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Cricket: Gidman makes good start as county captain
ALEX GIDMAN scored 69 on the day he led Gloucestershire for the first time as club captain but a mini collapse saw his side lose grip on a commanding position. Gidman got his first job right by winning the toss in the County Championship Division Two
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Football: Town's top three bid is dented
DURSLEY TOWN’S bid for a top three finish in Northern Senior One looks unlikely to succeed despite a fourth consecutive clean sheet. Chris Dolbear’s side could only draw 0-0 with lowly Ramblers on Saturday - their second such result in three matches
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Rugby: Sodbury comeback stuns Dursley
CHIPPING SODBURY produced a second half comeback to prevent Dursley from ending their league season with a victory. Dursley entered the fray with a much-changed squad - without captain Brad Winchle but with Josh Case making his first team debut and father
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Football: Hylton hits double in dream debut for Slimbridge
RESERVE team player Dennis Hylton grabbed his first team chance with both hands as he hit a brace in this victory over Thornbury Town. With five players unavailable for the Swans, Hylton made his first team debut and added to the 45 goals he had already
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Football: Sharks unlucky in narrow loss
SHARPNESS came away from Longlevens on Saturday after a game in which they were very unlucky not to get any points from the league leaders. Without Brad Thomas and Mitchell Melshansky they took the game to the home side and built up early pressure.
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Football: Super-sub Cattle inspires comeback
JUSTIN CATTLE came off the bench to inspire Yate Town reserves to their first victory in five games. However, Yate were under the cosh for much of the game and as early as the sixth minute Richard Grinter broke free of the home defence and only a brilliant
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Rugby: Hussey bags three tries as Thornbury run riot
A FINE team performance by Thornbury, which included a hat-trick of tries from Dan Hussey, secured their first league victory away from home this season, writes Dave Fox. The win moves the club up to seventh in the table. Thornbury attacked with confidence
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Football: Almondsbury reach century to keep the pressure on
ALMONDSBURY TOWN'S incredible run of form continued over the Bank Holiday period as they recorded two wins away from home, making it ten victories in a row. The 1-0 victory at Milton United was followed by a 3-0 win at Chalfont Wasps to keep up the
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Football: Greenland is on the spot for as Tytherington make a point
TYTHERINGTON ROCKS won a point in this hard fought tussle against improved Lydney Town. The home side put out a much changed team and went into the lead inside 19 minutes through a Mark Greenland penalty. Lydney full back Matt Remnant fouled Marcus
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Benefit cheats are caught by council
DOZENS of benefit cheats have been caught by South Gloucestershire Council over the last year. The council has revealed that it took action against 88 fraudsters and uncovered overpayments of more than £400,000 during 2008/09. As a result
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Car sharing regulations to be relaxed
REGULATIONS in a car share lane along the Avon Ring Road are set to be relaxed to ease congestion. The 2+ lane, which can only be used by drivers with at least one passenger in their vehicle during peak hours, is thought to be adding to traffic jams
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Paintings returned to their original home
A PAIR of 16th century paintings which were bought when Dyrham Park was being built have been re-hung in the country mansion house. The two pictures, by Willem Van Den Bundel, were discovered by the National Trust on a list of lots at auctioneers Sotherbys
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Gym instructor convicted of 'flashing'
A GYM instructor at Yate Leisure centre has been convicted of 'flashing' at two women in the Cotswolds. Greg Livingstone, 29, who was working as a brewery van driver at the time of the two offences, claimed he was just urinating when the shocked women
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Oldbury shortlisted for new nuclear power station
OLDBURY has been shortlisted by the government to be the site of a next generation nuclear power station. The Department of Energy and Climate Change announced today its list of 11 nominated sites where new nuclear power stations could be built
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Hockey team's pitch bid
A SUCCESSFUL hockey team has been waiting over 20 years to get a pitch to play on in their home town. Dursley Ladies Hockey Team are desperate for a sand-based astroturf pitch to be built so they can train and play their matches at home. Instead
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Lions appeal for funds to send equipment to Africa
THORNBURY Lions are trying to raise thousands of pounds to help send vital rescue equipment to Africa. The Thornbury Lions have already raised £1,000 for the Gambia and Avon Fire Services in Partnership (GAFSIP) which helps support a rescue
