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Rugby: Clinical Thornbury in seventh heaven
THORNBURY'S oscillating form swung back to a positive as they clinically dismantled Berry Hill, scoring seven tries in the process. The game had been in play three minutes when the ball was moved quickly to Sam Olde who cut through the Berry Hill defence
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Football: Slimbridge have lead cut at the top after defeat
SLIMBRIDGE’S lead at the top of the table has been cut down to just a point after they slipped to their first defeat since January at the hands of title rivals Henbury. The hosts took the game to Slimbridge right from the outset. A free-kick from
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Rugby: Ollie bags treble as county reach semi-finals
DURSLEY’S rising star Ollie Winterbottom scored a hat-trick of tries as Gloucestershire recorded a comprehensive victory over Middlesex in the quarter-final of the National Under-20s County Championship. Outside half Joe Hall (Cleve) struck a penalty
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New car park could be built in village
A NEW car park could be built in Almondsbury to alleviate traffic problems. Civic leaders discussed the lack of parking provision in the village at a meeting of Almondsbury Parish Council on Tuesday evening. The move comes after S A Brains Brewery
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Power station praised for looking after environment
OLDBURY Power Station has been praised for its commitment to looking after the environment. The nuclear power station was recently featured in a study with the Environment Agency, which looked at the nuclear industry’s performance alongside its impact
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New tourist signs put town on the map
THE future of Chipping Sodbury is going in the right direction after new signposts were installed. Brown tourist signs have been put up along the A46 directing passers by to the medieval market town. The directions come after months of campaigning
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Night bus scrapped due to low take-up
A NIGHT bus has been axed as the cost of subsidising the service reached £50 per passenger because take-up was so low. The Cam and Dursley Night Bus had previously been a big success in a pilot scheme run by Stroud District Council in July 2007. However
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Football: Relegation on the cards for Yate after defeat
YATE TOWN now need a minor miracle to avoid relegation after they conceded three goals in the last 18 minutes to relegation rivals Hitchin last night. The defeat left Yate bottom of the table with five games to go, seven points adrift of safety, which
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Football: Mangan makes mark but Rovers are unable to beat nine-man Kiddy
ANDY MANGAN put the allegations of the betting scandal behind him to score what looked to be a winner for Forest Green before Stefan Moore struck late for nine-man Kidderminster. The point made it five games unbeaten for Jim Harvey’s men and
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Young people are named community heroes
A BROWNIE leader from Westerleigh has been named in this year’s list of community heroes. Michelle Spratt, the dedicated unit leader of the 5th Westerleigh Brownies for several years, was one of four young people to be named in South Gloucestershire
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Sailor sets off on deployment to Middle East
A DURSLEY sailor has set off for a six month deployment to the Middle East just six months after getting married. Happy couple Hayley and Joshua Adamms wed in August last year, but in February Joshua, 22, set off aboard HMS Bulwark for Operation Taurus
