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• Exhibition for steam fanatics

  HUNDREDS of model railway exhibits steamed into Yate on Saturday and excited the crowds - both young and old. read more

• Public opposition fails to call time on pub opening

  A PUB in Chipping Sodbury will be able to stay open later despite massive public opposition. read more

• Oldbury double-header a triumph for top clubs

  THE Oldbury 30-mile and 5K road races brought much success for the Thornbury Running Club and Hogweed Trotters last week, with some high attendances matched by a string of excellent times. read more

• Creative mums put their art and craft on display

  THREE mums are putting their talents to the test with the launch of their first exhibition of their home-made arts and crafts. read more

• Hunting 'hobby' should be allowed

  SIR - I have read with interest your articles and letters about foxhunting. I decided to form my own opinion by going to watch the Beaufort Hunt meeting in Chipping Sodbury and then follow on in my car. read more

• 'See you in court' ultimatum

  DESPERATE parish leaders in Pilning are threatening to sue South Gloucestershire Council for failing to take action over an illicit traveller site on Green Belt land in the village. read more

• Legend Alleyne signs new deal

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCC have announced that Mark Alleyne has signed a new four-year contract to continue as player-coach. read more

• Pupils try to understand suffering

  A BOWL of rice and a bottle of water was all some Yate students were allowed for a day in their effort to help victims of the Asian tsunami. read more

• Hallen march into Trophy semis

  GFA Trophy Hallen 1 Almondsbury FC 0 read more

• With the Reds

  With just 16 games left of the season, Bristol City look to be heading for a final position outside the play-offs after a horrendous 3-2 defeat to Chesterfield at Ashton Gate last Friday. read more

• BNFL's priority is not safety

  SIR - Malcolm Lynden may have faith in the nuclear industry and its safety regulator (Gazette, January 28) but neither of these bodies will explain openly to an interested public what the implications are of significant deterioration inside an ageing nuclear reactor. read more

• Council says no to meeting

  LONG-SUFFERING residents who have put up with huge groups of youngsters drinking late and causing trouble will not have a public meeting, despite pushing for one. read more

• Tide is a free gift of power

  SIR- I have read and reread Mr Malcolm Lynder's letter in which he lists the success of the Oldbury Power Station and its record of safety. He makes no mention of the high cost of decommissioning such a plant at the end of its working life. read more

• Thieves steal Scouts' tents

  SCOUTS who spent five years fundraising to buy their own tents have been left devastated after the equipment was stolen. read more

• Track trees face the chop

  A GROUP of much-loved trees along a railway embankment in Coalpit Heath are facing the chop in the name of safety. read more

• Fears over future of town school

  EDUCATION chiefs have refused to confirm or deny rumours that a school in Yate could face closure. read more

• Three-goal salvo sinks Almonds

  Almondsbury FC 1 Chard Town 3 read more

• Residents' views needed

  PARISH leaders in Almondsbury are seeking residents' views on the community facilites that will be need if and when the former Hortham Hospital site is developed for housing. read more

• Army citizen lessons for kids

  STUDENTS from The Ridings High School, in Winterbourne, are among over a 1,000 pupils in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who have been receiving Citizenship lessons from the Army this week. read more

• Kirsten puts boot in to win TV charity challenge

  CHARITY workers in Thornbury are real little treasures - and millions of daytime TV viewers are finding out why. read more

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