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• Heat on young arsonists

  YOUTHS in Wickwar are being warned that they will be dealt with "seriously" if caught playing with fire. read more

• Vandals in danger

  AN URGENT appeal has been made to a group of Cam youngsters who may have put their lives in danger as a result of petty vandalism. read more

• Time to commit to get fit

  PEOPLE in Dursley and district now have the opportunity to 'commit to get fit' at the town's pool and sports centre. read more

• Gazette Comment

  IT was only a month ago that newspapers and television coverage was full of images of the D-Day memorial services. read more

• Visions of the future

  FINE art and the high-tech world of computers rarely collide but a company in Wotton-under-Edge is creating a successful business marrying the two. read more

• Walking in history's path

  AN ANCIENT flint axe-head will be on show at the guided and illustrated walk around the summit of Stinchcombe Hill on Sunday. read more

• Barn dance cash for Kenya

  AROUND 120 people, aged from five to 80, enjoyed a barn dance at Sheephouse Farm, Uley, on Saturday to raise funds for the Dagoretti Corner street children programme in Kenya. read more

• England fever hits the region

  SUNDAY is the big day for Gloucestershire cricket fans as England face New Zealand at the County Ground in Bristol. read more

• Man held in custody

  A MAN from North Nibley has been remanded in custody to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on blackmail charges. read more

• Heritage display at festival

  THE Heritage Display and Rally at Lister Hall and in the Newsquest car park on Saturday, July 10 - Dursley Town Festival Day - will have interest for both the elderly and the young. read more

• Simon says it's safe

  DURSLEY'S motorcycle racer Simon Knowlson has just taken over the lead of the hotly contested North Glos 600cc Championship, after a wet series of races at Darley Moor, last weekend. read more

• Appalled after crash

  SIR - I am appalled that the police are not taking any further action towards the driver of the car involved in the accident on Wickwar Road, Kingswood. It is obvious that the driver was doing excessive speeds in a 30mph zone by the length of skid marks and by the fact that the car landed on its side in a garden. read more

• Ten years behind EU

  SIR - I am broadly in favour of the EU but am quite pleased that the emergence of UKIP has belatedly forced the senior parties to start placing some well reasoned arguments before us - 30 years after we joined up! read more

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