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• Griffin swoops to earn valuable point

  Forest Green Rovers 1 York City 1 read more

• Night of punk music to aid Romanian hospital

  THE Royal Oak in Wotton-under-Edge will be rocking to the punk sounds of the seventies when it hosts a charity music night in aid of the North Nibley Romania Team on Friday, February 25. read more

• Cinema backers jubilant

  A BOOST has been given to the community campaign to re-open the cinema in Wotton-under-Edge. read more

• Publicity flyer not accurate

  ORGANISERS of an action group opposed to the building of 300 houses in Berkeley have laughed off suggestions that they are "scare-mongering". read more

• Rush-hour chaos as new signals stick

  NEW traffic signals designed to "smoothe traffic flows" at junction 14 of the M5 had the opposite effect when they were switched on this week. read more

• Barbershop choir are in tune

  IN its 30-year history men's barbershop group, Great Western Chorus of Bristol, has hit some high notes not least being six times British Champion. read more

• Country verse is penned with 'stile'

  A NEW book, Country Stile, will soon be available in Wotton-under-Edge. read more

• People still struggling to get on property ladder

  NEARLY 1,350 people in the Stroud district are still unable to get a foot on the property ladder, according to a new housing report. read more

• Crowd gathers for final hunt

  Today a law comes into force banning hunting with dogs. One of the final legal hunts - held at Berkeley Castle on Saturday - attracted 150 mounted followers and hundreds on foot. GJA132H05 read more

• Kids to take play seriously

  CHILDREN in Gloucestershire should have the time, space and opportunity to play. read more

• Gazette Comment - New traffic lights slow to improve matters

  CHAOS reigned at the motorway junction at Falfield this week, surprise, surprise. read more

• Council details fire station renovation

  DETAILED plans for Dursley's new fire station were unveiled for the first time this week. read more

• Music fans may enjoy next performance

  AS a great fan of the Dursley Male Voice Choir, I always try to get over from Stroud to attend their concerts. The standard of performance and entertainment value is always first class but it amazes me that they consistently play to packed audiences - even on a dark, rainy night when International Rugby is being shown on TV! read more

• Cash grants for groups

  CHARITIES in the Gazette circulation area again are invited to apply for a cash grant of up to £5,000 from the Gannett Foundation to help with a specific local cause or project. read more

• Stunning comeback is a credit to youth players

  North Wiltshire B 2 Wotton-under-Edge B 2 read more

• Residents' dismay at felling of trees

  RESIDENTS protesting about the felling of trees on the Littlecombe site between Cam and Dursley have been told it is a small price to pay for the future prosperity of the development. read more

• Farms facing gloomy time

  COTSWOLDS' MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has told Parliament that "there is an awful lot of gloom and doom about in the agriculture industry". read more

• Home reality bites

  Sir - As a resident of Berkeley I am glad to see that Cllr Ben Francis has nailed his colours to the mast upon the subject of Berkeley becoming a principal settlement. read more

• New initiative

  FOREST Green Rovers have unveiled their latest initiative to get more women interested in football as part of their Football in the Community project. read more

• Wildfowl top of bill at bird fair

  CROWDS flocked to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge last weekend for the fifth Great West Bird Fair. read more

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