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Young Brownie in remission from leukaemia to join Sir Ian Botham on fundraising walk
9:10am Saturday 20th March 2010
A YOUNG Brownie from Alveston, who is in remission from leukaemia, is hoping her friends from the village will get behind her as she attempts to raise money for vital research into the illness.
Teenager bids for race track success
3:30pm Friday 19th March 2010
A TEENAGER from Yate is following his brother’s well-ridden path to glory on the race track.
Amateur photographers urged to keep snaps for 2011 calendar
2:30pm Friday 19th March 2010
BUDDING photographers are being reminded to keep hold of their best shots to appear in a 2011 calendar.
Community cinema needs extra volunteers to expand
2:09pm Friday 19th March 2010
WOTTON Electric Picture House has gone from strength to strength since its re-opening four years ago. It now shows smash hit movies, as well as art house films, 10 times a week and is one of a few cinemas in the country with 3D film technology. The only thing it really needs is more volunteers to keep the vibrant cinema going and even help it expand its film programme. Gazette reporter Claire Marshall went along for the afternoon to see what being a volunteer entailed.
England's strongest man gives support to Cotswold Midnight Walk
12:43pm Friday 19th March 2010
ENGLAND'S strongest man Laurence Shahlaei is throwing his weight - all 145kg - behind the Cotswold Midnight Walk.
Single car collision kills Thornbury teenager
11:02am Friday 19th March 2010
A TEENAGER from the Thornbury area has died after her car collided with a wall in the early hours of this morning.
House builder defends development branded 'eyesore'
9:30am Friday 19th March 2010
A HOUSE builder has defended a Yate development which local councillors have branded an ‘eyesore’.
Bristol hospitals have closed wards because of stomach bug
9:30am Friday 19th March 2010
WARDS at Frenchay and Southmead Hospitals have had to be closed due to an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting.
Over £3,000 given to community groups thanks to carnival
8:30am Friday 19th March 2010
MORE than £3,000 has been given to groups in Thornbury thanks to the success of the town’s carnival.
Pupils enjoy pub lunches for their school dinners
2:09pm Thursday 18th March 2010
PUPILS at one lucky primary school are enjoying pub lunches for their school dinners in an innovative community-based scheme.
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