



THIS WEEK'S STORIES
Our editorial team has selected some of the most interesting accounts of things happening in and around Tetbury - and the wider surrounding district.
We hope you find the selection valuably informative.


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TIME FOR TOILET HYGIENE?
Water companies are usually to blame for sewage pollution - but, to be fair, there's something we can all do to help them clean up their act. Binning - not flushing - wet wipes will make a big difference!


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POLICE - DIVIDE BY THREE?
The number of police on the beat in the county was "artificially inflated" - the real number being only one-third of the originally stated number. Do we need to ask - who made the "mistake" police or gov't?

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THE COMMUNITY SEEKS PEACE
A human chain round the Quaker Meeting House in Cheltenham was a community action - a response to the recent police raid on another centre - drawing attention to what the police did at a hub for peace.

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COMMUNITY TO PROTECT LAND
A community group is bidding to buy a piece of land - land rich in wildlife and free from pollution. Let's hope the bid is successful - and they can secure the land - to keep it for the community in perpetuity.


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1000'S OF NEW TREES PLANTED
Great news for our planet, the web of life and human wellbeing - a local charity has planted over 19k trees in a season. The trees - in record-breaking numbers - are in Stroud and surrounding villages.

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DON'T GO IN THE WATER!
The iconic seaside resort Weston-super-Mare is marred by a Environment Agency warning - it's not safe to go in the sea. The EA says it doesn't know the reason, which is odd - given that sewage is dumped?

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