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• Art project with anti-racist theme

  A WALL of art created by youngsters in Yate has been unveiled in one of the town's play areas. read more

• With the Pirates

  ROCHDALE are the visitors to the Memorial Stadium tomorrow (3pm) in a game that has been billed as a mid-table tussle between two teams desperate for points to propel them towards the play-off places. read more

• Gearing up for an explosive start

  THE 33rd staging of the Severn Bridge Road Race takes place on Sunday and looks all set to be one of the premier sporting events to hit the region so far this year. read more

• No train parking rate consultation

  FURY over new car parking charges at Yate train station gathered steam this week as the Rail Passenger Council confirmed no public consultation had taken place. read more

• Threats will not influence council

  I FEEL that I must comment on your article (Gazette, February 18) concerning a refusal of planning permission on land at Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath under the ownership of Mr Drafus Young. read more

• Outcry over ward move

  HEALTH planners went on the defensive this week over cost cutting plans to axe Thornbury Hospital's Grace ward - a highly valued care facility for older people with mental health problems. read more

• New flats are welcomed

  EIGHT flats which residents fought not to be built have now been welcomed in a Yate road as the "most prestigious" development in the town. read more

• Very clever, Cllr Bracey, but I need some light relief

  Reading the Gazette (February 25) I am sure Cllr Alan Bracey and his fellow councillors are very pleased with putting another obstacle in the way of Network Rail's plans to remove the trees from the railway embankment at Coalpit Heath. read more

• Yate set to be council's third HQ

  YATE is to become home to South Gloucestershire Council's third major headquarters. read more

• Bristol plans #30m 'eco-zoo' attraction

  BOSSES at Bristol Zoo are due to outline their plans for a major educational "world first" eco-attraction at Easter Compton. read more

• Drugs raid nets #10,000

  A DRUG bust by police in Chipping Sodbury has uncovered more than £1,000-worth of a suspected Class A drug. read more

• Hope for charmer Betty

  BRAVE Betty Farcas, the disabled youngster plucked from a Romanian institution six year ago with the help of Thornbury folk, has been given fresh hope of being legally adopted by the lcoal family who have cared for her ever since. read more

• Shops are targeted

  A NEW campaign by South Gloucestershire Council hopes to slash the number of knives sold to children. read more

• Car sharing plan is cut

  A PILOT scheme to reduce congestion on a busy ring road has been grounded by South Gloucestershire Council. read more

• North are braced for Vase semi-final showdown

  TOMORROW is the big day for North Bristol Rugby Club as the Almondsbury-based outfit take on Solihull in the Powergen Junior Vase semi-final. read more

• Bufumbo - an inspiring visit

  LIVING and learning conditions in Bufumbo - Thornbury's "link" parish in Uganda - continue to improve. read more

• Council tax rise to improve services

  COUNCIL tax for South Gloucestershire has been set at 3.8 percent. read more

• Wish to put patients first in NHS

  ON Tuesday evening I sat through a consultation meeting on proposals for changes to services for Older Adults in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. read more

• Life in a big land beckons

  LIFE will change in a big way for popular Pilning couple Tony and Moira Adams when the swap Severnside for the wide open spaces of Texas. read more

• Church organ gets a new lease of life

  NESTLING on a hill in the village of Wickwar sits the parish's picturesque church, Holy Trinity. And now, thanks to a massive fundraising campaign by parishioners, the building resounds once more to the majestic sound of the 100-year-old church organ. read more

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