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Police hunt culprits of hoax calls
AVON and Somerset Police claims it received more than 400 hoax calls last year. The force said between June 2007 to July 2008 it received 415 hoax calls, 16 percent were made from a telephone box. Calls included a false report of a teenager being robbed
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Football: Wickwar Wanderers receive FA award
WICKWAR Wanderers have received a well deserved accolade from the Football Association when they were awarded Chartered Status. This is recognition from the FA that the club is well run and takes the appropriate measures to protect the health, safety
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Football: Swans get off to a flyer with two wins
MISSING four players, Slimbridge had to come from behind to defeat Launceston AFC 3-2 in their first friendly. Trailing 2-0 at half time courtesy of a Sargent double, the Swans struck back through Roberts, Wilton and Brown. The reserves beat Victoria
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Scout facility set for makeover
AFTER 50 years of fun and frolicking the Scout activity centre at Almondsbury is to get a £9 million makeover. The Scout Movement has owned and operated a Camping and Activity Centre at Almondsbury for more than 50 years. The site at Woodhouse Park
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Police appeal for witnesses after racist incident
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was the victim of alleged racist abuse at Cribbs Causeway at the weekend. On Sunday, July 20, at 5.45pm, the 34-year-old victim, who is a black man, was getting off a bus on Passage Road when three white
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Road closures are not a Fair decision say shopkeepers
SHOPKEEPERS are up in arms over plans to make the next Mop fair even bigger. Chipping Sodbury traders say the planned 48-hour road closure, to allow for big funfair rides to be brought in, will force shoppers out of town resulting in thousands of pounds
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North falls short of ton as Essex take charge
MARCUS North finished just two runs away from a century, but Essex were the happier by the close of play in Gloucestershire’s Liverpool Victoria County Championship division two match yesterday. The Australian all-rounder helped the county to 275 all
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Family support mother's battle with cancer
HAVING a loved one diagnosed with cancer can be a life shattering experience but for one family from Thornbury fundraising for more research into the illness has helped them through the ordeal. Pat Bassett, 55 of Thornbury, was told she had pulled
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Crackdown on housing benefit fraud
THE amount of people being investigated for housing benefit fraud in the Stroud district has increased significantly in the last year. The district council says this is because it has been cracking down on benefit fraud and more members of the public
