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• A38 deaths trial planned

  A MOTORCYCLIST accused of causing the deaths of three people by dangerous driving has made a brief preliminary appearance at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday. read more

• Brownies' celebrations

  SIR - 2004 is the 90th anniversary of the start of Brownies (or Rosebuds as they were called at the very beginning). read more

• Stevenson ends term on a high

  Berkeley Town 8 Mitcheldean 0 read more

• Backing for the villages

  THIS year's Village of the Year competition, organised for sponsors Calor Gas by Gloucestershire Rural Community Council is to receive additional backing. read more

• Speeding and parking put under the spotlight

  TRAFFIC in Kingswood came under the spotlight when residents met the parish council during the annual parish meeting. read more

• Russell signs up for further season

  Gloucestershire County Cricket Club have announced that veteran wicketkeeper Jack Russell has agreed to extend his contract for another year. read more

• Rural life preserved in print

  SIR - Did you grow up in a rural village in Gloucestershire? If so, you might be able to help. I am currently researching a book that takes a nostalgic look at village life between 1930 and 1970. read more

• Medieval times return to castle

  COOKERY, wood-carving and dancing were among displays as history was brought to life in Berkeley Castle last weekend. read more

• Demand for housing yet parking is 'more important'

  SIR - Two stories in last week's Gazette were linked. On the front page you stated that the deficit in affordable housing in Wotton-under-Edge is among the worst in the district and the town has the greatest demand in the area for rented social housing. The district council says this is due to the lack of space, with few opportunities to build. Many people in the town cannot afford to get on the housing ladder, so have to try to rent. read more

• We HAD cricket till they interfered

  SIR - Whatever happened to Halcrow's suggestions for improvements to the war memorial site as depicted in that expensive glossy brochure entitled Wotton-under-Edge and Kingswood Transport Strategy, May, 2002? read more

• Study of towns revealed

  THE RESULTS of a unique study of market towns aimed at regeneration of towns across the district have now been published. read more

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