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• Yate can look forward to some exciting times

  YATE Men's Hockey Club held their annual AGM at YOSC last week with most club members present. read more

• 'No surprise' as council watchdog is criticised

  A THORNBURY man who made two fruitless complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman has been cheered by attacks on the performance of the watchdog. read more

• Getting skates on to improve facilities

  YOUNGSTERS in Winterbourne have helped themselves to get better facilities in the village. read more

• Grant puts paid to leaks in hall

  A LEAKY roof will soon be a distant memory for one Rangeworthy building thanks to new funding. read more

• A warning to sun worshippers

  A YOUNG mother from Chipping Sodbury was diagnosed with skin cancer four years ago and is now working with Cancer Research UK's SunSmart campaign to help raise awareness locally of the dangers we all face if we fail to treat the sun with the respect it deserves. read more

• Driven to make a marathon effort

  MARATHON runner Peter Lay, from Charfield, has developed an extra spring in his step while training for the big race in London this weekend. read more

• Mum's fury at surgery's £20 fee for certificate

  THORNBURY mum Nicola O'Dwyer was outraged when a local doctor's surgery charged her almost £20 for proof that her seriously ill son was too poorly to go on holiday. read more

• Park hosts festival of fine tulips

  THE annual tulip festival is being held at Dyrham Park this weekend. read more

• Taunton torn apart by irrepressible Thorns

  Thornbury 39 Taunton 22 read more

• Council is keeping a 'smells' diary

  A MOTHER has voiced fears for the health of her children who attend school next to a controversial composting site. read more

• Shopping centre to be sold

  YATE shopping centre is to be sold it was announced this week. read more

• Ex-Gazette reporter is now president of NUJ

  FORMER Gazette reporter Tim Lezard has been elected president of the National Union of Journalists. read more

• Debate over mental health

  HEALTH chiefs in Bristol and South Gloucestershire are to consider the results of a three-month public consultation on proposals for changes to mental health services for older adults - including the controversial closure of Grace ward at Thornbury Hospital. read more

• Golf trip of a lifetime awaits junior team

  A TEAM of young golfers are in with a chance of being watched by one of the greatest ambassadors of the sport. read more

• Floral funds flooding in

  THORNBURY is all set to bloom again this year thanks to the genoeristy of businesses and indivuals who have rallied round to ensure the town remains a floral delight. read more

• Warm welcome for Kelly

  IF you haven't bumped into Kelly Dimery yet, don't worry - you soon will. read more

• With the Pirates

  ROVERS head for Chester tomorrow, with City virtually safe from the drop unless they lose all their remaining games and Kidderminster Harriers or Rushden and Diamonds win theirs. read more

• Drivers see red over 'disastrous' lights

  PRESSURE is mounting for "disastrous" new traffic signals at M5 junction at Falfield to be switched off once and for all. read more

• King claims Gatcombe crown

  MORE than 550 horses and riders competed at the Gatcombe Novice and Intermediate Horse Trials at the Princess Royal's Gloucestershire home at the weekend. read more

• Character and charm pays off

  All over England local economies are in decline and small towns, once full of character, are becoming clones of each other, dominated by the same logos and mass-produced shop fronts. Not so Thornbury, as Louisa Winkler discovered when she took a tour of the town. read more

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