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Football: Brown takes over from Gill as Forest Green assistant manager
DAVID BROWN has been appointed as Forest Green Rovers’ player/assistant manager – confirming Jerry Gill will not return to the club. Right back Gill arrived at the New Lawn as Jim Harvey’s number two from Cheltenham Town on a loan deal in October
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Pope prays for animals after rescue worker's appeal
AN ANIMAL rescue worker was bold enough to stop the Pope and ask him to pray for all the animals in the world. Veronica Bruce, of Wotton Animal Rescue, dared to speak up in front of Pope Benedict XVI after she noticed he prayed for everyone except
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County's chief constable announces retirement
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S chief constable has announced his retirement. Dr Timothy Brain, chief constable of Gloucestershire Police since 2001, announced today that he would retire in January 2010. It will end 31 years of service in the police and he said
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Council to partly close ring road to allow work
SECTIONS of the busy A4174 Avon Ring Road are to be closed to allow for council maintenance. South Gloucestershire Council has announced it is closing one lane so staff can cut the grass on the side verges and on the central reservation, pick
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New application for Hallen composting plant
A NEW planning application has gone in concerning a composting plant in Hallen. New Earth Solution, the company behind the application, have said the amendment is necessary to allow them to use the latest technology in composting. The in3vessel composting
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Oldbury returns to full power
OLDBURY Power Station is back firing on all cylinders to help power the nation. Both reactors at the 40-year-old power station are now back on line to the National Grid exactly five years to the day since the site began reducing output. Oldbury’s
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Children's centre is praised by Ofsted
A CHILDREN’S centre has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for making rapid improvements. Treetops Children’s Centre in Dursley has been given a ‘good’ grading from Ofsted. The report said there is a ‘strong’ and successful team of staff and that children
