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• Top draw strike sinks Yate

  Southern League Premier Division Yate Town 1 Chippenham Town 2 read more

• Pilning plunder points

  Gloucester League Division Three South Wotton-under-Edge 8 Pilning 14 read more

• Burglar's drug claims didn't impress judge

  A BURGLAR who escaped from Leyhill Open Prison - once dubbed Britain's cushiest jail - claimed he did it to avoid the unregulated drugs culture at the institution. read more

• Winterbourne increase their lead after Houdini

  Hellenic League Division One West Harrow Hill 3 Winterbourne United 3 read more

• Homeless women moves on to London

  A HOMELESS Iranian woman has moved eastwards towards London, after spending four weeks camped in a South Gloucestershire lay-by. read more

• Hospital campaign to carry on

  CAMPAIGNERS opposed to the downgrading of Frenchay Hospital are set to fight on, despite a decision by South Gloucestershire Council not to pursue an independent review. read more

• Disabled drivers may lose parking places

  A SURVEY of Thornbury's two biggest and busiest car parks has revealed that parking spaces for the disabled are massively underused. read more

• Drunken teen girls arrested in car park

  A GROUP of drunken under-age girls smashed a car windscreen and dented its bodywork in a Yate car park, the Gazette can reveal. read more

• Health chiefs cut red tape to give people their say

  PEOPLE across the region are being asked to have their say on the future shape of the local NHS. read more

• School back in good books

  PARENTS, pupils, staff and governors at Severn Beach Primary School got an early Christmas present this week with news that the school is officially back on track. read more

• Fury as 'monstrosity' replaces phone mast

  FAMILIES in two Chipping Sodbury estates are up in arms this week over the replacement of an existing phone mast with a "modern monstrosity" a mere stone's throw from their homes. read more

• Four Seasons in one day

  FOLLOWING its world premiere at St George's Concert Hall, Bristol, Fantasia on Vivaldi's Four Seasons comes to the Subscription Rooms, Stroud this weekend. read more

• Yate and Sodbury Diary

  Friday, December 16 read more

• Tories climb aboard rural transport issue

  CALLS for a more imaginative public transport system in the rural areas of South Gloucestershire have won the backing of Tory members of the local authority. read more

• Surgeon's trek challenge for two cancer charities

  A THORNBURY-based surgeon, well known for his work with women and children all over South Gloucestershire, is preparing to put himself to the test by undertaking a challenging hike across the Arabian Desert. read more

• Shelters for youths

  THE problem of large groups of youths gathering in a South Gloucestershire village is to be tackled head-on, in consultation with local residents. read more

• Band embraces opportunity to play in arboretum

  POPULAR band Embrace has announced a series of massive open-air gigs across the UK next year, including a date in Gloucestershire. read more

• Inspectors give school one year to improve

  KING Edmund Community School in Yate has been ordered to improve, just two months after it was saved from the axe. read more

• International honours for Gridiron youngsters

  THREE teenagers from Yate have represented their country at American Football. read more

• Facing up to dangers of excessive drinking

  PUB AND CLUB GOERS in South Gloucestershire will notice a new face in their local this week. read more

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