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Football: Cam go down but Wotton stay up
RELEGATED Cam Bulldogs ended their season with a 5-1 defeat at Broadwell Amateurs. Jon Cruse’s men finished seven points adrift at the bottom of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division One table and will be going down to Division Two next
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Football: Super-sub Mudd hits winner for promoted Kingswood
KINGSWOOD brought the curtain down on their campaign with victory over fellow promoted side Brimscombe & Thrupp. Both teams were secure in the knowledge that they have County League football ahead of them next season and the fact that this result wouldn
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Cricket: Williams thwarts Rockhampton at the last
ROCKHAMPTON were denied victory by James Williams’ quick-fire 46 not out down the order for Marshfield. After being asked to bat first, Rockhampton openers looked in good shape before Will Tyler (14) played around a straight one. Simon Hore (12) hit
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Cricket: Almondsbury lose again despite Armfield's heroics
ALMONDSBURY’s poor start to the season continued on Saturday when they lost to Chew Magna by 56 runs. Skipper Tom Armfield won the toss and inserted the visitors on a track which was more than helpful to the seamers. Armfield virtually singlehandedly
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Cricket: Gayle ton powers Thornbury to win
TEENAGER Juvaunie Gayle scored his maiden first team century as Thornbury made it three wins out of three in the league. In dodgy overhead conditions, Thornbury were inevitably asked to bat after losing the toss and swiftly lost openers Chris Dent (0
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Rugby; Filton celebrate after another cup triumph
FILTON College have been crowned champions of Britain. This is the second national title of the season for the Bristol-based college after retaining the National 15-a-side festival trophy (St. Joseph’s Festival) earlier in the season. They reached
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Chipping Sodbury Music Society review
Chipping Sodbury Music Society The prestigious London Schubert Players were the artists at the Society’s May concert. Donizetti is best known as a composer of opera and his trio for piano, violin and cello is a light hearted piece full of charm
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Document reveals council 'ignored advice' on Icelandic investments
A LEAKED report has revealed that Stroud District Council went against professional advice when making a £3 million deposit in an Icelandic bank account. The document, which is now available online on wikileaks, is an internal audit report,
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Threat to lifeline autism group
AN APPEAL has been launched to save a lifeline group for children with autism. National Lottery funding for the out of school club has come to an end and the National Autistic Society (NAS) has no more money to run the Winterbourne-based group. Group
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Lack of sprinklers at school branded 'scandalous'
THE SAFETY of Dursley's new secondary school has again been called into question by MPs who believe sprinkler systems should be fitted in all schools. Ian McCartney MP, a former fire and civil defence authority member, said it was "scandalous" that
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Appeal for witnesses after elderly woman is burgled
POLICE in Wotton are appealing for witnesses after an elderly lady was tricked into letting a thief into her home. At approximately 12.45pm yesterday a man called at the home of an 84-year-old woman in Wotton-under-Edge, stating that he was
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Affordable housing taken off Thornbury property market
AFFORDABLE housing in Thornbury has been taken off the property market because of a lack of interest. A number of flats and houses on the Bath Road estate in the town that were originally intended for first-time buyers will now be used to house people
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Alveston's Jekka takes gold again
VISITORS to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week could be the last to see a Chelsea display from our own ‘Queen of Herbs’. Organic herb specialist Jekka McVicar from Alveston won her fourteenth gold medal in what she claims to be her last ever exhibit
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Thornbury pub in trouble despite council's error
A PUB owner in Thornbury may have to fork out hundreds of pounds because of an error made by South Gloucestershire Council's planning department. Last year Alex Tryfonos, new owner of the Mezze at the Royal George, applied for planning permission
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Council rent could be reduced
COUNCIL rent could go down following a Government U-turn aimed at helping tenants through the recession. After an above inflation rent hike of 6.2 per cent, which came into force in April, Stroud District Council has the opportunity to halve the rent
