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Shoppers to get their hands on local produce
THORNBURY shoppers will now find it much easier to save food miles and get their hands on locally grown produce. Thornbury Chamber of Commerce has recently launched a Shop in a Box Scheme. The scheme is similar to a vegetable box scheme but includes
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Discount bus firm opens new stop
PASSENGERS will soon be able to travel to the capital for £1, when a discount bus firm pulls in to South Gloucestershire. Megabus is opening a new stop at the University of the West of England offering students and residents cheap travel to London.
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Appeal for volunteers to save vital transport service
A DURSLEY transport service for the disabled and elderly faces closure if more volunteers do not come forward. The Dursley and District Association for the Transport of the Disabled and Elderly (DATE) say they will have to seriously consider the future
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Gazette helps deaf charity
THE Gazette is helping to ‘change lives’ after giving thousands of pounds to a deaf charity. South Gloucestershire Deaf Association will open a new learning resource centre in Yate after being awarded close to £4,000. Service co-ordinator Barbara Martin
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Thornbury Art Club's work to open to the public
GREEN-fingered residents of Thornbury will be able to check out the town’s artistic talent with a visit to their local garden centre. From Friday, May 8 to Wednesday, May 13, Thornbury Art Club will be holding its Spring Exhibition at the Wyevale Garden
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Cricket: Masterful Marshall puts county in charge
HAMISH MARSHALL hit a quick 68 not out in the final session to put Gloucestershire well on top in their County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire. They closed day two on 105-1, 238 runs ahead having bowled the hosts out for 161
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Athletics: Margaret impresses at London Marathon
THORNBURY running club’s Margaret McLachlan finished in the top 250 of the women’s race at the London Marathon on Sunday. She finished 216th and 43rd W40 in an impressive time of 3:17:00. Another lady, Trinity Booth, finished 96th W45 in 3:37:04 just
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Football: Almondsbury on the up under boss Weeks
FOOTBALL Development Director Jon Haile believes Almondsbury Town are well placed to mount a push for promotion from the Hellenic Premier Division next season. Paul Weeks’ men finished fourth in the table after their 4-2 victory over Reading Town at
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Cricket: Thornbury's Dent in run blitz with county's Hodnett
THORNBURY'S pre-season fixtures continued on Saturday with a run-soaked wind-blown fixture against a select Gloucestershire County XI - which ironically included four regular Thornbury players. Spectators were treated to probably the highest opening
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Football: Cole sets sights on completing the double
MANAGER James Cole is hoping Slimbridge can complete a prestigious double ahead of tonight’s GFA Challenge Trophy final at Oaklands Park, Almondsbury. They will almost certainly be playing in Hellenic Division One West next season after beating Henbury
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Locals taste success at Berkeley Hunt
VISITORS to the Berkeley Hunt Point-to-Point held at Woodford on Saturday were provided with a day of top class racing. Three local stables held their own and won the Members with Craigmor, while Fifty Yearson took the Intermediate and Balinova the Ladies
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Cricket: Youngster Saxelby shows his potential
GLOUCESTERSHIRE just may have found a gem in teenage bowler Ian Saxelby. The England under-19 international was plucked out of Nottinghamshire 2nds last season and after impressing on trial with Gloucestershire, he was offered his first professional
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Football: Mogg wants a fresh start as Yate boss
DAVE MOGG has given the biggest indication so far that he would like to continue as Yate Town manager next season by saying he wants to ‘repair the damage that has been done.’ The former Bath City goalkeeper took charge in February following the
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Fears over cancer link to power station are dismissed
PEOPLE living in Oldbury have been told that the nearby nuclear power station will not increase their risk of cancer. The reassurance was given by Dr Julia Verne, of the South West Public Health Observatory, who visited Oldbury this week to discuss
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Equestrian: Top class riders set for showpiece event
VILLAGERS in Badminton are bracing themselves for the massive influx of horse lovers set to converge on the area for the annual Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials next month. Of course, they are used to it by now; 60 years after the event
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Wife describes armed raid terror at nursery
THE WIFE of a man who was hit around the head with a shotgun during an armed raid at the garden nursery they run has spoken of the terrifying ordeal. Jayne Roberts, 49, praised her husband John, 51, who, she says, acted in an incredibly brave
