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Road safety campaign to target schools
A HARD-HITTING road safety campaign featuring first hand accounts of accidents will be touring South Gloucestershire's schools next week. The Smart Risk Heroes roadshow is part of South Gloucestershire Council's campaign to cut the number of incidents
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Youngsters come of age
West of England & South Wales Hockey League Herefordshire/Gloucestershire Division One Wotton-under-Edge II 3 Hereford II 3. A LONG list of injuries and unavailable players saw Wotton field seven U16 players against high-flying Hereford and the juniors
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Marlwood netball hits the heights
THE Year 10 Marlwood School netball team that won the South Gloucestershire North Side Schools Netball League
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Tributes to stalwart who died after gym workout
A SAINTLY man who never complained - those were the words used to described a Cam stalwart who died after collapsing at a gym. Roy McWhannell, of Fairmead, passed away at Frenchay Hospital on Saturday after suffering a heart attack while exercising
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Arts in brief
COTSWOLD Chorus will be holding its popular annual Christmas Concert this evening - Thursday, December 6 (7.30pm). It takes place at Dursley Tabernacle Church. The concert will include traditional and modern arrangements of carols and readings, with an
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School's special measures are lifted
A YATE primary school has been pulled out of special measures by Ofsted inspectors after its headteacher turned around its fortunes. Kings Court Primary School, in Sundridge Park, has received its best ever Ofsted report and was praised for "rapidly
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Town is ready to ditch the carrier bag
THORNBURY folk are ready to turn a deeper shade of green by giving plastic shopping bags the sack, according to environmental champions. Campaign group Sustainable Thornbury says a recent survey of shoppers in the town has revealed overwhelming support
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Schools are rated best in the West
PRIMARY schools in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire are celebrating today after finding out they are the best in the South West. The regions have been rated joint-highest in this year's national Key Stage 2 tests. Hundreds of Year 6 pupils
