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• Gymnasts keep their balance after hiccup

  THE YEAR 2004 has turned out to be another fantastic one for the gymnasts from The Ridge Junior School in Yate. read more

• A senseless, cruel act

  SIR - Two problems at the Wyevale Garden Centre, near Thornbury, were said to justify shooting a robin family nesting in the restaurant area. read more

• Hoax bomb call to centre

  THORNBURY'S Wyevale Garden Centre was evacuated following a bomb scare this week as a storm raged on over the slaughter of a family of robins. read more

• Blooming show a big success

  FLORAL displays depicting memorable moments from the past 100 years were on display at the Yate Methodist Church flower festival on Saturday. read more

• Weekend full of fun activities

  SCOUTS and Guides from across South Gloucestershire and the former Avon area have an action-packed bank holiday weekend ahead of them. read more

• Web focus on court dodgers

  PEOPLE who fail to attend court hearings for serious criminal offences in Avon and Somerset could find their picture featured on the 'wanted' gallery of the police force's website. read more

• Work starts on sports village

  WORK has begun on a contemporary new sports village which will benefit residents of all ages in Winterbourne, as well as pupils at the village's four schools. read more

• BT's payphone proposal attacked by councillors

  PLANS by BT to axe four "unprofitable" phone kiosks from villages around Thornbury have come under fire. read more

• Car boot sales can go ahead

  CAR boot sales, said to be vital to voluntary groups in Frenchay, will go ahead this year despite fears they would have to be cancelled. read more

• With the Reds

  FOLLOWING a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the play-off semi-final at Hartlepool's Victoria Park, City had to win in the second leg at Ashton Gate last Wednesday to be sure of a place in the play-off final. What followed were scenes that will live long in memories of all City supporters. Two late goals secured the Robins a place in the play-off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. read more

• High-tech answer to heart attacks

  AVON Ambulance Service paramedics have been trained to administer life-saving drugs to heart attack victims. read more

• England toppings for pizza

  WHY not get into the spirit of the European Championships this summer and try something as inventive as a Beckham and mushroom pizza? read more

• Disgust at robin cullings

  SIR - I am writing as I feel so inflamed by an article in The Mail on Sunday on May 23 on regarding culling of robins at our local garden centre, Wyevale, on the A38 near Thornbury. read more

• Fury after move rejected

  THE OWNER of a motorcycle training centre in Hambrook has accused South Gloucestershire Council of hypocrisy after failing to support his school but launching a campaign to improve bikers' safety. read more

• Rockhampton get revenge

  Kingsholm v Rockhampton read more

• Festival champions conceptual design

  WESTONBIRT Festival of the Garden is one of only three garden design festivals of its kind in the world and is now in its third year running read more

• Thornbury Town hand out club accolades

  THORNBURY Town brought their season to a close as more than 90 guests attended their end of season presentation evening at Thornbury Rugby Club last Friday. read more

• Text teacher discharged

  A THORNBURY secondary school teacher who breached his position of trust by sending "inappropriate" text messages to a 14-year-old girl pupil walked free from court this week. read more

• Gazette editorial comment

  IT'S been a bad week for robins - and a bad one, too, for Wyevale Garden Centres. read more

• Gallery to open with print show

  WORK has finally been completed on a new art gallery in the grounds of Thornbury's Castle School - the result of the school's designation as a specialist visual arts college read more

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