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Mayor's recovery from cancer
OUTGOING mayor of Yate Mike Robbins is celebrating the end of his term of office with the news he has been waiting for, a clean bill of health. Mike, 73, has only missed four engagements during his mayorship despite battling an aggressive form of
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Four men arrested in connection with post office burglary
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with a burglary at North Nibley Post Office. Officers received a call at around 12.30am this morning saying that North Nibley Stores in Barrs Lane had been broken into. Four men from Dursley
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MP defends £9,000 expenses claim
NORTHAVON MP Steve Webb has defended a £9,000 expenses claim, which covered the cost of stamp duty on his London flat. Today, in a third day of revelations by a national newspaper, Liberal Democrat MPs have come under fire for their expenses claims
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New product launched on Fairtrade day
IF YOU prefer to buy food that you know has helped give farmers a fair wage then you needn’t look further than your own high street. Shops in Wotton-under-Edge stock a range of Fairtrade produce and a committee of dedicated Fairtrade buyers are trying
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Wotton Library to be boosted with new facilities
AVID readers are looking forward to new improved facilities at Wotton Library. Essential maintenance work begins on the building next month, including repairs to the roof, but the interior will also be redecorated and a new ‘Pod’ counter will be built
