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Cricket: Gloucestershire finally win in County Championship
GLOUCESTERSHIRE wrapped up a dramatic win over Northamptonshire today - their first County Championship triumph in 19 months. Northants looked as though they might snatch an unlikely victory with 50 required and three wickets in hand but Jon Lewis and
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Chipping Sodbury Music Society review
Chipping Sodbury Music Society The April concert, sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, featured two young musicians James Turnbull, oboe, and Craig White, piano. Schumann’s three Romances, which opened the concert, were played
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Man is threatened with running chainsaw
A MOTORIST approached a man carrying a running chainsaw in an altercation in Dursley, police have revealed. Police were called to School Road after residents witnessed a red Escort-type van driving along the road at speed, with the occupant shouting
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Poet UA Fanthorpe dies
THE poet UA Fanthorpe, who was once a leading contender for the post of Poet Laureate, has died. A spokesman for Peterloo Poets, which published her work, said she passed away in a hospice near her home in Wotton-under-Edge on Tuesday, following an
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Football: Extra-time defeat for Slimbridge in final
SLIMBRIDGE took Toolstation Western Premier League champions Bitton all the way in the GFA Challenge Trophy final before losing in extra-time at Oaklands Park, Almondsbury. Matt Knapman put Bitton ahead on 11 minutes when he crashed in a powerful drive
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Parents step forward to run swimming pool
PARENTS in Berkeley have stepped forward to run a swimming pool which has been saved from closure. Mums and dads of pupils at Berkeley Primary School are so desperate to see their children learn to swim in the much-loved pool they have volunteered
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Frenchay's A & E gets a facelift despite impending closure
THE accident and emergency department at Frenchay Hospital has been refurbished despite its closure in five years' time. The NHS said the revamp was needed to provide patients with the best possible care before Frenchay is downgraded to a community
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Tesco still building in Pilning
DEVELOPERS building a new Tesco distribution centre in Pilning have said work is set to restart this month. Work to build the centre, off the B4055 Marsh Common Road, had ground to a halt some weeks ago but despite local concerns that the project might
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Police warning to rave organisers
ANYONE thinking of organising an illegal rave in Gloucestershire this summer should think again, the county’s police have warned. The Constabulary has already decisively dealt with a number of such events this year and is determined to continue with
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Cricket: Skipper Trotman sees potential in Thornbury
CAPTAIN Richard Trotman is confident his Thornbury side will not be involved in another relegation scrap this season, writes Rob Iles. Last year, Thornbury pulled off something of a great escape to stay up in West of England League Premier Two by winning
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Lidl to take over Somerfield store in Dursley
GERMAN supermarket chain Lidl will be taking over the Somerfield store in Kingshill, Dursley. Somerfield has said the store will close on Saturday, June 13 and all staff will transfer to the new owners. It comes after Somerfield was taken over by
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Gas Gossip: Everyone is pleased for Rickie
SWINDON needed at least a draw going into the game on Saturday so they came at us early on. It was quite a lively game with a lot of action but the early goal killed us. There was a misjudgement between Byron Anthony and Steve Phillips and they collided
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Ribs' Eye: Home form has cost us this season
IT FELT like an end of season game against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday with nothing to play for. We played very well in the first half, scored a great goal but it was the story of our season as we conceded a late goal. At home, we can’t quite get
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Local bobbies win award
YOUR local bobbies on the beat have won an award for their policing efforts. The neighbourhood beat team in Chipping Sodbury have been named the best in South Gloucestershire and were highly commended throughout the entire Avon and Somerset force.
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Cricket: Captain Lavis wants more from Stone
STONE captain Peter Lavis has called for more of his players to start chipping in this season. They start their 2009 campaign in the Gloucester Division on Saturday with a trip to Woodmancote and are looking to improve on their bottom but one
