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Dursley Dolphins
Dursley Dolphins travelled to Bristol to compete in a trophy gala hosted by Bristol North. Opposition was strong as the host club were joined by Bradford-on-Avon and Soundwell. Dursley started strongly in the 100 metres where Victoria Grimshaw and Alasdair
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Hotel leap father is cleared of murder
A FATHER who threw his six-year-old son to his death from a hotel balcony in Greece has been cleared of murder. John Hogan, 33, from Bradley Stoke, hurled son Liam from the fourth floor then jumped himself with his two-year-old daughter Mia in a suicidal
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Salsa dance teacher 'raped pupil'
A SALSA dance teacher violently raped one of his pupils after she refused to have sex with him, a court heard. Joseph Lantelli, 42, allegedly 'abused his position of trust' by preying on the vulnerable woman and striking up a sexual relationship with
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Reaction to schools' plans for academy status
PARENTS and community leaders have been voicing their opinions on the news that two secondary schools in Yate and Winterbourne are applying for joint academy status. The Gazette revealed two weeks ago that King Edmund Community School in Yate and The
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Teenager left fighting for life after crash
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision near Wick which has left a man fighting for his life. A green Proton was travelling along the A420 through Bridgeyate towards Wick when the driver lost control of the vehicle
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Severnside
Severnside Seagulls U7s 3 Quedgeley U7s 0 Severnside travelled to Quedgeley on Saturday for their return match on a very wet and windy morning. The Seagulls got off to a great start when a jinking run from Bradley Davis resulted in a great shot giving
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Give them an ice rink
THE Gazette 'Comment' on Thursday, January 17, pointed out the lack of any form of 'things to do' for young people in Cam, Dursley and Uley. I say that it includes all age groups. Rather than running a night bus once a week, which was evidently expensive
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Teenager risks life to save pets
AN ANIMAL-loving teenager risked his own life to save family pets from a fire which destroyed their home. Aaron White 14, was alone in the three-bed semi-detached property in Pilning when the blaze broke out at lunchtime yesterday. He got out safely
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Aldi store to open in June
SUPERMARKET firm Aldi is planning to open its new store in Thornbury this June. The German retail chain this week finally broke its silence over its plans for the town's former Somerfield store, which closed last November with the loss of 40 jobs.
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Town is chosen to highlight milk scheme
THORNBURY has been at the heart of a nationwide education initiative to show consumers - paticularly children - that milk isn't already in the bottle when it leaves the cow. Local dairy farmer Richard Cornock was on hand at the town's Tesco store this
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Scary dancing
DANCE To Die For is coming to Prema Arts Centre, Uley, on Saturday, February 2 (8pm). One of the UK's hottest and most challenging dance theatre companies presents h2dance in the new show To Die For' - from the highly individual joint choreography of
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Council rent is set to rise
RESIDENTS in council properties could see their rent rise by around £10 a month this year to meet government requirements. Stroud District Council is proposing to increase rent on council properties by five per cent to bridge the price gap between Housing
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Fesrs for future of community association
A COMMUNITY association faces imminent closure because it cannot raise enough funds to keep going. Frampton Cotterell and District Community Association's Crossbow House is used every night of the week by over 30 clubs and organisations. But the association
