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• We worked like slaves at graveyard

  SIR - I must protest at the criticism of St Bartholomew's graveyard in Cam. I was one of a small group of volunteers, which includes the vicar himself, who spent enormous amounts of time trying to keep the graveyard tidy. read more

• Students' success

  STUDENTS were celebrating when the A-level results were published last Thursday. read more

• Events around the region

  Dursley, Cam, Berkeley and Wotton-under-Edge and district diary read more

• What people are planning

  PLANNING applications received by Stroud District Council include: read more

• Global warming won't help library

  SIR - At the council meeting on August 17 during question time on the subject of the library site it was unfortunate but understandable how my responses did not get full coverage. read more

• Bulldogs to sharpen their teeth

  DURING the next nine months Cam Bulldogs will face a much tougher task than they did over the course of last season. read more

• Meet with Tinker and Tailor

  AUGUST Bank Holiday Monday will be celebrated in style at The Full Moon, Synwell, Wotton-under-Edge. read more

• Wills is back at Combe

  FORMER quadruple Castle Combe Formula Ford champion Gavin Wills is making a surprise return to the Melton Concrete Products Formula Ford 1600 Championship at the circuit's Ferrari Raceday on Monday, August 30. read more

• What a lovely day for burning plastic

  SIR - May I, through your column, thank the resident of Rosebery Park, Dursley, who on Saturday found it extremely amusing on a warm and sunny day to force the neighbourhood indoors when he decided to start a bonfire at lunchtime and continue to burn rubbish until gone nine at night. read more

• Headstone reading was wrong

  SIR - I was interested to see the article in last week's Gazette relating to the tomb of Dicky Pearce (the jester) in Berkeley churchyard. read more

• Take a break at new event

  MORE than 30 people attended a Holiday at Home event organised by the Churches Together in Wotton-Under Edge as part of the Love Wotton season. read more

• Harris: We're just not good enough

  OH DEAR, late summer is rapidly bypassing autumn and turning into a winter of discontent at the 'friendly club' on the top of the hill - as Forest Green Rovers like to be known but freindliness will soon be out of the window, as Rovers wretched Conference start sank to fresh lows. read more

• Climate change monster

  SIR - Neil Carmichael describes wind turbines, like the one at Nympsfield, as "monstrosities" (Gazette, August 13). read more

• Post office confusion

  SIR - It is not true that it is easy for people to continue to use their local post office for the receiving of benefits. read more

• Trade in Wotton 'is not a problem'

  ALLWARES, the shop selling a bit of everything, in Wotton-under-Edge, will be closing tomorrow. It follows the closure of the Berkeley branch at the weekend. read more

• Fed up with aerobatics

  KINGSWOOD residents say they are forced to put up with aircraft performing acrobatic manoeuvres above their homes because there is nowhere else the planes can go. read more

• Diesel generator stolen from construction site

  A DIESEL generator valued at more than £3,000 was stolen from a construction site near North Nibley overnight on Wednesday, August 18. read more

• Hopkins proves he's a martial arts ace

  KICKBOXING king Lyle Hopkins was on top of the world this week after claiming an awesome international trophy that confirmed his place as a top competition fighter. read more

• Lights alive in castle grounds

  THOUSANDS of lights, caravans and life-long traditions are on their way to Berkeley Castle for The National Feast of Lanterns over the weekend of September 3-5. read more

• Olympic odyssey ends in mauling

  THE Olympic dream ended in tatters this week for Simon Mason and Mark Pearn as the Great Britain men's hockey team saw their hopes of winning a medal evaporate. read more

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