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• Difficulty in locating community garden

  SIR - On my many visits to the Thornbury Community Garden I am surprised by the number of people who have difficulty in locating it. read more

• Technical theatre day at school

  DRAMA Theatre Studies students at Marlwood School were busy last week as they worked on an intensive performance project during a Technical Theatre Day at the school. The aim was for the students to develop their skills and expertise in a chosen area of theatre, including costume and wardrobe, make-up, stage management, lighting, sound, props and set design. read more

• Charity celebrates 25th anniversary

  A CHARITY set up in Bristol to fund research into the treatment of skin cancer celebrates its 25th anniversary on Sunday with a special luncheon in the grounds of Frenchay Hospital. read more

• Volunteers needed to preserve colliery

  VOLUNTEERS are needed to help preserve and renovate a colliery in Coalpit Health. read more

• Governors concerned about school security

  GOVERNORS of a Frampton Cotterell School are said to be "very concerned" for the security of the building and its pupils. read more

• Quarries are not playgrounds

  SIR - At the risk of appearing a summer spoilsport, can I appeal to your readers to ensure that their children do not make quarries a place for play during the coming holidays? read more

• Yate's main Post Office could close

  YATE'S main post office could close under a Royal Mail review into the network which runs it. read more

• Thornbury museum custodian

  EVER thought about becoming a custodian at Thornbury Museum? read more

• Jack is top dog

  JACK the border collie is once again setting the pace in flyball, the high speed canine sport in which dogs have to chase and catch balls and negotiate tricky obstacle courses. read more

• Thornbury face a fight to keep Premier One status

  West of England Premier League Thornbury v Taunton St Andrews read more

• Gazette comments

  THE South West Britain in Bloom judge who sampled Thornbury's floral delights this week seemed a decent sort. read more

• Weekend Picture July 23, 2004

  Rain droplets highlight the petals of this rose in a cottage garden in the village of Badminton Picture by Steve Richards GSR650H04 read more

• Tennis coaching

  THERE is no need for children to get bored in the school holidays. Rodway Hill Tennis Centre in Mangotsfield (behind Mangotsfield Secondary School) is running tennis camps with its coach Imed throughout the summer break from July 19 to August 27. read more

• Major works startes in Oldbury area

  MAJOR engineering works have now started in the Oldbury, Littleton and Aust area with the installation of a new pipe to take treated water from Thornbury Treatment Works and Aust Treatment Works to the river bed at Aust Rocks. read more

• Promotion bandwagon rolls to a standstill

  Charfield v Frocester IV read more

• Traffic work a waste of money

  SIR - Firstly, I would like to thank South Gloucestershire Council for re-painting the white marks around all the holes in the pavements in Alveston. The ones which were done a couple of years ago were looking very faded. read more

• Gazette comment

  A POST office is an important an important part of every town - a public service we expect to be made available and accessible. It cannot be compared to any other high street shop and it should not be treated as such. read more

• Superbug crisis

  THE NHS has come into the firing line for failing to monitor and deal with the crisis of hospital superbugs, but the delivery of healthcare in South Gloucestershire has been praised read more

• Yate garden open for charity

  SIR - Our large garden in Yate is open for charity as part of the National Garden Scheme on Sunday, August 8 (1-6pm). read more

• Betty wins new allies

  BRAVE Betty Farcas, the disabled youngster rescued from a Romanian institution with the help of Thornbury folk, may have won new allies in her fight for a settled future in the UK. read more

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