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Football: Redman strikes winner as Dursley dent Kingswood's hopes
DURSLEY TOWN added another notch to their excellent run of form as they beat title-chasing Kingswood on Wednesday evening. It was a remarkable victory for Town, who had to play 75 minutes without a recognised goalkeeper, before scoring the winning goal
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Yate bar closed by courts
A BASEMENT bar in Yate has been closed after hundreds of underage teenagers faced being crushed at a student party. Landlord Kevin Langmaid, who has been running Stanshawes Court Hotel, in Sundridge Park, for four years, admitted more than twice the
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Rugby: Sharples wins England call
CHARLIE SHARPLES has been called up by England under-20s for the IRB World Junior Championships this summer. The former Dursley youth player will travel to Japan in June with the rest of the 26-man squad. Sharples missed much of the England under-20s
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No plans to open job centre during recession
THE Government has no plans to open a job centre in Dursley despite the growing population of unemployed. The job centre in Dursley closed its doors in 2005 and no replacement has been made since. A phone and computer service has been available in
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Cricket: Gloucestershire in trouble against Essex
GLOUCESTERSHIRE are on the brink of their first defeat of the season in the County Championship Division Two match against Essex. A flurry of wickets in the final session at Bristol left Gloucestershire on 115-9 in their second innings, just 93 runs
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Point to point horse racing: Locals hunt glory at Berkeley meeting
A REPUTATION for the highest quality racing is not always easy to maintain, but organisers of Berkeley Point-to-Point are giving it their best shot. A total 186 of the best horse and rider combinations have been entered for Saturday’s meeting at Woodford
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Football: Silverware is still on for Almondsbury Town
ALMONDSBURY TOWN have had a mixed week as they reached the final of the SBJ Insurance Brokers Challenge Cup final while their FTL Futbol Hellenic Premier title dream finally came to an end. Their run of ten consecutive wins in the league was
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Ribs' Eye: Surgeon will sign me off rehab today
I’M GOING to see the surgeon today and he’s going to sign me off to be fit again. I’m now moving away from rehab and back into training. I’ll be in full training once or twice a week but unfortunately for me the season ends so I’ve got all summer to
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Sixth forms hit by last minute funding cut
A SIXTH form has been forced to cancel two of its A-Level courses after last minute cuts in Government funding. Schools in Gloucestershire are coming to terms with a sudden 3.7 per cent cut in their funding for post-16 education from the Learning and
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Football: Mogg slams players as Yate are relegated
YATE TOWN boss Dave Mogg says his players must take the responsibility after they were relegated from the Southern League Premier Division. He watched in despair as his side conceded three goals in five minutes late on in the 4-2 defeat at
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Football: Forest Green face battle to hold onto their stars
MANAGER Jim Harvey is hoping he can keep his Forest Green squad together this summer. Rovers turned in their most complete display of the season on Saturday as they swept aside Rushden and Diamonds 4-0 at the New Lawn with a confident performance to
