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Store leads the way in plastic bag-free campaign
A PROJECT to encourage shoppers to buy locally and go ‘plastic bag free’ was launched last week. Shop Local is a scheme run by Stroud Market Towns Partnership, a group of council and business representatives from around the district supported by Stroud
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Landlord's backing for meningitis campaign
A LANDLORD in Thornbury is asking all his customers to get their taste buds round real ale to help raise money for the meningitis campaign. Dave Cox, landlord at the Anchor, will be donating 4p from every pint of cask ale sold during Easter weekend to
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Pupils make dramatic improvement in maths
IT is all adding up for youngsters at a Yate primary school. The teaching of mathematics at Kings Court Primary School, in Sundridge Park, is said to have improved dramatically in the past three years, according to education watchdog Ofsted. Inspector
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Campaign for safe crossing for the elderly
RESIDENTS and staff at a sheltered housing complex are campaigning for a safe place to cross a busy road after a woman was seriously injured. Joan Jordan, 88, lives in Tapscott Court, a sheltered housing complex in Haw Street in Wotton-under-Edge. Mrs
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Residents to enjoy history in the fresh air
HISTORIANS in Frampton Cotterell are being encouraged to put a spring in their step with the launch of a series of heritage walks. The seven trails take in all of the village’s landmark buildings and areas of interest and some walks extend to neighbouring
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Hospitals launch crutches amnesty
HOSPITAL chiefs are calling for walking aids and crutches to be returned. North Bristol NHS Trust, which runs Frenchay and Southmead hospitals, is urging patients to bring back walking aids which were lent to them during their period of care. The
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Man assaulted in Thornbury
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Thornbury High Street. The man was attacked at 1.30am on Saturday, March 28 by a group of men on the High Street between the White Lion and the Knot of Rope pubs. The men are described
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Warning to elderly to be on their guard
A CHARITY for elderly people in South Gloucestershire is warning the region’s most vulnerable residents to be on their guard this summer. Age Concern South Gloucestershire has told homeowners to be even more vigilant than usual as the number of burglaries
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Charity shop reopens under new name
A CHARITY shop which was threatened with closure has undergone a major refit and opened under a new name. The Second Chance Charity Shop, on Cranleigh Court Road in Yate, has been renamed SYPHA to better represent the charity it raises money
