon hopeful Pete Brady felt deflated on Sunday after a tyre blow- out scuppered his chances of joining the big race. read more

• Jail 'unlikely to get unit'

  EASTWOOD Park women's prison at Falfield is unlikely to get Government cash to build a new wing for vulnerable teenaged girls, Prison Service chiefs said this week. read more

• With the Reds

  CITY came back down to earth after their win over the league leaders with a defeat against Luton Town 3-2 at Kenilworth Road last weekend. read more

• Teenager robbed by knifeman

  A YATE man was robbed at knife-point on Saturday evening in a quiet residential road in the town. read more

• Goal famine continues

  Solihull Boro 0 Mangotsfield United 0 read more

• A diary of events to entertain and amuse

  FOLLOWING its exciting opening weekend featuring Kate Adie, Rainbow West children's theatre and Terry Lightfoot and his Jazzmen, this year's Thornbury Arts Festival (May 7-15) has many more treats in store. read more

• RAF reunion

  SIR - RAF St Eval Coastal Command Association, Cornwall (1939-1959) would like to contact all St Eval Personnel, RAF, WAAF, WRAF all ranks, those on detachment, for membership, reunions and newsletters, with over 200 ex personnel already in touch. read more

• With the Pirates

  A POINT at Bury tomorrow and Rovers are safe. They may not even need that if Carlisle and York fail again but clubs know they cannot rely on the results of others going their way. read more

• Please show some consideration

  SIR - Fat lot of good came of the signs put up along Charfield Road in Kingswood warning of road-resurfacing work and the risk of damage from flying chippings! read more

• Thorns bid farewell to the elite leagues

  Thornbury 5 Berry Hill 20 read more

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