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Five beauties for Slimbridge
Wootton Bassett Town 0 Slimbridge 5 A FIVE-GOAL battering of relegation-haunted Wootton Bassett Town at Ryelands Way in a spirited performance all over the pitch from Slimbridge has kept things bubbling at the top of the Hellenic Premier Division. Two
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Trustee resigns
A CONNECTION with Stinchcombe Hill Recreation Ground Trust lasting over 50 years came to an end last Thursday when Francis Penley resigned as a trustee at the trust's annual meeting. Mr Penley took over as clerk to the trustees from his father, but when
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Gidman is England's junior ace
GLOUCESTERSHIRE star Alex Gidman was the hero on Monday as England A claimed a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka A in a tour match in Colombo, writes Nathan Woolford. The young all-rounder, tipped to be the county's next star name, struck an unbeaten 29
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Rovers heading towards a thrilling climax
HOLD on tight, the white knuckle ride is going to get that little bit more intense as Forest Green enter the final eight games of the season during an Easter period that could decide Rovers' Conference future. Alan Lewer's side welcome champions elect
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Calling all Coaley old boys!
Coaley Rovers are planning to hold a former players re-union match on Sunday, May 1, at Coaley Rec (4pm kick-off). The club would like to hear from anyone who has ever played for the club and would be pleased to welcome them to the Rec whether as a player
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New plans for Lister site unveiled
A COMMUNITY centre plus a hotel/conference centre are planned for the former Lister Petter site in Dursley as well as the business and housing developments, it was revealed this week. An outline application from St Modwen Developments and the South West
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Kicking king is racing royalty
KICKING KING proved his doubters wrong by bounding up the infamously stamina-sapping hill to win Friday's Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at 4-1. The Barry Geraghty-ridden seven-year-old justified favouritism by powering away from 25-1 outsider Take The
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School finds a passage to India
DURSLEY's Rednock School has a new Indian link. Teacher and co-ordinator of Rednock's India Friendship Club, Jenny Parsons, made a flying visit to India for February half term in order to find a new link school. Rednock has been partnered with St Andrew's
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Thorns give a poor display
Thornbury Town 2 DRG Stapleton 2 AN off-key Thornbury side gave one of their worst displays of the season as they struggled to overcome a determined and well-organised DRG Stapleton outfit. Struggling in the relegation zone, DRG clearly came for a point
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With the Pirates
ROVERS have the rare chance this Easter weekend of completing a couple of doubles. Notts County and Darlington were both beaten in August as Rovers opened their campaign strongly. Tomorrow's game at Meadow Lane has a 1pm kick-off tomorrow but it will
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Gidman is England's junior ace
GLOUCESTERSHIRE star Alex Gidman was the hero on Monday as England A claimed a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka A in a tour match in Colombo, writes Nathan Woolford. The young all-rounder, tipped to be the county's next star name, struck an unbeaten 29
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With the Reds
Bristol City cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win on Saturday over lowly Torquay United. The game was pretty much over as a contest after star striker Leroy Lita netted three times in the space of 12 first half minutes. Lita's first was an audacious lobbed
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Shake up could force out New Siblands
THORNBURY'S New Siblands special school could leave the town and move to a different area under plans for a shake up in special education provision. South Gloucestershire Council education chiefs say the school in Easton Hill Road is already too small
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Councillors disagree with site plans
THE Road to Nowhere in Yate will not be turned into a travellers' site, councillors unanimously agreed this week. The decision follows an unprecedented campaign by Yate residents against an idea to use the land on Yate Common to meet the Government's
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Coming this week
Coming on Friday in the Gazette . . . New Gazette campaign - Stump up for the pump! Planners say no to underground home Special school may have to move Dairy farm could be turned into composting facility New home for replica pavement Airbus unveils multi-million
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Clampdown on underage drinking
UNDERAGE drinkers in Yate and Chipping Sodbury are unlikely to have any luck buying alcohol in the town. A recent crackdown by police and South Gloucestershire Trading Standards revealed off-licences in the two towns are tough on selling drink to under
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Compost site could get the green light
A DAIRY farm near Thornbury could become turned a major composting facility for garden waste if planners give the scheme the green light. Pilning-based Green Waste Management Services want to use land at Morton Farm on the B4061 Old Gloucester Road to
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Festival set to be a blockbuster
POSTAL bookings for this year's Thornbury Arts Festival don't even get underway until next Tuesday but interest is already high in several events. Festival 2005 opens on April 15 with An Audience with Joan Bakewell, one of the great pioneers of TV journalism
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Kicking king is racing royalty
KICKING KING proved his doubters wrong by bounding up the infamously stamina-sapping hill to win Friday's Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at 4-1. The Barry Geraghty-ridden seven-year-old justified favouritism by powering away from 25-1 outsider Take The
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Controversy over home plans
PLANNERS have refused permission for a new home at Easter Compton - even though no one would see it. Retired engineer Brian Perkins wants to go underground and build his own "Mole Manor" in the back garden of his current home in rural Berwick Lane. The
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Britain in Bloom bid in danger
THORNBURY's bid for Britain in Bloom honours is at risk after power station bosses pulled the plug on the town's most important display. Management at British Nuclear Fuels say they can no longer foot the bill for flowers at the town pump at the Plain
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Park and ride plans could be scuppered
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to ditch plans for a park and ride at the South Gloucestershire end of the M32. Calls for Bristol City Council to abandon proposals for the giant car park to be built at either Hambrook or Stapleton were announced this week
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Sports hall dream becomes a reality
A YATE school has been awarded enough money to build a state-of-the-art indoor sports hall which will be used by the whole community. Brimsham Green School has won the backing of South Gloucestershire Council after more than a decade of campaigning for
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Remembering the glory days of Yate Shopping Centre
WITH the glitz and glamour a soap star can bring to the occasion, Yate Shopping Centre opened its doors 40 years ago. A crowd of about 3,000 packed the centre to see Pat Phoenix (Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner) and comedian Ted Ray on that autumn day
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Reconstruction is assured
THE FUTURE of the famous reconstruction of the Woodchester Roman Pavement has been assured. The huge mosaic has been included in a new visitor centre, which opened on Tuesday in the former pottery at Prinknash Abbey, Cranham, near Stroud. Two Wotton brothers
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Pubs face backlash
LOCAL pubs could find themselves temporarily or permanently out of business when new licensing laws take effect this August, due to lack of awareness about how new legislation affects them. The new licensing regime requires all pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants
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Stop the construction!
BERKELEY Town Council is to write to every member of Stroud District Council imploring them to stop 300 homes being built in the town. Members are strongly opposed to the recommendations made in the Local Plan Inspector's Report and have already written
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Coming this week
Coming on Friday in the Gazette . . . Long serving trustee resigns Man in court charged with DJ's death by dangerous driving Soldier admits brutal assault Councillors beg SDC not to build extra homes New home for famous replica pavement Man hits out at
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Soldier admits to Dursley assault
A 20-YEAR-OLD soldier serving with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment has admitted brutally assaulting two men outside a Dursley pub. Robert Stringer, of Oak Drive, Dursley, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court last Thursday
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Pensioner hits out
A DURSLEY pensioner has hit out at the Labour government for creating a tax-trap that is penalising him for wanting to work. Stanley Gillard, of Dursley, claims that what he earns by continuing to work is being taken back in tax by an unfair loophole.
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Dangerous driving could be the cause
A MAN has appeared in court charged with causing the death of Dursley disc jockey Kristian Johansen by dangerous driving. At Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday, David Ian Pitts, 22, of Union Street, Dursley, made a brief preliminary appearance facing a
