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Cricket: Gloucestershire close to signing Australian Clark
AUSTRALIAN pace bowler Stuart Clark is set to join Gloucestershire on a short-term deal. The 33-year-old will replace James Franklin as the county’s overseas player while the New Zealander plays in the Twenty 20 World Cup in June. The deal to sign Clark
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Appeal for witnesses to criminal damage
POLICE in Wotton-Under-Edge are appealing for witnesses to two incidents of criminal damage in the town. Police received a report from the owner of Reg’s Chicken, Pizza and Kebab shop on Market Street, that his car, which was parked in the Chipping
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Dispute over council travel expenses
COUNCILLORS have voted to continue to award themselves up to 58 pence a mile in travel expenses despite needing to save three per cent on their budget this year. Members of Stroud District Council voted through recommendations to continue to claim up
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Community hall has facelift
A COMMUNITY hall in Thornbury has had a facelift after 130 years thanks to an anonymous benefactor. The hall at Thornbury United Reformed Church has recently undergone a transformation, which has included a new floor, new lights, extra heating, improved
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Warning to rural homeowners
RURAL homeowners in South Gloucestershire are being urged to secure their property following a rise in burglaries. Police in Chipping Sodbury have issued crime prevention advice after a spate of break-ins were reported. Acting Sergeant Neil Whyman
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Teenager's head shave for charity
A THORNBURY student has had to lose his locks to help raise cash for a charity trip he planning later this year. Josh Skinner, 17, who goes to Castle School, shaved off all his hair earlier this month and collected £600 in the process. However, Josh
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Village centre plans are shelved
CAM councillors have expressed their disappointment that a proposed village centre development has been shelved after 14 years of planning. The proposed ‘heart of Cam’ development, which was to include new parish council offices and a community café
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Ben Gannon column: Is Test cricket doomed?
WITH the adverse weather conditions that have prevailed over the past week very little uninterrupted cricket has been played. This certainly includes the Test match up in Durham which, despite an England win, was by in large meaningless. The West Indies
