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• Small schools up for debate

  SMALL schools in South Gloucestershire have been on the agenda at Westminster as ministers were asked to support them and their future. read more

• Showtime for prisoners

  GREEN-FINGERED prisoners and staff from Leyhill Prison are on the glory trail again with their entry for this year's Chelsea Flower Show. read more

• Team challenge for all charities

  A SUCCESSFUL company specialising in organising fundraising challenge events for charities has moved to Tockington. read more

• Motoring marathon

  CASTLE Combe Race Circuit will be hosting one of the biggest and most unique car extravaganzas of the year this summer. read more

• Anger at housing plan approval

  HOUSES will be built close to a school in Yate, despite vehement opposition from local councillors. read more

• Cyril's dedication boosted youth club

  SIR - I would like to write a personal tribute to the late Cyril Lambert. I am sure you will get many such tributes, as he was such a prominent figure in the Thornbury community. read more

• Yate, Chipping Sodbury and district diary

  Friday, May 21 10am, Chipping Sodbury Church Centre. Tubbie Tots. 2pm, Dyrham Park, Digging the Dirt - stories from the borders, join a member of the garden team for a potted history of Dyrham and its garden, meet at the Orangery. 7-9pm, Coalpit Heath, Manor Hall. Karate. 7.30pm, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. Sodbury Players present Tons of Money. 7.30pm, Rangeworthy, The Memorial Hall. Court Players present On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. Box office 01453 811066. read more

• Grant aid appeal for church repairs

  A CONGREGATION in Wickwar is appealing for help to carry out essential works on the popular village church. read more

• Visitor dies in car crash

  AN AMERICAN visitor died when the car he was driving veered off the M5 at Almondsbury and crashed on to three vehicles queuing on an exit slip road. read more

• No cash for elderly carer

  A PENSIONER has told the Gazette he is being denied money to which he feels he is entitled for looking after his disabled wife because he receives a state pension. read more

• Weekend Picture

  A huge splash of spring colour on the Moreton Road roundabout in Thornbury Picture by Steve Richards GSR354H04 read more

• Family connections with Violet Mills

  SIR - I am researching my family tree and would like to gather any information about Violet Mary Charles Mills (nee Longman). She was born on October 3, 1910 in Thornbury. read more

• Support grows for village shop

  A VILLAGE shop for Westerleigh is looking increasingly likely as support grows for the venture. read more

• Tesco staff raise £1,700 in Race for Life

  WOMEN members of staff at Thornbury's Tesco store raised £1,700 for the fight against cancer on Sunday when they took part in the Race of Life event on Clifton Downs. read more

• Refurbished centre re-opens

  THE RIDGEWOOD Community Centre has re-opened following a £2 million face-lift. read more

• It's purr-fect for Persians

  A RESCUE Centre for Persian cats opens in Coalpit Heath tomorrow. The centre, can house up to eight abandoned cats, is being run by Isabelle Davenport, a retired veterinary receptionist. read more

• Agenda to cause disruption

  SIR - I have to agree with the sentiments expressed in Drivers don't like Chaos (Gazette, May 14). read more

• Walk support reaches £15,000

  ALVESTON marathon man Steve Dayman completed his 15th gruelling walk on Sunday, May 9 - raising a further £15,000 for the battle against meningitis. read more

• Philip is new head teacher

  CHIPPING SODBURY School has a new man at the top after going through two-thirds of the school year without a headteacher. read more

• Old Down lose out in close encounter

  Phoenix WI v Old Down 1st XI read more

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