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• Year of change for weather in 2005

  AT THE end of September it semmed as though 2005 was going to be an unusually dry year as the total rainfall for nine months of the year had reached only 21.58 inches. However the last three months, October, November and December brought a further 13.21 inches to bring the year's total to 34.79 inches. This is still less than the average rainfall of 39.49 inches for the first five years of this century and even less than the average of 43.05 inches for the last five years of the 20th century. read more

• What to do with festive trees

  This week we introduce the Gazette's new gardening column, written by Jayne Bennett, of Thornbury, an enthusiastic and successful gardener, although she would not claim to be an expert and certainly not a professional. Jayne's aim is to help would-be gardeners and enthusiastic amateurs through the perils of the gardening year. read more

• Lions' charity pride

  AMONG the latest donations made by Dursley Lions Club totalling nearly £40,000 during 2005 was £300 towards the cost of a specially-designed climbing frame for the Funbusters at Everlands Playgroup in Cam. read more

• Big Read for whole town

  AN ambitious experiment to involved the whole of Wotton-under-Edge and district in the reading of the same novel is launched today, Friday. read more

• Journalist's car attacked

  A FORMER war-correspondent says she no longer feels safe in her own home after an attack on her Landrover left it damaged beyond repair. read more

• Victim 'stable' in hospital

  FORMER Deputy Chief Constable of the Gloucestershire Constabulary has been mentioned in the Queen's New Years Honours list. read more

• Sentance delay over health test

  A PSYCHIATRIC report was ordered on Wednesday on bungling bag-snatcher Lee Orchard, 27, of Frederick Thomas Road, Dursley. read more

• Looking to lead the pack

  RUGBY teams in the Gazette region resume their season from tomorrow with everything still to play for. read more

• Show of solidarity for Standish site

  THE importance of the Standish Hospital site to the local community will be demonstrated this week with a public show of solidarity. read more

• Hunters fall prey in stop start game

  Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division One Tetbury Town 1 Berkeley Town 0 read more

• Diary

  Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge read more

• Programme for animal carers

  PEOPLE working in veterinary practises will have the chance to study for important qualifications next year when Filton College launches Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons courses in veterinary nursing at Bristol Zoo. read more

• George dies after blaze at his home

  THE community of Dursley was left reeling this week after one of the town's best-loved characters and his dog died in a fire that ripped through their town-centre home. read more

• Best in British Folk

  THE tenth Cheltenham Folk Festival (February 9-12) will be a weekend of warm and wild music, enough to tempt us all to abandon our mid-winter blues. read more

• Sharks fired into fifth by fine Frankham free-kick

  Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division One Bourton Rovers 1 Sharpness 2 read more

• Asbos go green in clampdown on environmental grievances

  THE Environment Agency now has the power to apply for Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) to tackle enviro-crime such as vandalism, noise nuisance and fly-tipping the Government has announced. read more

• Magical Madjo gets Forest Green on a roll

  FOREST GREEN ROVERS remained unbeaten throughout the festive period to stretch their run of games without defeat to five. read more

• Sofa so bad, so get out and learn a craft

  A STIMULATING alternative to spending the long winter evenings sitting on the sofa in front of the television is being offered at Prema, the arts, crafts and theatrical venue at Uley near Dursley. read more

• Cam produce their best

  Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division One Cam Bulldogs 2 Broadwell Amateurs 1 read more

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