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• Have your say on service merger

  A PUBLIC inquiry into the proposed merger of Gloucestershire Ambulance Service with Avon and Wiltshire Ambulance services is to be held next month. read more

• Rainfall brings cash windfall

  DESPITE a torrential downpour on Saturday, spirits could not be dampened at the summer fair at Draycott Sheltered Housing in Cam. The fair raised a total of £633 - the highest amount raised by the annual event so far. read more

• Slimbridge get ready for the magic of the FA Cup

  THE OLDEST and most famous football competition in the world will come to Slimbridge for the first time when Wimbourne Town visit Wisloe Road for an FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie tomorrow (3pm kick-off). read more

• Cam booted out as Kingswood go into quarter-finals

  CAM Bulldogs have been kicked out of the Reg Davis Memorial Northern Senior League Cup for playing an ineligible player in last Wednesday's first round tie at Charfield, writes Keith Watson. read more

• View sharks in natural habitat

  A SPECIAL run of Sharks 3D - a breathtaking three-dimensional voyage to discover the most advanced predators on earth - will be shown at the IMAX Theatre-At-Bristol from August 22-28. read more

• First victory for new hedge law

  A PENSIONER from North Nibley has become the first person in the country to benefit from new legislation which gives householders the backing of the law if their neighbours' hedges grow too high. read more

• Can you tackle the UK 10?

  ENTRIES are still needed for the Cancer Research UK 10 run at the Badminton Estate. read more

• Brave bride's joy over surprise wedding party

  A BRIDE-TO-BE from Yate who was rushed to hospital the day before her wedding but miraculously still managed to take her vows has finally celebrated becoming a married woman. read more

• Sky high pint as fiesta finale takes to the air

  GAZETTE photographer Steve Richards took to the skies on Sunday for the spectacular climax of the Discovery Channel International Balloon Fiesta. read more

• Show horse savagely mutilated in attack

  A HORSE has been savagely attacked at a remote farm near Chipping Sodbury leaving it severely wounded. read more

• Charities can apply for grants

  CHARITIES in the Gazette circulation area have until Friday, September 30 to bid for a Gannett Foundation Fund grant this autumn. read more

• Walk your way in prayer

  GLOUCESTER Cathedral's regular summer attraction, the Labyrinth, returned yesterday, offering visitors a unique way to pray or meditate. read more

• Waiters jailed after attack on their boss

  TWO 18-year-old London men were jailed last Friday for robbing their boss at a Dursley Indian restaurant of his car, mobile phone, wine and cash. read more

• Cotswold walkers can avoid rat run

  WALKERS on the Cotswold Way will now be able to avoid a rat run thanks to the opening of a new path. read more

• Premium Bond prize winner search is on

  A MAJOR search is underway to find the missing winners of more than £190,000 of unclaimed Premium Bond prizes in Gloucestershire. read more

• Locked up for tackling thief

  A HAVE-A GO HERO who landed up in police cells after making a citizens' arrest, has spoken out about the way he was treated. read more

• Grass racers get stuck in the mud

  AUTOGRASS racers from across the region took their last chance to race on the venue for the 2006 National Autograss Championships at the weekend. read more

• Supermarket bids to be invited again

  BIDDING for a new supermarket operator in Dursley will start next month, it was revealed this week. read more

• Young talent in the house

  AN EVENING concert by the Springhill Strings, a group of young, local and exceptionally talented musicians, takes place at Kingshill House, Dursley tonight (8pm). read more

• Concert lovers feel let down by singers

  THE late arrival of singing superstar Aled Jones to a Berkeley concert at the weekend has led to a night of disappointment for some music lovers. read more

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