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Power cut forces school to close and leaves hundreds of residents in the dark
HUNDREDS of homes in Yate and Chipping Sodbury were without power last night as temperatures plummeted to zero degrees. Engineers have been working all day to restore power supplies after a recurring fault was detected. A total of 825 homes have been
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Volunteers needed for energy saving survey
PEOPLE living in South Gloucestershire are being urged to volunteer for an energy saving survey. Residents in the district are wanted to take part in the South West Target 2050 scheme, which takes its name from the government target to reduce the
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Football: Ingram links up with Weeks again at Cinderford
EX-ALMONDSBURY TOWN star Kane Ingram has joined Cinderford Town. Ingram left Almondsbury earlier this season to join Zamaretto League Division One South and West high-flyers Paulton Rovers but has opted to link up with his former Oaklands Park boss Paul
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Football: Sporting schedule hit by the weather again
ALL Hellenic League football matches have been postponed again this weekend. For the second week in a row, the league has taken an early decision to call the games off due to heavy snowfall, affecting Almondsbury Town, Tytherington Rocks and Slimbridge
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Primary school is praised by Ofsted inspectors
A PRIMARY school in Yate is celebrating after being told it is doing a good job. Ofsted inspectors said St Mary’s Primary School is providing pupils with an excellent curriculum and standards were above average. Inspector Joyce Cox said: "St Mary
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Snow continues to cause bin collection chaos
THE snow might be finally melting but disruption continues for bin collections in South Gloucestershire. Green bin collections in the district have been suspended until next Monday, January 25. South Gloucestershire Council has said crews will only
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Cherry Pickings: Referees come under the spotlight
LEICESTER TIGERS were rewarded for their initiative and effort in getting their match against Wasps to go ahead when gaining a thumping 34-8 victory which put them top of the Guinness Premiership table. However, as we television experts clearly saw after
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City chat: Another concerning performance against Cardiff
IT WAS the result that neither club wanted as the Severnside FA Cup derby ended in a 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate on Tuesday night. Both City and Cardiff would have hoped for victory on the night to avoid fixture congestion which will now be brought about
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Villagers hope government involvement will stop flooding
PEOPLE in Aust are hoping government involvement will stop homes from flooding in the village. Community leaders claim the development of the motorway network has meant Aust is being constantly flooded, with the number of incidents of flooding in the
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Residents up in arms over gun club's plans
RESIDENTS of a rural community are up in arms at a gun club’s plans to virtually double the amount of days in a year they are allowed to shoot. Bristol Clay Shooting has used land at Lower Withymore farm, between Kingswood and Hillesley, for more than
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Football: New signing Matt hails Yate boss Mogg
MATT HALE says manager Dave Mogg played a big part in his decision to join Yate Town. After his wife gave birth to their first son, the former Yeovil Town and Weymouth midfielder is ready to make his long awaited debut for the club on Saturday if the
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Rugby: Sharples continues to live the dream at Gloucester
FORMER Dursley youth player Charlie Sharples is loving the buzz of being Gloucester’s most prolific try scorer this season. The 20-year-old winger has established himself as a first team regular at Kingsholm and is quickly gaining a reputation
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Workers devastated as call centre axes 300 jobs
WORKERS were left devastated yesterday as mobile phone giant Orange announced it was axing 300 jobs from its call centre in Almondsbury. Staff at the Aztec West business park site were called to a meeting with managers at 2pm yesterday afternoon to
