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Police chief's fears over funding and standards
The Chief Constable of Gloucestershire, Dr Timothy Brain fears police funding to be announced on Thursday will not be enough to maintain policing standards locally. Tomorrow he is due to meet with several Gloucestershire MPs, including Cotswold MP
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Village service
It's always good to know that Services of Thanksgiving for the life of a loved and loving person are appreciated! The one we had for Miriam Ealey WAS a real village affair and rightly so. Often we tend to opt for the 'Crem.' thinking that the deceased
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Charity celebrates lottery success
A CHARITY which supports adults with learning difficulties has scooped £89,000 in lottery funding thanks to some help from a resolute group of supporters. Paul's Place, based at Coalpit Heath Cricket Club, won the public vote on ITV West's People's
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School's new centre is building careers
PLUMBERS and beauticians might not seem like your average secondary school teachers, but at King Edmund Community School in Yate they are laying the foundations of children's careers. The once-troubled school opened its new vocational centre at the
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What a triumph
Review Mamma Mia! Bristol Hippodrome The much awaited Mamma Mia! arrived in Bristol last night and played to an ecstatic audience. The cynic in me said that a show that has been unashamedly manufactured from 22 Abba hits and a flimsy tale with the
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Empty homes initiative
THE district council is looking for empty homes so they can be brought back into use. As part of the Empty Homes National Week of Action, Stroud District Council wants people with unused additional properties to allow them to use them for council housing
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Transport is featured in trip down memory lane
EVOCATIVE pictures of modes of transport in and around Oldbury-on-Severn over the last century or more are featured in a 2008 calendar produced by local history enthusiasts. The calendar, the fifth in a series raising funds for the village's playing
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Dejected Harvey wonders what might have been
FA Cup Second Round Swindon Town 3 Forest Green Rovers 2. JIM HARVEY was left to ponder what might have been after Forest Green Rovers were edged out of the FA Cup on Saturday by League One Swindon Town. Blair Sturrock - son of departed Town boss
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Xmas at the house
TRADITIONAL Christmas entertainment with a continental twist is on offer in The Oldridge Bar at Kingshill House, Dursley on Friday. During Christmas at the House', Roger Winter and friends will sing a selection of seasonal carols and songs. The singing
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People's views on housing are sought
SOUTH Gloucestershire Council chiefs are seeking people's views on a new housing blueprint to meet the needs of local people from 2008 until 2013. The consultation, which runs until March 1 next year, is an opportunity for residents to give their views
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Dire Bulldogs exit County Cup
GFA Senior Amateur Cup Third Round Moreton Rangers 2 Cam Bulldogs 0. CAM manager Stuart Grimwood was left frustrated as his players gave away a straightforward chance of reaching the County Cup quarter-finals. Moreton Rangers did not look any more
