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Chief Officer of Special Constabulary appointed
DAVID Farrell has been appointed as the Chief Officer of the Special Constabulary for Avon and Somerset police. His role makes him responsible for the leadership and management of some 450 Special Constables across the force area. Since joining the
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Rednock move a step closer to Twickenham
Rednock School U18s 19 Torquay Boys' Grammar School U18s 14 REDNOCK are two games away from a trip to Twickenham after beating Torquay Boys' Grammar School in the South West Final of the Daily Mail Schools' rugby tournament. They reached the last
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Don't cut school build
HERE we go again, cutbacks at Rednock School. The same thing happened 30 years ago when the school was last rebuilt. Is there no one at county level who can add up, look at and read a drawing, cost a project, etc, etc, read the details from the contractors
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Train services resume after landslide
TRAIN services between London Paddington and south Wales have resumed after a 2,000-tonne landslide near Chipping Sodbury. Disruptions to the First Great Western services are, however, continuing. The slippage at Old Sodbury tunnel yesterday closed
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Warren's 75 years on stage
Acclaimed actor Warren Mitchell will return to Bath as Jeff Baron's multi-award winning play Visiting Mr Green tours to the Theatre Royal for the first time appearing from Monday, January 28 to Saturday, February 2. Widower Mr Green (played by Warren
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Collapsed holiday firm is saved
A COLLAPSED holiday firm has been bought by its former managers. Travelscope, a Gloucester-based travel company, went into administration just before Christmas last year, stranding more than 45,000 holidaymakers. It has now been bought by new travel
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Council tax to rise by 2.5 per cent
COUNCIL tax will rise by 2.5 per cent across the Stroud district, it was confirmed at a meeting last night. However, not all councillors agreed with the decision. In a vote to increase council tax by 2.5 per cent this year, 29 councillors voted for
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Shopmobility scheme is launched in town
A SHOPMOBILITY scheme for people who have problems getting round the shops in Thornbury has been officially launched in the town. The service, already a big success in Yate, provides battery powered scooters and wheelchairs for shoppers with impaired
