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• Council stand up to Rail over tree issue

  DEFIANT councillors have made a united stand against Network Rail in the fight over a group of much-loved trees along an embankment in Coalpit Heath. read more

• Council acts over dye scare

  SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Council has swung into action following shock revelations that certain foods sold in supermarkets have been contaminated with a life-threatening dye. read more

• Top of the table clash fails to trouble North

  North Bristol 25 Avonmouth 3 read more

• Appeal to take part in the Great Daffodil Walk Home

  I AM calling on local people to support Marie Curie Cancer Care's annual Great Daffodil Appeal in March, which is supported by Yellow Pages. read more

• With the Pirates

  FEW would have put Macclesfield Town as promotion contenders but Brian Horton's side have staggered everyone by their climb up the table, currently now in third automatic promotion place on goal difference. read more

• Tax increase decision delayed

  THE increase in council tax for South Gloucestershire's residents remains a mystery this week, as cross-party councillors could not agree on a sum. read more

• Mindless vandals attack church hut

  VANDALS who ransacked a church hut in Coalpit Heath left their "calling cards" behind by spraying graffiti tags across the walls and signing their names on a table. read more

• Academy tables new initiative

  TABLE tennis enthusiasts from across the region received a major boost this week with the announcement that a top new academy is to open at Filton College. read more

• Benefit of bus service

  THE new bus services for Thornbury that began on February 13 are to be welcomed, in particular the direct link Thornbury now has with a major railway station at Parkway. read more

• Yate let rivals off the hook

  Yate Town 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 2 read more

• Planners register vote against site

  A MAJORITY vote against plans for a gypsy site on Yate's Road to Nowhere has been registered by South Gloucestershire's planners. read more

• New date fixed

  THE date for the Land Rover Gatcombe Horse Trials, which normally take place at the end of March on the Princess Royal's Gatcombe Park estate, has been changed because of the early Easter this year. read more

• Answers needed on plant

  MALCOLM Lynden (Gazette, February 11) chooses not to answer my serious points on nuclear risks at Oldbury and instead makes personal remarks. It is unfortunate if this is the level he operates on, especially as a representative of the local liaison council. read more

• Children have an art attack

  CHILDREN from Thornbury's Crossways Junior School drew inspiration from the work of celebrated artist David Hockney this week when they took part in art and writing sessions at the town's Octagon gallery. read more

• Need to fight for ward

  THE last chance to speak up for Grace Ward in Thornbury Hospital is next Tuesday, March 1 from 7pm-9pm in the Armstrong Hall in Thornbury. read more

• With the Reds

  Although Bristol City still remain an outside bet to finish in the top six this season (thus qualifying for the play-offs), the two results achieved by the Reds this week won't have done their chances any harm whatsoever. read more

• Events around the region

  Friday, February 25 7.45pm, Marshfield Community Centre. Marshfield Players' production of Alice in Wonderland. read more

• Bus to ease drive stress

  A NEW council-subsided bus service could make it easier for Thornbury commuters to leave the car at home. read more

• Pool to be run by new group

  WINTERBOURNE'S public swimming pool is to be handed over to The Ridings High School after a long struggle to keep the facility afloat. read more

• All we hear is . . . Radio Thornbury

  FANCY getting behind a microphone, spinning a CD or two, or perhaps trying your hand at chairing a discussion programme. read more

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