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Broncos reach new heights
Thornbury Broncos U12s 21 Keynsham U12s 0 THE team's steady improvement reached new heights with a very convincing win over a strong Keynsham team. The home team were up for it from the very start and the tackling was fierce. Thornbury's pressure was
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Man denies carrying out sex offences
A 25-YEAR-OLD Dursley man accused of carrying out sex offences on a five-year-old boy, including raping him, denied the charges against him before a jury today. Thomas Griffiths, giving evidence at his trial at Gloucester Crown Court, said he had had
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Power station is criticised for inspection delay
NUCLEAR power station chiefs at Oldbury have been criticised for seeking official consent to put off inspection operations on an ageing atomic reactor. The station was originally planning to delay the statutory maintenance shutdown of its number 2
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Choirmaster admits sexually assaulting boy
A CHOIRMASTER who got a sexual thrill from spanking an 11-year-old boy chorister has been banned from working with children for the rest of his life. Christopher Ebbs, 37, put the boy over his knee and spanked him with a slipper, Gloucester Crown Court
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Doctor gives evidence in rape trial
THE doctor who examined the five-year-old boy at the centre of a rape allegation told a jury that his findings were "supportive but not diagnostic" of the complaint made. Dr David Oliffe, a community paediatrician, took to the witness stand at Gloucester
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Nearly £350,000 raised for church appeal
FAITHFUL fundraisers in Dursley have collected a staggering £343,629 for the St James' Church Appeal. Dedicated supporters of the appeal to renovate the 13th century church have come up with some unique ways of raising the cash needed for repairs over
