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Thornbury Town pay the penalty.
Football Thornbury Town 1 Tuffley Rovers 2 THORNBURY Town entertained Tuffley Rovers at the Mundy Playing Fields on Saturday, looking to get back into winning ways following a less than satisfactory festive period. Likewise Tuffley came looking
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Man is cleared after rape trial
A 25-YEAR-OLD Dursley man accused of raping a five-year-old boy and committing other sex offences against him has been cleared by a jury of all charges. Thomas Griffiths, of Phillimore Road, Dursley, was found not guilty at Gloucester Crown Court by
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Schools reveal academy plans
TWO secondary schools in Yate and Winterbourne are set to be transformed into 21st century independent academies. The Ridings High School in Winterbourne and King Edmund Community School in Sundridge Park, Yate, have been been given government backing
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Through to the semis
Reserves through to semi-finals County Cup Tivoli Rovers 1 Kingswood Reserves 3 KINGSWOOD'S Reserves travelled to Cheltenham to face their quarter-final opponents, who clearly had indulged far less than the visitors over the Christmas break, as
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Woodland sculpture trail is taking shape
A SCULPTURE trail around Dursley woods will be created in time for this year's summer walking festival. The project has long been in the planning stages but now town councillors have set out the route and started to consider what types of sculpture will
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Exciting football
Football VCF Santos 2 Thornbury Baptist Church 6 THORNBURY Baptist put behind them the disappointing loss which ended 2007 and started 2008 playing some exciting football with a resounding win over mid-table VCF. On a wet pitch, the first half
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Fighting for every point
Kingswood 1 Longlevens 1 LONGLEVENS were denied an away victory at Kingswood as midfielder Gavin Dibden scored the equaliser to earn the home team a point. Lee Allen gave Longlevens the lead in the 34th minute when he headed home Gary Ash's cross.
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Land is finally gained for new school
COUNCIL chiefs have given the go-ahead to moves to acquire land for a new village school in Pilning. They set machinery in motion after being given low marks for their performance so far in securing a site for the new St Peter's Primary School. The
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Friendly victory
Hockey Thornbury 3, Pucklechurch 2 A HIGHLY enjoyable friendly between two evenly-matched sides saw Thornbury start the new year with a pleasing victory. Play see-sawed from end to end with the visitors enjoying the better chances early in the game
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First win of the year
Rugby Old Centralians 10 Thornbury 14 AN irrepressible performance from the pack saw Thornbury start the New Year with their first away league win of the season. The forwards paved the way for a well-deserved win over Old Centralians in a tough
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Stroud League
Football Stroud League Division Three Dursley Town Res 1, Berkeley Town Res 2 BERKELEY Town Reserves battled to an impressive away win against a talented Dursley Town. This local derby was a keenly contested affair and at half-time the score remained
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Birthday gift is a fantastic new name
A BIRTHDAY night out ended in a bizarre change of identity for one man, now known officially as Daddy Fantastic. Robert Sullivan no longer exists after he officially changed his name by Deed Poll on his 23rd birthday. The official name change was a
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Red Arrows commander returns after goodwill tour
THORNBURY flying ace Jason Hawker is back home after leading the Red Arrows display team on a goodwill tour of the Middle and Far East. The former Castle School pupil, who has commanded the crack RAF aerobatic team since last year, said the six week
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Winning comedy
TWO comedians of the British comedy circuit will be standing up before diners at Hunters Hall Inn at Kingscote on Friday, January 25. The Gazette has two pairs of tickets to be won for the event which includes a three-course dinner. Barry Dodds, offers
