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Search for owners of eco-homes
AN ECO-homes open day event was such a success that organisers are looking to repeat it and are calling for more volunteers. Last September dozens of homeowners in Stroud opened their doors to show of their green technology and encourage other residents
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District's drug rehabilitation project named best in the country
A DRUGS project which helps rehabilitate addicts in South Gloucestershire has been named the best in the country. The Healthcare Commission and the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse ranked the region’s drug action team top out of 148 similar
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New council office scene of rescue dry run
FIREFIGHTERS have already been called to a rescue at the new South Gloucestershire Council offices in Yate. Crews from Yate Fire Station had to contend with a 35-feet high crane as they rescued a casualty from the building site. But there was no real
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Retired philosopher helps police crack crime
A RETIRED philosopher from Chipping Sodbury is helping police to crack down on crime. Paul Sturdee, a former lecturer in philosophy at Warwick University, has become the area’s first volunteer policeman giving up several hours of his time every week
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Thornbury joins national scheme to tackle climate change
THORNBURY is the first town in South Gloucestershire to be accepted onto a national scheme which focuses on living with the effects of climate change. Thornbury has this week become a member of the Transition Town Initiative. There are more than 150
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Gas Gossip: I’ve got to be patient to get a game
WE FACED Northampton on Friday which was a good game for us. We knew it was going to be hard but we kept the ball well and managed to nick a goal halfway through the second half. We were both going for the three points but the goal settled us down.
