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Football: Ingram on the spot as Almondsbury win the cup
ALMONDSBURY TOWN ended their season on a high after securing the SBJ Insurance Brokers League Challenge Cup on Bank Holiday Monday. After finishing six points behind eventual Hellenic League winners Hungerford Town in the race for the league title,
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Cricket: Armfield leads by example in Almondsbury defeat
AFTER last season’s relegation, Almondsbury began life in the Bristol & District league by being well beaten by Portishead. Fielding first, Almondsbury began in fine style when Ross Wakley yorked Chambers with his first delivery. However Winnard and
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Cricket: Trotman stars in opening victory for Thornbury
CAPTAIN Richard Trotman starred with bat and ball as Thornbury got their season off to a flier. The former Somerset man hit 97 to help his side to a formidable total, and then took 3-25 from ten overs as Ilminster fell way short of their target. Opening
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Cricket: Captain Tyler is thrown in at the deep end
IT WAS a baptism of fire for Rockhampton skipper Matt Tyler as his side were well beaten in his first game in charge. After being put in to bat, Swindon piled on the runs with Bruce Martin making 123 and fellow opener Chris Rogers scoring 60. Tyler
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Cricket: Lavis heroics are not enough for Stone
FOUR wickets from skipper Pete Lavis could not prevent Stone from falling to an opening day defeat. It was the batting that let them down as they failed to reach three figures and, despite Lavis’ best efforts with the ball, Woodmancote comfortably crossed
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Cricket: Phoenix rising with trophy triumph
THE newly formed women’s and girls’ Bristol Phoenix Cricket Club secured their first trophy, just weeks into their first ever season, with a stunning victory in the Europa Cup in Munich, Germany over the Bank Holiday weekend. Set up by the International
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Rugby: Determined Dursley push Stroud in final
DURSLEY were cup runners-up after being beaten by local rivals Stroud, but gave the team two divisions higher than them a scare with a late fight back in the final at Cirencester RFC. Stroud were quick out of the blocks and, after putting Dursley under
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Cricket: Cam are beaten in season's opener
CAM started the season with a defeat away at Westbury. The day started positively for Cam as Eddie Rendall claimed the wicket of Dunn after a catch at slip from Gareth Udal in the first over. Westbury then maintained a steady run rate with Edgington
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Football: Kingswood's title challenge is over
KINGSWOOD'S faint title hopes came to an end as they were beaten by league leaders Longlevens. With both teams depleted by injuries, this was never going to be a repeat of their earlier encounter. Indeed the game was open almost from the start, with
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Karate: Wotton students are medal Hungary
FIVE students from Wotton-under-Edge EWSKA karate club took part in the Open National Championships in Hungary and, along with the rest of the England squad, they competed against competitors from around the world. Hungary always host extremely hard
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New Thornbury mayor appoints student consorts
THE new mayor of Thornbury has taken the unprecedented step of nominating four consorts to accompany her during her year in office. Cllr Phyllida Parsloe was elected as the town's new mayor yesterday evening and on accepting the job revealed
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Coroner says biker's death was an accident
A CORONER has recorded a verdict of accidental death for a young biker from Thornbury who was killed last autumn. Leo Urbanski, 22, had been driving home from work on his Kawasaki motorbike on October 3 last year when he lost control on a left hand bend
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Tributes are paid to poet UA Fanthorpe
THE death of poet UA Fanthorpe has left the town of Wotton-under-Edge filled with sadness for the loss of a gentle, thoughtful and generous soul whose passing will leave a void difficult to fill. Ursula Askham Fanthorpe, known to all as UA,
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Visitors expected to flock to air show
SEVERAL hundred aircraft will be flying into Kemble Airport this weekend as the annual celebration of classic aircraft comes to the Cotswolds. The Great Vintage Flying Weekend (G-VFWE) is Europe's largest celebration of vintage aircraft but the
