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• Town plans receive flak

  PLANS for a new library, offices and "anchor" retail store on a prime town centre site in Thornbury have been criticised by local conservation watchdogs. read more

• Musical fails to match hype

  FOOTLOOSE the musical is based on the film, starring Kevin Bacon, of the same name and which I must admit to never having seen. read more

• Uproar at meeting

  WESTERLEIGH Parish Council's monthly meeting had to be suspended this week after an irate member of the public launched an attack on councillors. read more

• Floor plan headache

  PLANNING chiefs are to investigate why action was never taken to enforce development conditions at a Severnside laboratory complex. read more

• Police cheif admits ethnic jobs recruitment policy was flawed

  THE Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police has revealed a major U-turn in his thoughts on the force's recruitment policy. read more

• Thornbury and district diary

  Friday, March 10 10am-5pm, Thornbury, Park Road, Castle School. National Touring Exhibition, Picasso Histoire Naturelle until March 17. 2.30pm, Alveston, Methodist Hall. 50-Plus Group, Impact India with Rosemary Mellor. 7.30pm, Tytherington, Chapel. Local History Group, Brass Rubbing with Malcolm and Margaret Hawkes. 7.30pm, Tockington, Parish Hall. Parish Players presents Fiddler on the Roof. read more

• Yate and district diary

  Friday, March 10 8.30am-4pm, Wickwar, 29 Amberley Way. Britain's Biggest Breakfast. Come and tuck in to a hearty brekkie and help Cancer Research Ok at the same time. For more details call 01454 299209. read more

• Teen made 3,000 threats to helpline

  A YATE teenager who made nearly 3,000 threatening phone calls to the Samaritans over a four-month period has been jailed. read more

• OAP group in need of driver

  BEING a pensioner does not mean you have to be cut off from the world, devoid of the opportunity to socialise with friends and enjoy a day out. For one Yate gentleman, who is fast approaching a pensionable age, the thought of finding himself stuck in his home, with no means of meeting other people or getting out and about to see them, is a dreaded one. But 60-year-old Tom Pengelly is on a mission not to let that happen. read more

• Great news for St James'

  A DURSLEY landmark has taken a step closer to having a facelift this week after receiving £137,000 from the government. read more

• Toilet is a drain on council cash

  A CONTROVERSIAL toilet block in Chipping Sodbury will remain closed after civic leaders deemed it too expensive to keep open. read more

• Traders to be left in dark for a whole day

  FURIOUS traders on Cam High Street face the final nail in the coffin next week following the shock announcement that they will be plunged into darkness. read more

• 'Fatally flawed' zoo traffic plan

  PARISH leaders in Almondsbury have launched a stinging attack on Bristol Zoo's traffic management plans for its proposed £50million wildlife attraction at Easter Compton. read more

• Everything adds up to more congestion

  I CANNOT believe that Bristol Zoo is serious about resurrecting an old 1967 planning permission to impose a National Conservation Wildlife Park cheek by jowl with our regional shopping centre at Cribbs Causeway. South Gloucestershire Council and the Highways Agency should not be attempting to accommodate the establishment of yet another vast public attraction so close to the notorious M5 Junction 17, which is already under stress from traffic overload. read more

• Residents object to 'dump on doorstep'

  RESIDENTS are kicking up a stink over plans to start cardboard composting at a farm on the edge of Thornbury. read more

• Youth award for young players

  THIS town hall is a stylish venue for occasions such as this and on a February evening it proved a warm and welcome venue for performances that sustained the enthusiasm of a large audience. read more

• Winterbourne keep their lead

  Hellenic League Division One West Trowbridge Town 1 Winterbourne United 2 read more

• High flying Nicky is simply the best

  THORNBURY'S Nicky Clark has been selected by the Royal Air Force as the UK's leading air cadet. read more

• Jack Russell unveils golf painting

  FORMER Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell marked the opening of Chipping Sodbury Golf Club's refurbished clubhouse by unveiling a painting of the course. read more

• Invest in people

  HOW proud I am that South Gloucestershire Council has agreed to invest £3.5 million in a new community building in Thornbury town centre providing space for young people, people with learning difficulties and the wider community. read more

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