STINCHCOMBE Hill Golf Club hosted The (County) Ladies Fraser Foursomes last Thursday.The competition was played over 36 holes in perfect conditions and the winners of the Salvers were Rachel Evill and Laura Whittard from Minchinhampton (Old Course). Stinchcombe
POOR weather affected the displays at the annual Frenchay Village Museum vintage vehicle day, with numbers of motorcycles and cars reduced due to the rain.But visitors to the event, which was combined with Frenchay Flower Show, still gave their support
WITH all the heat, a number of Thornbury Running Club members decided to take to the water at the weekend, though a few still found running events to suit them.Only two club members took part in a parkrun; both at Little Stoke and both first in their
STALLS were set up inside the Armadillo youth cafe inYate for its summer fete, which raised about £330 for the building's funds.A poor weather outlook brought everything under cover, except a police stand as officers had their own gazebo to
A CHURCH in Dursley has been awarded several thousand pounds to go towards vital repairs and towards supporting the town's new youth centre. Dursley Tabernacle Church was visited by Jonathan MacKechnie-Jarvis from the Gloucestershire Historic Churches
PEOPLE living and working in Yate are being invited to become part-time firefighters. The town’s fire station is looking to recruit new Retained Duty System (RDS) firefighters. RDS firefighters use the same fire engines and equipment as their
YATE-based James Routley and Katie Allen of Berkeley won gold at the Second Turin Acrogym Cup in Italy.They were competing for Harriers Sports Acrobatic Gymnastics Club in the Senior Mixed Pairs event.Kenedi Cross and Vada Finnier of Bradley Stoke also
THE first batch of new art activities days for the summer holidays are taking place next week (July 23 -29, 2014, at Nature in Art, Twigworth.Activities incluede: Decorate a secret keepsake book (3-7 yrs); make a miniature scrapbook and fill it during
OVERNIGHT works will take place on Friday, July 25 and Monday, July 28 to resurface the M5 northbound exit slip road at junction 14 near Falfield. The work will take place between 8pm and 6am and will require the full closure of the northbound
I HAVE always read Nikki Owens column in the Dursley Gazette every week!What caught my eye this week was the article about the 'Bank Cafe' in Dursley July 17, 2014.Has Ms Nikki tried "The Humming Bird restaurant/cafe" in Parsonage Street
I WAS interested to read your article 'Plans revealed for 97.5 acre solar farm on A38' in the Gazette on 17 July. I would like to respond to that article.I can't think of a less appropriate use of 97.5 acres of Gloucestershire countryside
COMMUNITY composting has taken place in the Leisure Centre car park for over ten years. This site is very well used especially since the imposition of the £36 charge for green bin collection. The value to the community is huge and has reduced
THE POLICE and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Gloucestershire, Martin Surl, is expected to formally give his support to new security cameras to Wotton-under-Edge when he visits the town next week. The announcement will be in response to a bid from
A MAN has exposed himself and committed a lewd act at a ten-year-old boy in Cam. The incident happened at 4.55pm on Monday, July 14 on the walkway that leads to Everlands Scout Hut near Cam Hopton Primary School. A view of the man was obstructed
THE performers came from all over the British Isles for the final three concerts of Westonbirt’s ‘Forest Live’ series last weekend, attracting fans for all walks of life. The first performance, on Friday evening, came from Ireland’s very own Boyzone
Slimbridge 0 Forest Green 1 JAMES Norwood’s strike six minutes before half-time gave Forest Green a narrow victory over Slimbridge, who did themselves proud with an impressive display against their illustrious opponents. The Western League
MATT Burden continued his current run of good form by setting a new course record for the Wanswell circuit at the Dursley Road Club Evening Series last Thursday. Taking advantage of the warm balmy conditions he blasted around the 14-mile circuit
REGULARS at the Rose and Crown in Rangeworthy helped landlady Yvonne Hulbert buy a vital piece of equipment for South Gloucestershire nurses who care for terminally ill people in their own homes.A community fun day hosted by Yvonne at the pub raised
PLANS for a large solar farm to the north of Cambridge and next to the busy A38 have seen a largely positive response. Cambridge Solar Power sought the public’s views on the proposed 97-acre development on land at Hillhouse Farm at an exhibition
THE NEXT generation of Berkeley football stars have been given a kick start a few years early as a brand new youth team starts.Severnside Youth FC, which runs in Berkeley, has recently received £750 from energy company Magnox to start a new team
SOUTH Glos finished a creditable eighth at the Lord’s Taverners 2014 National Table Cricket Finals at Lord’s cricket ground, where superstars Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara were special guests.Two of cricket’s best players of all-time
