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• MP says: I didn't misuse postage

  STROUD MP David Drew has rejected claims from a constituent that he has breached parliamentary rules by misusing taxpayer funded postage. read more

• Post office case clear

  CONTROVERSY over plans to re-house the Post Office at Wotton-under-Edge has led Stroud District Council to take the unusual step of issuing a statement making it clear where it stands on the issue. read more

• Anger as Berkeley plan not opposed

  DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott has been blamed for bulldozing through government housing plans which have resulted in Berkeley being saddled with the likelihood that 300 more houses will be built in the parish. read more

• Regeneration starts on Lister's site

  WORK is to start on the former Lister Petter site in Dursley following a joint announcement this week by the regional development agency and the developers. read more

• Village urged to report crime

  RESIDENTS in Wickwar are being urged to report all crimes or face losing vital crime preventing services. read more

• Parish council minutes drag...

  I WOULD like to say how much I enjoyed the Gazette of March 4. The amount of articles taken from Ham and Stone Parish Council meeting almost made me feel I had been at the meeting. In future, parish councils could just mail you the minutes of their meetings and you could fill the paper with more really uninteresting items - no need to go looking for real news. read more

• Stinchcombe Lordship for sale

  THE LORDSHIP of the Manor of Stinchcombe could be put up for sale by the present titleholder if there is the right interest. read more

• Failures of going private

  THE Gazette last week (March 11) had three stories that highlight the folly of privatisations. read more

• Veterans denied on penalties

  Sikh Temple Veterans 1 Dursley Town Veterans 1 (Sikh Temple won 5-4 on penalties aet) read more

• Hynes sets his sights on Le Mans

  Marc Hynes, the man who beat Jenson Button to one of British motor sport's biggest championships, will return to the race track in 2005 by contesting the world famous Le Mans 24 Hours sports car event. read more

• A taxing question answred

  I AM writing in answer to the questions posed (Gazette letters, March 11) by Miss Menelaws about the Liberal Democrats' proposals to replace council tax with a local income tax. read more

• The floods of disapproval

  PLANS for a new house in an area of Wotton-under-Edge subject to flooding have come under fire from neighbours and the town council. read more

• Evans steers 'Bridge to victory in tactical game

  GLS Hellenic Premier Slimbridge 2 Ardley United 0 read more

• Wrong diagnosis by health chiefs

  HAVING contracted MRSA whilst in hospital a number of years ago, it was with great sadness that I read of David Windsor's death from the dreaded disease and our sympathy must be with Mrs Windsor and her son for the loss of a husband and father to a disease which is largely preventable with appropriate care and attention to rigid hygiene practices. read more

• First 'Eureka' anniversary

  WEDNESDAY was a special day for a Wotton-under-Edge couple Joan and Doug Barker as they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. read more

• Skates on for new project

  SKATEBOARDERS in Dursley will soon be able to show off their skills on a brand new skatepark. read more

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